About this role
Job summary
Are you a tenacious, organised and skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner? Are you committed to delivering high-quality healthcare to patients? Do you want to make a real difference in people's lives? Come and join our team.
This Advanced Clinical Practitioner role will involve working alongside our multi-disciplinary team which consists of a GP Partners, Advanced Clinical Practitioner Partner and Pharmacist Partner. They are all supported by Advanced Clinical Practitioners who lead on acute same day care, alongside the Home Visiting Team, First Contact Physio, Pharmacists, Practice Nurses and HCAs. We also have Social Prescribers who work as PCN staff dealing with the Mental Health of our patients.
The successful Advanced Clinical Practitioner will work as an autonomous practitioner, diagnosing, managing, prescribing and discharging patients with illness or injury across all age groups including young children. This may be by face-to-face consultation, telephone or video consultation.
Our mission statement is to be committed to providing high quality, patient centred care using a multi-disciplinary team approach, with patient and staff wellbeing at the heart of our Sarum Health Group family.
Do you think you could fit in with our well-oiled unit here at Sarum Health Group?
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) has been assessed as competent in practice using their expert clinical knowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act and make autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
The ACP provides an opportunity for patients to avoid the need to be referred to a GP, thereby enabling them to receive timely care and negate unnecessary delay in receiving treatment.
ACPs in primary care can develop close, long-term relationships with their patients and work in partnership with them to achieve optimum health. They are autonomous in making decisions based on assessment, diagnosis and interpretation of test results. They can independently prescribe appropriate medication, evaluate or refer to other specialists if necessary.
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About us
More about us:
16,504 patient practice in rural Wiltshire and Dorset
Main surgery at Salisbury with branch surgeries at Larkhill, Sixpenny Handley and Broad Chalke.
CQC rating Good
High QOF achievers due to our efficient admin support team
Home Visiting team meaning limited GP cover.
Part of the Salisbury Plain PCN with expanding team which includes for our practice Paramedic, Clinical Pharmacist, Social Prescribers, First Contact Physiotherapist and a GPA.
Workflow optimisation for data team, reduced admin for ACPs
On-site dispensary located in at our branch sites in Larkhill, Sixpenny Handley and Broad Chalke.
SystmOne Web clinical system, also using Cinapsis, AccuRX, SystmConnect, T-Quest and TeamNet.
Full complement administration team who oversee letter processing, insurance reports, solicitor reports and all other non-NHS works, safeguarding reports and referrals.
Enhanced hours as part of our PCN network of practices
1 intermediate care bed which we provide a weekly on-site clinic with limited number of patients.
Nurse-led chronic disease clinics.
Comprehensive clinical pathways that are ever evolving.
Continued personal development support.
Starting salary: dependant on experience.
Further information about the Practice is available from our Practice Manager.
Job description Job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
The following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care.
Triage the needs of patients, accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes.
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice both on site and during home visits.
Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health.
Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
Request pathology services as necessary.
Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required.
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation.
Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively.
Maintain chronic disease registers.
Chaperone patients where necessary.
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
Recognise, traige and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance.
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required.
Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance.
Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.).
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual).
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately.
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.
Secondary Responsibilities:
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner may be requested to:
Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation
Opportunities to develop an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the organisation
Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e., root cause analysis (RCA)
Develop practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered with Professional body Relevant Nursing/health degree Experience working in General Practice/Primary Care setting
Experience Essential
Experience of working to achieve standards within the Quality and Outcome Framework (QoF) Working autonomously in an Advanced Practitioner role
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).
Employer details Employer name Millstream Medical Centre
Address Avon Approach
Salisbury
SP1 3SL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://sarumhealthgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)