Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Partnering Health Ltd; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Partnering Health Ltd (PHL Group) is recruiting Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Advanced Nurse Practitioners to support Urgent Treatment Centres and Primary Care across Staffordshire and the North East. You will assess health needs, perform autonomous consultations, diagnose, treat, and discharge when appropriate, with scope to prescribe and refer within local pathways.

Join a multi-disciplinary team, contribute to best-practice care, and further your advanced practice through mentorship and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post-registration experience in primary care or related settings with excellent assessment skills.
• Experience mentoring and coaching other staff.
• Experience in service improvement activities including audits and research.

Responsibilities

• Carry out consultations with patients including taking a comprehensive history and physical examinations, using clinical judgement to identify potential diagnoses.
• Decide on and carry out treatment, including prescribing medicines or referring to primary or secondary care services within local pathways.
• Provide clinical advice and mentorship to junior clinical staff.

Skills

Autonomous consultations

Clinical judgement

Mentorship to junior staff

Prescribing medicines

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Master's Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice

Clinical skills qualification at degree level

Independent prescriber

Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent)

Evidence of study in minor illness

Evidence of study in minor injury

Evidence of study in paediatric minor illness

Evidence of study in paediatric minor injury

Job description

ts 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.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for the assessment of health and clinical needs of the patient. To undertake consultations with patients as an autonomous practitioner using advanced clinical practice skills, own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer or discharge patientsKey Responsibilities:Service deliveryUndertake consultations with patients taking a comprehensive patient history, carry out physical examination use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to identify the potential diagnosisExercise a higher degree of personal and professional autonomy using advances clinical practice skills to include clinical interventionsRefer patients for investigations when necessary/appropriateMake a final 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 appropriateEnsure that all treatments and care provided are based on best practice/evidence based careUse their extensive to plan and provide skilled competent care to meet the patients health and social care needs, involving other members of the healthcare team as appropriateWork with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams in order to ensure patient needs are metAsses and evaluate, with the patient, the effectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as neededUse independent/supplementary prescribing skills for benefit

About us

PHL Group was founded in 2009 by a team of commercial partners and experienced General Practitioners with a clear vision of providing services that would contribute to and benefit the local healthcare economy. PHL (formerly known as Hampshire Doctors on Call) runs Integrated Urgent Care, which evolved from the former Out of Hours model, for localities in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. All of the core services which look after patients with an urgent healthcare need are joined up together, and PHL work closely with system partners such as South Central Ambulance Service. The services we operate include call handling, telephone clinical assessment, out of hours home visiting services and some face-to-face Primary Care appointments services in Hampshire. In 2021 a newly formed Healthcare Division was created and incorporates PHLs Urgent Care, Primary Care and Youla Care Concierge Services. The new division combines PHL's healthcare operations into one team and utilises internal and external resources efficiently to achieve our organisations vision: to be an innovative healthcare 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

About the roleIt's an exciting time to join the PHL Group team. Our teams are ambitious and committed to delivering excellent services to those within our care.We're recruiting Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) and Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) from a variety of professional backgrounds including nurses, pharmacists and paramedics - if you're 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.We're committed to investing and developing our teams to create a diverse and contemporary workforce and support the four pillars of advanced practice (Leadership & Management; Education, Research and Clinical Practice)Your day to day

• 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.

Qualifications, Experience & Training

• Registered Nurse, Paramedic, Pharmacist,
• Master's Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (equivalent or higher),
• Clinical skills qualification at degree level,
• 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.
• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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

Experience

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.