Job summary
We are looking for an Advanced Care
Practitioner Team Leader (Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Paramedic), who can
prescribe, to join our already established Home Visiting and Care Home team.
The practitioner will provide on the day acute visits for housebound patients and
care home residents within the PCN, as well as delivering proactive visits to
support the ongoing health needs of our population.
This post holder will be the team
leader for the current Home Visiting team which consists of 2 prescribing ACPs
from a nursing background and a paramedic. The team is likely to expand in the
future. They will provide clinical and operational leadership for the PCN
service, ensuring safe, effective, and person-centred care to housebound
patients & care home residents across Southampton West PCN. This role
combines direct patient care with key leadership responsibilities including
staff supervision, rota coordination, governance, and service development.
The post holder will be required to provide on the day
visits for housebound patients who are acutely unwell and need a clinical
assessment, as well as pre-planned proactive care assessments. The practitioner
will also need to visit patients living in care homes for both acute and
proactive care, this will be in the form of either a ward round or an acute
visit. The clinician will be responsible for prioritising visits according to
clinical need and will be required to take a comprehensive history and devise a
treatment plan.
Main duties of the job
As part of the proactive care service delivery, the post
holder will be required to complete comprehensive frailty assessments, advanced
care plans, end of life care planning, and medication optimisation while
working closely with a wider MDT to identify patients who require input from
other services or agencies.
The post holder will work with PCN
member practices and the PCN leadership team to continuously develop the
services, this will include reviewing and developing clinical policy, practice,
and procedures to ensure the service is safe, efficient, and effective for our housebound
and care home residents and GP member practices.
The Advanced Care Practitioner Team Leader will work as an
autonomous practitioner responsible for the delivery of the PCN DES
requirements and Home Visiting contractual requirements whilst working across
the PCN multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice.
Relationships are essential to this role and the practitioner will be required
to always build meaningful working relationships with GP practices and PCN team
members, including social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches and
pharmacists.
The post holder will have access to a wide range of support
from the PCN and Member Practices, this includes regular supervision with a GP.
Full details of the role and a list of primary duties can be found in the attached advert.
About us
About us
Southampton West Primary Care Limited
Southampton West Primary Care Network (PCN) consists of the 9 GP surgeries in the west of the City and covers
87,000 patients. Our mission is to work collaboratively to develop high quality services for our patients, so that
we can improve health outcomes that enable people to live well, for longer,
whilst developing resilient primary care.
The PCN already hosts a strong and supportive
multi-disciplinary wellbeing team consisting of mental health practitioners,
peer support workers, social prescribers, care coordinators, Health and
Wellbeing Coaches, Pharmacists, and First Contact Physiotherapists
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties as Team Leader
Clinical Leadership
-
Ensure the Home Visiting Team deliver high-quality
clinical care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing, at
all times.
-
Support complex clinical decision-making.
-
Lead on clinical supervision, medication safety, and
prescription audits with input from frailty GP and pharmacists.
-
Provide support with clinical queries and escalation.
Team
Management
Oversee
daily service operations and rota coordination for the AVS team working closely
with the Care Coordinators and PCN Leadership Team.
Manage
team development including:
-
Monthly 1:1s and clinical supervision
-
Probation reviews
-
Annual appraisals and performance management
-
Lead on recruitment and induction of new team members.
-
Lead on team clinical development and training
-
Ensure compliance with mandatory training and clinical
competencies.
-
Foster a supportive and inclusive team culture.
-
Develop and implement robust CQC compliance processes
Service
& Strategic Development
-
Support development and implementation of Home
Visiting Service protocols and policies.
-
Work collaboratively with the PCN Business Manager,
Frailty GP Lead, and Clinical Directors to enhance service delivery.
-
Monitor performance and undertake quality improvement
initiatives.
-
Ensure delivery of PCN DES, Home Visiting Service, and
Proactive Care Service Contracts and QOF-aligned targets.
Primary Duties as an Advanced Care Practitioner
-
Uses expert knowledge
and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to housebound patients and care
home residents registered with Southampton West PCN
-
Provide safe, evidence-based,
cost effective, individualised patient care
-
Assesses diagnoses and
treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute,
non-acute, and chronic medical conditions
-
Assesses diagnoses and
treats patients who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate
agencies.
-
Directly admits
patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need
-
Refers patients, as
appropriate, to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and
to other statutory and voluntary organisations
-
Interprets a range of
diagnostic tests
-
Works within
professional guidelines and codes of conduct
-
Works within all
relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control,
chaperoning, risk management
-
Communicates information
well and sensitively to patients and carers having due regard to
confidentiality
-
Contributes towards
targets under the primary Care Network Enhanced service and the Quality and
Outcomes Framework
-
Undertake and completes
quality improvement projects where necessary
-
Undertake annual
reviews and care plans for patients including medication reviews ( with support
of pharmacists where necessary).
-
Accurately records
clinical consultations on practice clinical systems ensuring the correct use of
SNOMED codes and clinical templates
-
Understand and
implements safeguarding protocols and understand how and who to refer and
escalate to when required
-
To prescribe safe,
effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative
framework
-
Develops meaningful positive
working relationships with local frailty teams and Multi Disciplinary Teams
Professional Development
-
Maintain professional
registration
-
Work within the latest
Code of Professional Conduct of professional body
-
Partakes in monthly
clinical supervision with GP service lead
-
Actively participates
in clinical PCN and Practice meetings
-
Participate in any
training programme implemented by Southampton West PCN Limited as part of this
employment, such training to include:
-
Participation in an annual
individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining
a record of own personal and/or professional development
-
Taking responsibility for own
development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities
to others who are undertaking similar work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties as Team Leader
Clinical Leadership
-
Ensure the Home Visiting Team deliver high-quality
clinical care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing, at
all times.
-
Support complex clinical decision-making.
-
Lead on clinical supervision, medication safety, and
prescription audits with input from frailty GP and pharmacists.
-
Provide support with clinical queries and escalation.
Team
Management
Oversee
daily service operations and rota coordination for the AVS team working closely
with the Care Coordinators and PCN Leadership Team.
Manage
team development including:
-
Monthly 1:1s and clinical supervision
-
Probation reviews
-
Annual appraisals and performance management
-
Lead on recruitment and induction of new team members.
-
Lead on team clinical development and training
-
Ensure compliance with mandatory training and clinical
competencies.
-
Foster a supportive and inclusive team culture.
-
Develop and implement robust CQC compliance processes
Service
& Strategic Development
-
Support development and implementation of Home
Visiting Service protocols and policies.
-
Work collaboratively with the PCN Business Manager,
Frailty GP Lead, and Clinical Directors to enhance service delivery.
-
Monitor performance and undertake quality improvement
initiatives.
-
Ensure delivery of PCN DES, Home Visiting Service, and
Proactive Care Service Contracts and QOF-aligned targets.
Primary Duties as an Advanced Care Practitioner
-
Uses expert knowledge
and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to housebound patients and care
home residents registered with Southampton West PCN
-
Provide safe, evidence-based,
cost effective, individualised patient care
-
Assesses diagnoses and
treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute,
non-acute, and chronic medical conditions
-
Assesses diagnoses and
treats patients who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate
agencies.
-
Directly admits
patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need
-
Refers patients, as
appropriate, to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and
to other statutory and voluntary organisations
-
Interprets a range of
diagnostic tests
-
Works within
professional guidelines and codes of conduct
-
Works within all
relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control,
chaperoning, risk management
-
Communicates information
well and sensitively to patients and carers having due regard to
confidentiality
-
Contributes towards
targets under the primary Care Network Enhanced service and the Quality and
Outcomes Framework
-
Undertake and completes
quality improvement projects where necessary
-
Undertake annual
reviews and care plans for patients including medication reviews ( with support
of pharmacists where necessary).
-
Accurately records
clinical consultations on practice clinical systems ensuring the correct use of
SNOMED codes and clinical templates
-
Understand and
implements safeguarding protocols and understand how and who to refer and
escalate to when required
-
To prescribe safe,
effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative
framework
-
Develops meaningful positive
working relationships with local frailty teams and Multi Disciplinary Teams
Professional Development
-
Maintain professional
registration
-
Work within the latest
Code of Professional Conduct of professional body
-
Partakes in monthly
clinical supervision with GP service lead
-
Actively participates
in clinical PCN and Practice meetings
-
Participate in any
training programme implemented by Southampton West PCN Limited as part of this
employment, such training to include:
-
Participation in an annual
individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining
a record of own personal and/or professional development
-
Taking responsibility for own
development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities
to others who are undertaking similar work.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Leading a team and proven track record of service development
- Previous primary care experience in Advanced Clinical Practitioner role
- Own transport and driving license, in order to be able to travel regularly between sites around West Southampton
Desirable
- Previous Care Home Primary Care experience
- Experience of clinical audit, evaluation research and implementation of evidence-based practice
- Background in community nursing
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Communication and consultation skills
- Practising holistically
- Data gathering and interpretation
- Making a diagnosis or decision
- Managing medical complexity
- Project management and leadership
- Working in a team
- Continuous professional development
- Maintaining an ethical approach
- Fitness to practise
- Clinical examination and procedural skills
- Learning and development
- PCN Core values
- Awareness of the legal and ethical issues of the role
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team as a key player
- Adult safeguarding level 3
- IT experience / computer skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Advanced Care Practitioner Requirements
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner MSc
- Current NMC Registration
- Membership of a professional body
- UK Driving license
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber Qualification
- Paramedic Requirements:
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber Qualification Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Completed two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic
- has a further three years experience as a paramedic
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber Qualification
- UK Driving license
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Leading a team and proven track record of service development
- Previous primary care experience in Advanced Clinical Practitioner role
- Own transport and driving license, in order to be able to travel regularly between sites around West Southampton
Desirable
- Previous Care Home Primary Care experience
- Experience of clinical audit, evaluation research and implementation of evidence-based practice
- Background in community nursing
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Communication and consultation skills
- Practising holistically
- Data gathering and interpretation
- Making a diagnosis or decision
- Managing medical complexity
- Project management and leadership
- Working in a team
- Continuous professional development
- Maintaining an ethical approach
- Fitness to practise
- Clinical examination and procedural skills
- Learning and development
- PCN Core values
- Awareness of the legal and ethical issues of the role
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team as a key player
- Adult safeguarding level 3
- IT experience / computer skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Advanced Care Practitioner Requirements
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner MSc
- Current NMC Registration
- Membership of a professional body
- UK Driving license
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber Qualification
- Paramedic Requirements:
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber Qualification Educated to degree/diploma level in Paramedicine or equivalent experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Completed two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic
- has a further three years experience as a paramedic
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber Qualification
- UK Driving license
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).
