About this role
Job summary
Southend Coastal Surgeries is looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ACP/ANP) to join our friendly team, working across our three sites at Thorpe Bay, North Shoebury and Norton Place, with both full-time and part-time hours available. You will see patients with a wide range of on-the-day and routine problems, with the support of our GPs and wider clinical team, and you will play a key part in making sure our patients get safe, timely care.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Essential: A Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent), current registration as a nurse with the NMC or as a paramedic with the HCPC, and an independent prescribing qualification.
We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications.
Main duties of the job
As an ACP/ANP with us, most of your time will be spent running your own clinics, where you will assess, diagnose and treat patients, prescribe where your qualifications allow, and keep an eye on how well treatments are working. You will look after whole episodes of care from start to finish, referring on or handing tasks to colleagues when that is the right thing for the patient, and you will help patients understand and manage their own health, with a focus on spotting risk factors early and preventing illness where we can.
Alongside your clinical work, you will share your knowledge with the wider practice team, support the training and development of colleagues, and help us improve our services through audit, quality improvement and keeping up with the latest evidence.
The role follows the four pillars of advanced practice, with time split roughly as follows, although this may vary depending on the post:
- Clinical practice 70%
- Leadership 10%
- Education and training 10%
- Service development, research and audit 10%
About us
Southend Coastal Surgeries is a GP practice serving patients across Southend, with surgeries at Thorpe Bay, North Shoebury and Norton Place, and we have a friendly, supportive team of GPs, nurses, clinical staff and admin colleagues who work closely together.
We use Anima for online triage, which means patient requests come in through one system and are reviewed and directed to the right clinician, so your clinics are planned around patient need and you have a clear picture of each patient's problem before you see them. We are committed to giving our patients safe, timely care and to supporting our staff with regular clinical supervision, protected learning time and opportunities to develop.
We offer the NHS Pension, paid CPD time and indemnity cover
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical practice
- Work autonomously within your agreed scope of practice to take a full history, carry out a focused examination, and put together a management plan with the patient, including prescribing where you are qualified to do so.
- Manage on-the-day and routine appointments, including patients who come to you through Anima triage, prioritising them according to clinical need and seeking advice from the duty GP when needed.
- Request, chase and interpret blood tests, imaging and other investigations within your scope, and act on the results, including making sure abnormal results are followed up.
- Refer patients directly to other services, and work closely with community teams, secondary care and the wider practice team so that care is joined up.
- Explain diagnoses and treatment options clearly, so that patients and their carers can make informed decisions, and support them sensitively when the news is difficult.
- Keep clear, accurate records on the clinical system in line with local and national guidance, and respect patients' dignity, privacy, culture and beliefs at all times.
- Work within your professional code of conduct and manage clinical risk safely.
Leadership
- Act as a role model for high standards of care and support the wider clinical team day to day.
- Manage your own workload and clinic time effectively.
- Take part in investigating significant events and incidents, and help to resolve concerns and complaints early, before they escalate.
- Represent the practice at local and PCN meetings where appropriate, and share learning and good practice.
Education and training
- Keep your skills and knowledge up to date, maintain a professional portfolio and complete all mandatory training.
- Take part in regular clinical supervision.
- Support, teach and mentor colleagues, students and trainees, including trainee ACPs where appropriate, and help to identify training needs within the team.
Service development, research and audit
- Keep up to date with best practice and national guidance, and use it to improve the care we give.
- Help to write and review practice protocols, guidelines and patient information.
- Audit your own practice regularly, and take part in practice audits and quality improvement work, sharing the results with the team.
- Contribute ideas for improving our services and support research where appropriate.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of best practice and national guidance in primary care
- Ability to use current evidence and research in practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and infection control
- Knowledge of safeguarding adults and children
- Understanding of the value of clinical supervision
Desirable
- Knowledge of current NHS and primary care developments, including how PCNs work
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Able to assess, diagnose and manage patients with undifferentiated problems safely and within scope of practice
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication
- Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and work under own initiative
- Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Confident using clinical systems to request and review tests and keep accurate records
- Able to lead and support others through change
Desirable
- Experience of using SystmOne or EMIS
- Experience of online triage, such as Anima
- Ability to develop protocols and guidelines
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with the NMC, HCPC or GPhC
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent (for example, recognised by the Centre for Advancing Practice)
- Independent / Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, where appropriate to your profession
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Leadership or management training
Personal qualities
Essential
- Motivated, adaptable and flexible
- Approachable, supportive and able to work well in a team
- Confident and assertive when needed, and open to feedback
- Committed to providing safe, high-quality, patient-centred care
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years post-registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
- Experience of teaching, mentoring or supervising staff or students
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working as an ACP/ANP in general practice
- Experience of audit or quality improvement work
- Experience of being involved in service change
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
Southend Coastal Surgeries
Address
Southend Coastal Surgeries
Frobisher Way
Shoeburyness
Essex
SS38UT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.southendcoastalsurgeries.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)