Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

NHS Jobs is recruiting Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Advanced Nurse Practitioners across sites in Staffordshire and the North East. You will assess health needs, make autonomous clinical judgments, diagnose, treat, refer or discharge, with face‑to‑face consultations in Urgent Treatment Centres.

Roles cover weekdays, evenings, weekends and bank holidays, with a philosophy centred on leadership, education, research and clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Paramedic, Pharmacist; Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent).
• Independent prescriber; study in minor illness/injury and paediatric minor illness/injury (or willingness to develop).

Responsibilities

• Carry out consultations with patients, taking history and performing examinations to identify potential diagnoses.
• Decide on and carry out treatment, including prescribing and referrals within local pathways.
• Provide clinical advice and mentorship to junior clinical staff.

Skills

Advanced clinical practice

Clinical assessment

Independent prescriber

Minor illness knowledge

Minor injury knowledge

Paediatric illness knowledge

Education

Master's in Advanced Clinical Practice

Clinical skills qualification at degree level

Job description

About the role

It'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 of our sites in Staffordshire and the North East.