Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wood Green; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Practice-funded socials

Supportive environment for new team

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to extend a community matron service, focusing on housebound patients and complex conditions. The role involves autonomous practice across care homes, patients' homes and surgery, with a strong emphasis on prescribing and urgent care.

Applicants should be registered nurses or paramedics with extended independent prescribing and have teaching or mentorship credentials to support clinical governance and education within

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or paramedic with extended independent non-medical prescribing.
• Advanced clinical knowledge across the four pillars of advanced practice.
• Mentor or teaching qualification with clinical teaching experience.
• Clinical supervision training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, examine, diagnose, treat and evaluate patients with undifferentiated presentations.
• Provide care to care home residents, patients at home and at the surgery.
• Prescribe and review medication within scope of practice and protocols.
• Lead urgent and emergency care and manage complex needs.

Skills

Clinical communication

Leadership

Change management

Resource management

Education

MSc in advanced practice

Nursing degree

Mentor/teaching qualification

Clinical supervision training

Governance knowledge

Job description

This Advanced Clinical Practitioner post sits within the Pembroke Medical Group general practice team, where it extends an existing community matron service to housebound patients. The work centres on assessing, diagnosing and treating patients with complex and undifferentiated problems, including prescribing and urgent care, across care homes, patients' homes and the surgery. The role is autonomous, with much of the work for frail and housebound people in their own homes, and is part of a service being expanded. Applicants need to be a registered nurse or paramedic with extended independent non-medical prescribing.

What the job involves

• Assess, examine, diagnose, treat and evaluate patients with undifferentiated presentations, from history taking onwards
• Provide care to care home residents, patients at home and patients at the surgery
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients with complex needs
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions using drug and non-drug treatments
• Prescribe and review medication within scope of practice and protocols
• Advise on medicines, side-effects and interactions and support adherence to treatment
• Prioritise health problems and lead urgent and emergency care
• Identify and treat patients at risk of developing long-term conditions
• Support health promotion and self-care
• Assess, refer and support patients with mental health needs under the NSF for Mental Health
• Deliver care for aural conditions and opportunistic wound care
• Work within the multidisciplinary practice team and build working relationships with other health professionals

Qualifications

• Registered first level MSc or equivalent
• Relevant nursing or health degree
• Mentor or teaching qualification, with teaching experience in a clinical setting
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Advanced clinical knowledge in the four pillars of advanced practice
• Knowledge of primary care clinical governance, patient group directions and local and national health policy

Registration & licences

• Extended independent non-medical prescribing

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience
• Recent primary and community nursing experience
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
• Clinical leadership, audit and research
• Management of patients with complex needs

Skills & knowledge

• Written and verbal communication, including delivering difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management
• Change management and resource management

Other

• Self-directed, highly motivated, flexible and able to work across boundaries as a team player

Nice to have

• Recent primary and community nursing experience of 5 years

What’s offered

• Practice-funded socials
• Supportive environment for new team members