About this role
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and committed Advanced Clinical Practitioner who puts patient care at the heart of everything you do? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Derwent Valley Medical Practice is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with an interest in Mental Health to join our friendly, supportive and well established team at based in Chaddesden. The post holder will work closely alongside 10 General Practitioners and 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, providing high quality care to our patient population of approximately 11,800 patients, with additional services delivered at our branch surgery in Spondon Village, located just three miles away.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to work flexibly, and confidence managing their own workload in a busy primary care environment. You will be calm, courteous and resilient when working under pressure and committed to delivering safe, compassionate, patient centred care.
You must be an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner and hold a qualified Independent Prescriber qualification. Experience or a strong interest in mental health is essential for this role.
Our practice uses TPP SystmOne, and we are proud to be rated Good by CQC.
Main duties of the job
Practice Advanced Clinical Practitioner Experience is essential and key duties will include:
Undertake autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with undifferentiated and complex conditions
Make independent clinical decisions within an agreed scope of practice, initiating and evaluating treatment plans
Prescribe medicines where qualified and request, interpret and act on investigations
Deliver high quality, patient centred care in partnership with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team
Provide clinical leadership and expert advice, supporting and developing other staff
Contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement activities
Support education, supervision and training of healthcare professionals
Maintain professional registration, CPD, appraisal and an ACP portfolio in line with national frameworks
Prior experience of working with SystmOne clinical system would be an advantage, but not essential as full training will be given, so a willingness and ability to learn quickly will be key to your success in this role.
About us
We are a high performing and well established clinical team serving a patient population of approximately 11,800 patients. Our multidisciplinary workforce includes 5 Partners (4 GP Partners and 1 Managing Partner, 6 Salaried GPs, 2 GP Registrars, 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, 3 Practice Nurses, 2 Healthcare Assistants, 3 Pharmacists and 2 Physiotherapists.
We have a strong and longstanding ethos of teaching and training, supporting both undergraduate and postgraduate education. The practice is an accredited training environment for GP Registrars and regularly hosts medical students. We are proud of our track record in developing staff and have successfully trained multiple Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and an Independent Prescribing Pharmacist.
Our team is collaborative, forward thinking and committed to delivering high quality, patient centred care while supporting professional development at all levels.
Job description Job responsibilities
DERWENT VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE
JOB TITLE: ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTITIONER
REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
HOURS: 25-30 Hours per week
Job Summary:
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will work autonomously within their professional scope of practice, providing highquality, patientcentred care through facetoface, telephone and digital consultations. The post holder will assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of acute, chronic and undifferentiated conditions, including the assessment and ongoing review of patients with mental health needs.
The post holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The ACP will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, supporting the nursing team and wider clinical colleagues through shared working and clinical expertise when required. The role demands excellent clinical judgement, adaptability and effective caseload management within a busy general practice environment.
Job responsibilities:
Clinical Practice
Work autonomously as an ACP within agreed scope of practice, providing safe, effective and evidencebased care Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, diagnoses and management plans for patients with acute, longterm and complex conditions Assess, review and manage patients presenting with mental health conditions, including followup, medication review and onward referral where appropriate Prescribe medicines independently (where qualified) and review treatment in line with national guidance and practice protocols Request, interpret and act upon appropriate diagnostic investigations Triage and prioritise patient presentations, making timely referrals to internal and external services as required Work collaboratively with GPs, ACPs, nursing staff, pharmacists and the wider MDT to ensure continuity and quality of care Provide support and clinical advice to colleagues when needed, contributing to a positive and collaborative team environment Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises or their own home who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency.Care Management
Communicate clearly, sensitively and professionally with patients, carers and relatives, including situations involving mental health concerns Promote shared decisionmaking and ensure patients are actively involved in their care planning Contribute to the achievement of practice and national quality outcomes (e.g. QOF, prescribing indicators) relevant to the role Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using TPP SystmOneHealth Improvement
Management of health screening programmes and ensures other team members are aware of health priorities and screening objectives and programmes.
Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practices delivery of care.
Improve health outcomes for patients by introducing new developments, and can demonstrate them as reports and presentations where appropriate.
Supports practitioners in reporting the practice population to promote health improvement and disease prevention.
Makes referrals to appropriate agencies (statutory and voluntary) where necessary
Administration and professional responsibilities Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team Accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accurate details Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice Attend and participate in practice meetings as required Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Training and personal development
Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level. Training needs will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation.
Contribute to the identification and assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effective programmes of education.
Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate. Act as a mentor for junior staff, assessing competence against set standards. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work and ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain revalidation requirements. Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan. Regularly participate in clinical supervision.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust practice staff with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.
Comply with Legislation with regards to data protection act and ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
The post-holder must regard all information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers (as well as information relating to the practice as a business organisation) as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality, data protection legislation and the protection of personal and sensitive data, as well as other related healthcare legislation (e.g. the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice)
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will comply with practice policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others. This includes (but not limited to):
Identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness, as well as ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols and implementing them across the practice. Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate. Identifying the risks involved in work activities, raising them with appropriate management and managing those risks across clinical and patient processes. Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other managers Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work space standards; Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection Spillage control procedures, management and training Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance 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 practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity. Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights.Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, 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
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Post-registration clinical experience Experience working autonomously in a clinical setting Experience assessing, diagnosing and managing a wide range of patient presentations Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
Primary care / General Practice experience Experience using digital triage systems (e.g. Rapid Health) Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff or students
Qualifications Essential
Masters level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice (or working towards with clear timeframe)
Desirable
Additional clinical qualifications relevant to primary care (e.g. minor illness/injury, chronic disease 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).
Employer details Employer name Derwent Valley Medical Practice
Address Derwent Valley Medical Practice
20 St. Marks Road
Derby
DE21 6AT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.derwentvalleymedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)