Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Partnering Health Ltd; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Burton upon Trent seeks Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Advanced Nurse Practitioners. Candidates must possess a master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent, and significant clinical experience. Responsibilities include patient assessments, treatment prescription, and mentorship for junior staff. This role offers flexible work patterns across various sites, with a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Mentorship opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience.
• Evidence of completion of study in minor illness.
• Independent prescriber status.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments.
• Prescribe treatments and refer patients as needed.
• Provide clinical mentorship to junior staff.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Consultation skills

Clinical judgement

Mentorship

Education

Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Its an exciting time to join the PHL Group team. Our teams are ambitious and committed to delivering excellent services to those within our care.Were recruiting Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) and Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) from a variety of professional backgrounds including nurses, pharmacists and paramedics if youre experienced, with a Masters level award or equivalent and keen to taken on an expanded role within Primary Care, we would welcome your application.

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, within our Urgent Treatment Centres, you will support existing clinical care to enhance the capacity and capability within our multi-professional teams.

You will be responsible for the assessment of health and clinical needs of our patients, undertaking consultations as an autonomous practitioner, using your advanced clinical practice skills, and own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer or discharge patients. This role will be face to face supported by a variable rota covering weekdays, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

• Carry out consultations with patients taking a comprehensive patient history; physical examinations and use of your expert knowledge and clinical judgement to identify potential diagnosis.
• Decide on and carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referring to primary or secondary care specialist services within local agreed pathways and protocols as appropriate,
• Provide clinical advice and mentorship to junior clinical staff.

Main duties of the job

Qualifications, Experience & Training

• Registered Nurse, Paramedic, Pharmacist,
• Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (equivalent or higher),
• Evidence of completion of study in minor illness,
• Independent prescriber,
• Evidence of study in minor injury or willingness to develop these skills,
• Evidence of completion of study in paediatric minor illness or willingness to develop these skills,
• Evidence of study in paediatric minor injury or willingness to develop these skills.

Competitive benefits package will be offered.

We are looking for ACPs across a number or our sites in Staffordshire and the North East.

For a full job description, further information about this role or to apply please contact the Recruitment team via email at [e-mail].

As part of our ongoing commitment to support theArmed Forces community, PHL Group has been awarded the Defence Employers Recognition Scheme Silver Award and Veteran Aware accreditation. These prestigious accolades highlight our unwavering dedication to supporting ex-military personnel, recognising the value that serving personnel, both regular and reservists, veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

About us

PHL Group was foundedin 2009 by a team of commercial partners and experienced General Practitionerswith a clear vision of providing services that would contribute to and benefitthe local healthcare economy. PHL (formerlyknown as Hampshire Doctors on Call) runs Integrated Urgent Care, which evolvedfrom the former Out of Hours model, for localities in Hampshire and the Isle ofWight. All of the core services which look after patients with an urgent healthcareneed are joined up together, and PHL work closely with system partners such as SouthCentral Ambulance Service. The services we operate include call handling,telephone clinical assessment, out of hours home visiting services and some face-to-facePrimary Care appointments services in Hampshire. In 2021 a newly formedHealthcare Division was created and incorporates PHLs Urgent Care, PrimaryCare and Youla Care Concierge Services. The new division combines PHL'shealthcare operations into one team and utilises internal and externalresources efficiently to achieve our organisations vision: to be an innovativehealthcare enabler, known for providing a range of high-quality care.

PHL Group aims to assist candidates with their transition into a career in the thriving and fast‑paced private healthcare industry. We are looking for talented individuals that want to join us on our journey to becoming the fastest growing, most trusted healthcare organisation.

Job responsibilities

TheAdvanced Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for the assessment of healthand clinical needs of the patient. To undertake consultations with patients asan autonomous practitioner using advanced clinical practice skills, ownclinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer or discharge patients

Key Responsibilities:

Undertake consultations with patients taking acomprehensive patient history, carry out physical examination use their expertknowledge and clinical judgement to identify the potential diagnosis

Exercise a higher degree of personal andprofessional autonomy using advances clinical practice skills to includeclinical interventions

Refer patients for investigations whennecessary/appropriate

Make a final diagnosis, decide on and carryout treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referring to primary orsecondary care specialist services within local agreed pathways and protocolsas appropriate

Ensure that all treatments and care providedare based on best practice/evidence based care

Use their extensive to plan and provideskilled competent care to meet the patients health and social care needs,involving other members of the healthcare team as appropriate

Work with multi-disciplinary and multi-agencyteams in order to ensure patient needs are met

Asses and evaluate, with the patient, theeffectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed

Use independent/supplementary prescribingskills for benefits of patient care

Work independently and as part of a team

Provide support/leadership/training/education

Assist in clinical audit and setting andmonitoring of service and unscheduled care

Identify and take appropriate actions toaddress risk to the patient, this will include:

Identification of emergency care needsrequiring despatch of a 999 ambulance

Safeguarding children and protection ofvulnerable adult issues which require referral on to other agencies in linewith local policies

Work independently and at the same timecontribute to the work of the whole team to ensure the delivery of aconsistently high level of service, this will include;

Taking responsibility and being accountablefor managing own workload, risk assessment and management, acting withinprofessional codes and appropriately to the Clinical Lead for advice andsupport

Undertaking other duties when required, suchas audits or administrative tasks

Identifying issues which may negatively impactupon service delivery and reporting these on to the Clinical Lead, OperationalTeam Leader/Shift Manager in a timely fashion

Acting as a clinical resource non-clinicalstaff who may require advice and support

Maintain contemporaneous records of theconsultation and action using the computer software and where necessary writtenrecords, in line with NMC guidance and local policies, guidelines andprocedures

Remain focused on the delivery of an excellentservice within an unpredictable, diverse and challenging workload

Communication

Work effectively as a team member, supportingand communicating with other professional colleagues and clinicians

Use critical thinking and effectivecommunication skills to holistically assess patients needs and determinerelevant culture, social, economic factors in a respectful and non-judgementalmanner

Provide a professional, courteous andefficient service consistent with organisational standards for patients seekingassistance from the service, maintaining a professional and reassuring mannerat all times

Utilise advanced listening, probing andfacilitative skills across a diverse range of cases, some of which may be highly challenging due to emotive circumstances, communication difficulties andpatient anxiety

Utilise complex communication skills tonegotiate and provide support to patients who may be non-compliant with therecommended outcomes

Utilise interpreter services, communicationaids and other resources, to address barriers to communication andunderstanding

Effectively use a range of communicationmethods (e.g. telephone, email, fax, letter and report writing) to facilitatecommunication at all levels within and external to the organisation

Education, Training and Development

Actively participate in the individual annualreview process

Actively participate in individual and serviceperformance reviews

In conjunction with line manager takeresponsibility for identifying andaddressing personal/professional development needs in line with servicerequirements and to meet the requirements of professional registration andrevalidation

Actively participate in clinical supervisionto facilitate personal and professional development

Contribute to the development of a learningenvironment in which organisational and professional development can flourish

Contribute to the training of other staffwhere required

Support new staff in their development andparticipate in supervision, teaching and mentorship to help new staff developand achieve competency to perform their role

Attend statutory, mandatory and any otherrelevant training courses/updates (e.g. IT and computer skills includingspecific decision support / clinical tool kits, Governance and Health andSafety)

Share and utilise professional knowledge,skills and expertise with colleagues to enhance the service delivered topatients

Information Management and Technology

Keep contemporaneous and accurate recordsduring the patient consultation within the relevant software programme andmaintain paper records as appropriate

Maintain confidentiality in relation to allinformation governance requirements, ensuring that data is only disclosed incompliance with such

Develop and maintain knowledge and competencein computer skills in order to access software applications, databases,documents, email and approved intranet / internet resources

Develop and maintain knowledge and competenceis using telephony

Governance, Quality and Service Development

Contribute to the achievement of servicestandards and performance requirements by participating in regular qualitymonitoring and individual performance reviews

Attend and contribute to meetings, workshops,and other groups in order to support the on-going development of the service

Participate in audit, customer satisfactionprogrammes, research and other quality improvement activities

Participate in the investigation of incidents,complaints and other issues as required

Adhere to organisation policies, proceduresand guidelines

Adhere to professional codes of conduct andguidelines

The post holder must, at all times, acthonestly and open and comply with relevant corporate governance requirements,employment legislation, standards of business conduct, codes of openness andaccountability

Other

At all times to act in a professional mannerand to also act as a role subordinates and peers

Work flexibly to support the needs of theservice

Undertake any other duties, role andresponsibilities commensurate with the nature and grading of the post or asreasonably requested by the Clinical Lead.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum 5 year post registration experience
• 2 years experience of working as a practitioner in a primary care environment, Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centre, MAU/EAU or other first contact setting, evidence of excellent assessment skills
• Experience of having provided mentorship and/or coaching to other staff
• Experience of having participated in service improvement activates including audit and research

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse First Level Nurse or other healthcare professional qualification leading to registration
• Evidence of degree level study or equivalent
• Degree in advanced practice or equivalent (to include research an evidence to inform practice, clinical leadership, work-based learning, clinical history taking and examination skills, pathophysiology, investigations and immediate management, non-medical prescribing)
• Evidence of completion of study in minor illness
• Evidence of study in minor injury
• Evidence of completion of study in paediatric minor illness
• Evidence of study in paediatric minor injury
• Masters level study in advanced practice
• Independent/supplementary prescriber
• Evidence of study to conduct paediatric clinical examination
• Teaching/training qualifications such as ENB998 or equivalent

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Home or remote working