Job summary
Advanced Clinical Practitioner £49,000 to £65,250 a year plus rate enhancements for evening & weekend working
gtd healthcare is one of the largest, not-for-profit, NHS commissioned primary and urgent care providers in North West England. We are values-driven, embrace the ethos of social enterprise and care for people, families and communities, in order to improve their health and wider wellbeing. We have an excellent opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Urgent care teams at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital.
gtd healthcare is committed to providing consistently excellent and safe patient-centeredcare for all those who access our services, through highly skilled, committed and compassionate staff working together.
Within your professional boundaries you will assess, diagnose and prescribe where appropriate. In addition, you will provide advice, care and management for urgent and/or primary care patients either via telephone/ video or face to face. This may involve the management of long-term conditions and diagnosed or undiagnosed undifferentiated illness.
The clinician will act as a positive role model supporting junior staff whist working flexibly between urgent care and primary care, where appropriate and within a job plan, to provide safe, clinical and expert care. The clinician will demonstrate clinical reasoning, critical thinking and will be key to supporting clinical work across the wider healthcare team to meet the needs of patients.
Main duties of the job
Assess and
holistically clinically examine patients with both minor and complex needs
through history taking, physical examination and appropriate use of
investigations to confirm diagnosis.
Plan,
implement and evaluate an effective management plan for the patient, ensuring
safe discharge/referral and/or transfer to an appropriate health care service.
Provide
information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on
medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
Prioritise
health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency
care.
Refer
and discharge safely ensuring that safety-netting advice is offered.
Triage
telephone referrals, calls from external clinicians, patients and others into a
range of services appropriately as required.
About us
At gtd healthcare we believe we do
things differently. Our not-for-profit ethos, with a drive to innovate care
offers patients the best experience possible and a unique opportunity to
transform services.
We are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career
aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community.
We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values driven
organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare
for our patients.
Benefits package
As an employee of gtd healthcare, you'll be able to
take advantage of our benefits package, including:
- working for a values-driven
organisation;
- Real living wage employer;
- access to Wagestream,
which provides flexible and on-demand access to stream your pay during the
month, in real-time, when picking-up extra shifts;
- 30 days annual leave, rising to 32
after five years of continuous service;
- flexible pension benefits including
NHS pension scheme;
- flexible working hours and
policies;
- family friendly and carer
policies;
- opportunities to apply for
innovation and quality awards;
- access to gtd healthcares
wellbeing initiatives, which offer a wide range of tools and resources;
- gtd
healthcare social and fun activities;
- cycle to work scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Practice
-
Assess
and holistically clinically examine patients with both minor and complex needs
through history taking, physical examination and appropriate use of
investigations to confirm diagnosis.
-
Plan,
implement and evaluate an effective management plan for the patient, ensuring
safe discharge/referral and/or transfer to an appropriate health care service.
-
Provide
information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on
medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
-
Prioritise
health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency
care.
-
Refer
and discharge safely ensuring that safety-netting advice is offered.
-
Triage
telephone referrals, calls from external clinicians, patients and others into a
range of services appropriately as required.
Communication
-
Utilise
and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully
informed and consent to treatment.
-
Communicate
effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative
methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,
cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
-
Anticipate
barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
-
Maintain
effective communication within the organisation and with external stakeholders.
-
Ensure
awareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in an
acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring
where appropriate
Non-Medical Prescribing
- If you are employed in a prescribing
capacity, you must only prescribe within your scope of practice and comply with
the gtd healthcare NMP governance
registration processes.
- You must maintain your knowledge and skills
and prescribe within your clinical competencies.
- The non-medical
prescriber is required to comply with organisational NMP governance processes
and adhere to local and national prescribing guidance.
Delivering a Quality Service
-
Recognise
and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by
the NMC/HPC etc. Understand own role and scope and identify how this may
develop over time.
-
Produce
accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,
consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
-
Prioritise,
organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes
quality.
-
Ensure
professional revalidation requirements are met.
-
Deliver
care according to NSF, NICE
guidelines and evidence-based care.
-
Assess
effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and
formal evaluation.
-
Initiate
and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes
across the organisation and its activities.
-
In
partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of
health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as
appropriate.
-
Support
and participate in shared learning across the organisation and wider
organisation.
-
Understand
and apply guidance that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused
children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patient health
procedures and local guidance.
Leadership Personal and
People Development
-
Take
responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in
clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode.
-
Support
staff development in order to maximise potential.
-
Actively
promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn
from each other and from external good practice.
-
Encourage
others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and
skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of
the public and/or users of services.
-
Critically
evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant areas of
work.
-
Take a
lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and
responsibility.
-
Work
with senior clinical and management teams to ensure sufficient staff of
appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix is available to meet current and
future service delivery, that selection and recruitment processes are effective
and that equality of treatment of the team incorporates quality HR principles
and processes.
-
Contribute
to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.
-
Maintain
effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning
and procurement process.
-
To
attend and be proactively involved in professional meetings at base and
corporately.
-
Take
the lead/ develop a special interest within certain areas to allow the sharing
of clinical knowledge and expertise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Practice
-
Assess
and holistically clinically examine patients with both minor and complex needs
through history taking, physical examination and appropriate use of
investigations to confirm diagnosis.
-
Plan,
implement and evaluate an effective management plan for the patient, ensuring
safe discharge/referral and/or transfer to an appropriate health care service.
-
Provide
information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on
medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
-
Prioritise
health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency
care.
-
Refer
and discharge safely ensuring that safety-netting advice is offered.
-
Triage
telephone referrals, calls from external clinicians, patients and others into a
range of services appropriately as required.
Communication
-
Utilise
and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully
informed and consent to treatment.
-
Communicate
effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative
methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,
cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
-
Anticipate
barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
-
Maintain
effective communication within the organisation and with external stakeholders.
-
Ensure
awareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in an
acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring
where appropriate
Non-Medical Prescribing
- If you are employed in a prescribing
capacity, you must only prescribe within your scope of practice and comply with
the gtd healthcare NMP governance
registration processes.
- You must maintain your knowledge and skills
and prescribe within your clinical competencies.
- The non-medical
prescriber is required to comply with organisational NMP governance processes
and adhere to local and national prescribing guidance.
Delivering a Quality Service
-
Recognise
and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by
the NMC/HPC etc. Understand own role and scope and identify how this may
develop over time.
-
Produce
accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,
consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
-
Prioritise,
organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes
quality.
-
Ensure
professional revalidation requirements are met.
-
Deliver
care according to NSF, NICE
guidelines and evidence-based care.
-
Assess
effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and
formal evaluation.
-
Initiate
and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes
across the organisation and its activities.
-
In
partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of
health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as
appropriate.
-
Support
and participate in shared learning across the organisation and wider
organisation.
-
Understand
and apply guidance that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused
children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patient health
procedures and local guidance.
Leadership Personal and
People Development
-
Take
responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in
clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode.
-
Support
staff development in order to maximise potential.
-
Actively
promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn
from each other and from external good practice.
-
Encourage
others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and
skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of
the public and/or users of services.
-
Critically
evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant areas of
work.
-
Take a
lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and
responsibility.
-
Work
with senior clinical and management teams to ensure sufficient staff of
appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix is available to meet current and
future service delivery, that selection and recruitment processes are effective
and that equality of treatment of the team incorporates quality HR principles
and processes.
-
Contribute
to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.
-
Maintain
effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning
and procurement process.
-
To
attend and be proactively involved in professional meetings at base and
corporately.
-
Take
the lead/ develop a special interest within certain areas to allow the sharing
of clinical knowledge and expertise.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered first level nurse, paramedic, pharmacist or other AHP with MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or credentialing qualification or equivalent.
- V300 Non-Medical Prescriber (gateway dependent) dependent on professional eligibility.
Desirable
- Mentor/Teaching qualification.
- Clinical supervision training and experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as senior clinician.
- Accountability of own role and other roles in a practitioner-led service.
- Experience of leading/managing quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience in leading/managing a team of nurses.
- Experience of working in an unscheduled care service.
- Experience of having worked in Primary Care.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Advanced clinical practice skills and competence.
- Management and treatment of patients with acute exacerbation of long-term conditions.
- Management of patients with complex needs.
- Clinical examination skills and competence.
- Clinical leadership skills and competence.
- Communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Change management experience and evidence.
- Highly motivated.
- Flexibility.
- Enthusiasm.
- Team Player.
Desirable
- Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting.
- Resource Management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered first level nurse, paramedic, pharmacist or other AHP with MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or credentialing qualification or equivalent.
- V300 Non-Medical Prescriber (gateway dependent) dependent on professional eligibility.
Desirable
- Mentor/Teaching qualification.
- Clinical supervision training and experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as senior clinician.
- Accountability of own role and other roles in a practitioner-led service.
- Experience of leading/managing quality improvement.
Desirable
- Experience in leading/managing a team of nurses.
- Experience of working in an unscheduled care service.
- Experience of having worked in Primary Care.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Advanced clinical practice skills and competence.
- Management and treatment of patients with acute exacerbation of long-term conditions.
- Management of patients with complex needs.
- Clinical examination skills and competence.
- Clinical leadership skills and competence.
- Communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Change management experience and evidence.
- Highly motivated.
- Flexibility.
- Enthusiasm.
- Team Player.
Desirable
- Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting.
- Resource Management.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
