About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Millcroft Medical Centre for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and forward-thinking individual who can work well as an autonomous practitioner or part of a multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous practitioner, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope to the practice population. The post holder will be responsible for clinical areas such as, consulting patients with acute medical problems, health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well women and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
About us
We are a growing practice with a population of over 32,000 patients working within a purpose-built building in Crewe, Cheshire.
We are an Emis-Web, Docman, Accurx, paper light practice. We are a friendly, open and transparent practice whose goal is to provide the highest standards of health care to our patients through a team approach. We are an innovative practice with high achievements in the local and national targets.
Our current team has a full complement of allied health care professionals including, 7 GP partners, salaried GP's, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Nurse Associate, Health Care Assistants, Paramedics, SPLW's, First Contact Practitioners, Pharmacists, Business Manager, Practice Manager and a complement of highly skilled support staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
a. The delivery of highly effective medical care to the entitled population
b. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice to patients.
c. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
d. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health.
e. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
f. Request pathology services as necessary
g. Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
h. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required
i. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
j. Ensure read codes are used effectively
k. Maintain chronic disease registers
l. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.
m. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
n. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
o. Extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
p. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
q. Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
r. Accept delegated responsibility for a specific area (or areas) of the QOF
s. Attend and contribute effectively to practice meetings as required
t. Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
u. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
v. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
w. Prepare and complete the revalidation process
x. Commit to self-learning and instil an ethos of continuing professional development across the practice team
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered HealthCare Professional Educated to Masters degree as detailed within the HEE document tilted Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England Qualified independent prescriber - V300 Registered on their appropriate professional register
Desirable
Chronic Disease Diploma(s) Minor Illness Qualification Teaching Qualification ALS, PALS
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a primary care environment Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse Experience of chronic disease management Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
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 Millcroft Medical Centre
Address Eagle Bridge Health&Wellbeing Centre
Dunwoody Way
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 3AW
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.millcroftmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)