About this role
Job summary
Uppingham Surgery is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team. We are looking for an experienced clinician with excellent assessment and diagnostic skills who shares our commitment to delivering outstanding patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to work as an autonomous practitioner within a well-established clinical team. You will assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients presenting with a wide range of acute, chronic and complex health conditions, while helping shape and develop services to meet the evolving needs of primary care.
We are seeking a practitioner for 6-8 sessions per week, working across Monday to Friday.
About us
Serving approximately 13,000 patients, Uppingham Surgery is located in the beautiful market town of Uppingham, Rutland, just off the A47. We are proud of our collaborative culture and work closely with our colleagues across Rutland Health Primary Care Network to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Clinical 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:
a. Practise in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice
b. Demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information
c. Act on professional judgement about when to seek help, demonstrating critical reflection on own practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and openness to change
d. Work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate
e. Demonstrate effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make a positive change
f. Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning
g. Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice and care
h. Exercise professional judgement to manage risk
i. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
j. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
k. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
l. Be a professional role model for the organisation
m. Actively engage in peer review to inform own and others practice, formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and make improvements
n. Actively seek feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues in the co-production of service improvements
o. Critically assess and address own learning needs, negotiating a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of ongoing professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research).
p. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
q. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation and to ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
r. Develop, implement and embed an effective call/recall system
s. Critically appraise and synthesise the outcome of relevant research, evaluation and audit, using the results to underpin own practice and to inform that of others
t. Develop and implement robust governance systems and contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
u. Chaperone patients where necessary
v. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
w. Support the team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
x. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
y. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Are a registered healthcare professional with an advanced clinical practice qualification (or equivalent experience).
- Hold an independent/non-medical prescribing qualification.
- Have experience working as an ACP or ANP, or are looking to transition into primary care and develop their advanced practice skills.
- Demonstrate excellent clinical assessment, diagnostic and decision-making abilities.
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
Uppingham Surgery
Address
North Gate
Uppingham
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 9EG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uppinghamsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)