About this role
Job summary
The post holder is an experienced ACP acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide ACP leadership as required.
In order to work at this level, we will need evidence of registration with the relevant healthcare professional regulatory bodies.
Main duties of the job
They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide ACP leadership as required.
In order to work at this level, we will need evidence of registration with the relevant healthcare professional regulatory bodies.
About us
Caritas Group practice is a practice over 3 sites with approx 8000 patients.We are a supportive team with a passion from providing first class health case, striving to provide the best service we can to our practice population. It can be demanding at times but equally very rewarding.
Job description Job responsibilities
he post holder is an experienced ACP or Prescribing Pharmacist who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide ACP leadership as required.
In order to work at this level, we will need evidence of registration with the relevant healthcare professional regulatory bodies.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Advanced Clinical Practitioner MSc/PGDip preferable Required Pharmacist registered with GPHC or Nurse registered with NMC Independent Prescriber qualification essential
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 Caritas Group Practice
Address Woodside Surgery
Woodside Road
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 6EL
Employer's website https://www.caritashealth.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)