Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

One Health Lewisham's integrated community service is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work with GP practices and Primary Care Networks across the borough, focusing on independent assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with acute, chronic and complex conditions.

The role includes clinical leadership, education, audits, and service development across care homes, NHS Health Checks, Long COVID and related pilots; requires master's in advanced practice and EMIS experience, plus

Qualifications

• Master's level qualification in advanced clinical practice or equivalent.
• Appropriate qualification to practise in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess, diagnose and manage patients with complex and undifferentiated conditions.
• Prescribe and review medication as an independent prescriber, where relevant to the post.
• Develop evidence-based treatment and management plans, including referral, admission and discharge.
• Request and interpret investigations, including under IR(ME)R regulations.
• Perform clinical procedures such as catheterisation, cannulation and arterial blood gas sampling.
• Lead the response to urgent and emergency situations, including resuscitation.
• Provide clinical leadership, mentoring and supervision, including staff performance and annual appraisals.
• Work with GPs and multidisciplinary colleagues across community settings.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and clinical governance.
• Plan and deliver education and training for trainee ACPs, nurses and other disciplines.
• Assess patients with mental health needs and refer them to appropriate services.
• Design and undertake collaborative audit, research and development.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in advanced clinical practice

UK practising qualification

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner post within One Health Lewisham's integrated community service, working with GP practices and Primary Care Networks across the borough. The role centres on independent assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with acute, chronic and complex conditions, alongside leadership of colleagues and service development. It spans several services, including care homes, the Special Allocation Service, NHS Health Checks, Long COVID and a tirzepatide weight management pilot. A master's-level qualification in advanced practice and experience of EMIS are needed, with at least one year in general practice.

What the job involves

• Independently assess, diagnose and manage patients with complex and undifferentiated conditions


• Prescribe and review medication as an independent prescriber, where relevant to the post


• Develop evidence-based treatment and management plans, including referral, admission and discharge


• Request and interpret investigations, including under IR(ME)R regulations


• Perform clinical procedures such as catheterisation, cannulation and arterial blood gas sampling


• Lead the response to urgent and emergency situations, including resuscitation


• Provide clinical leadership, mentoring and supervision, including staff performance and annual appraisals


• Work with GPs and multidisciplinary colleagues across community settings


• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and clinical governance


• Plan and deliver education and training for trainee ACPs, nurses and other disciplines


• Assess patients with mental health needs and refer them to appropriate services


• Design and undertake collaborative audit, research and development

What’s required

Qualifications

• Master's-level qualification in advanced clinical practice or equivalent


• Appropriate qualification to practise in the UK

Registration & licences

• Full NMC registration, not suspended, disqualified or on a conditional inclusion list


• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber registration, where relevant to the post

Experience

• At least 1 year working in general practice


• Leading projects and quality improvements that improved patient outcomes

Skills & knowledge

• Computer skills for clinical records, data and communication, including EMIS


• Ability to take the lead clinically


• Engaging stakeholders and key influencers, with two-way communication across member practices


• Identifying barriers and solutions to support best practice across practices


• Adapting positively to changes in practice and work environment


• Understanding of health and wider social, political and economic trends

Other

• Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication


• Ability to motivate self and others and work within a team


• Upholds professional values and ethics


• Enquiring, critical approach to work

Nice to have

• Minimum of 3 years in general practice


• Experience of working with a Lewisham health provider in a quality improvement capacity


• Experience of working in an organisation that has affected care delivery in Lewisham


• Experience of leading a service or clinical team


• Experience of working in a collective decision-making group


• Experience of working with digital technology


• Clinical audit and quality improvement projects showing significant service change


• Understanding of digital health systems outside the NHS