Job responsibilities
The Advanced Clinical
Practitioner will be primarily based within the PCN Enhanced Access Hub,
working alongside other ACPs, ANPs, GPs and other health
professionals, delivering care to PCN patients, including home visits.
The
post holder will:
provide advanced clinical skills for patients attending the
service.
have at least 1 years Advanced Clinical Practice experience
be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of
clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including
development of policies and guidelines and contribute to service development to
ensure patients have a seamless pathway.
be expected to practice autonomously, formulate clinical decisions
and treatment pans within local guidelines/policy to manage both acute and
chronic illness.
The
post holder will require excellent communication skills which should include
communicating clearly, sensitively and effectively with patients, families and
professionals. Be able to signpost patients to the most appropriate services
and be enthusiastic to apply acquired knowledge and skills. The
post-holder will have a positive can do attitude, working with
colleagues to deliver safe, kind and effective care.
The
successful post holder will be required to:
Work autonomously, carrying out in-depth clinical assessment of
patients with complex multiple healthcare needs.
Perform advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment as
appropriate.
Use specialised theoretical and practical knowledge to solve
problems and make appropriate decisions.
Work collaboratively, maintaining effective communication, with
other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met.
Demonstrate advanced communication skills and provide
psychological support when delivering diagnosis.
Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining
accurate patient records.
Participate in the development of services and assists the
implementation of change
Provide education and development opportunities for others.
Develop own specialist clinical knowledge and participate in the
development of others clinical knowledge
Leadership and Management
Responsibilities
Be
responsible and accountable for your own actions demonstrating effective
leadership.
Act as a positive role model through provision of
strong and effective leadership across
professional and
organisational teams and boundaries at local level.
Pro-actively initiate, and develop effective
relationships, fostering clarity of roles within teams, to encourage productive
working.
Evaluate own practice and participate in
multi-disciplinary service and team evaluations with the guidance of the Lead
Clinician and the management team.
Lead projects that fulfil strategic planning and
service objectives, making use of excellent time, people-influencing negotiating
skills and management skills.
Create a supportive ethos to empower teams to
achieve agreed targets, with mutual
accountability and contribute
to the development of flexible and responsive services.
Engage in
peer review to inform own and others practice, formulating strategies to act on
learning
and make improvements.
Actively
identifies the need for change and proactively generates practice innovations
and leads new practice and redesign solutions to better meet the needs of
patients and the service.
Works
across professional, organisational and system boundaries and proactively
develops and sustains new partnerships and networks to influence and improve
health, outcomes, and healthcare delivery systems.
Demonstrates
effective communication mechanisms using skills of negotiation, persuasion and
empathy to enable timely and effective communication with staff, the wider MDT
team and other agencies.
Delegates
tasks effectively within the clinical environment whilst retaining the professional
responsibility of appropriate delegation.
Respond
constructively and confidently to queries and complaints, negotiating with
others in a way that suits the situation, demonstrating a high level of
theoretical and practical knowledge.
All employees
have a responsibility for their own health and wellbeing, to inform their
manager and seek timely support.
All
employees have the responsibility to comply with the Infection Prevention and
Control policies and procedures at all times. Strict adherence to effective
hand hygiene is essential.
Education
Responsibilities
Develop
the ability to use reflective practice as required by NMC/HCPC revalidation to
demonstrate how you prioritise
people, practice effectively, preserve safety and promote
professionalism and trust.
Identify
own personal objectives and development opportunities (and those of other team
members)
through further education and research and audit, therefore continuously
developing this advanced practice role.
Engage in self-directed learning,
critically reflecting to maximise clinical skills and knowledge, as well as
own, the potential of others.
Actively engage and contribute to
the educational development of other staff members and the ongoing educational
strategies within the PCN as directed from the Lead Clinician.
Facilitate collaboration of the
wider team and support peer review processes to identify individual and team learning.
Advocate for and contribute to a
culture of organisational learning to inspire future and existing staff that
supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and
succession planning.
Prepare for and take an active
part in the Appraisal/Revalidation process.
Support the wider team to build
capacity and capability through work-based and professional learning applying
this to practice.
Facilitate medical, nursing and
other Health care professional students on clinical attachments within the PCN.
Resource Responsibilities
All staff
will support their managers to make efficient and effective use of resources.
All staff
must ensure they use resources in a manner consistent with organisational
objectives and policies, ensuring that resources are realistic, justified, and
of clear benefit to the organisation.
To ensure
safe and effective use of equipment through staff training, appropriate
maintenance, and repair.
Health and Safety
The post-holder will assist in promoting and
maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the
PCN Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal
security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines
Identifying the risks
involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that
manages those risks
Making effective use
of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate
infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and
free from hazards
Reporting potential
risks identified.
Equality and Diversity
The
post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers
and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that
recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that
is consistent with PCN procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the
privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner
which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects
their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Information
governance / GDPR
The post-holder will
ensure that they follow and are compliant with all requirements as stipulated
in the PCN policies for Data Security and protection and that any breaches are
reported and acted upon.
Quality
The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN, and will:
Alert
other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess
own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision
Contribute
to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and
making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work
effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources
Ensure
that any incidents, no matter of the harm caused, are reported, investigated
and the learning shared via the governance structure of the PCN
Ensures
and works with others to ensure the PCN meets the Health and Social Care Act
regulatory standards as monitored by the Care Quality commission
Ensure
that they and others uphold the PCN Vision, Values and Objectives Working together to improve the health and
wellbeing of our population
o
Working
together for patients
o
Respect
and dignity
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Commitment
to quality of care
o
Compassion
o
Improving
lives
o
Everyone
counts
Communication
The post-holder
should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and
will strive to:
Communicate
effectively with other team members
Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Communicate
effectively with other agencies as appropriate.
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