Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Clinical Lead

NHS; Wealden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Clinical Lead to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with a diverse group of healthcare professionals, ensuring a patient-centered approach to care. You will utilize your advanced clinical skills to assess and treat patients, while also contributing to practice targets and quality standards. With a focus on innovation and professional development, this position promises a fulfilling career path in primary care, alongside competitive salaries and flexible working options. Join a team that values your expertise and commitment to excellence in healthcare.

Benefits

6 Weeks Annual Leave

Generous Sick Pay

Protected time for CPD

Leadership and Management support

Induction and training provided

Full IT kit supplied

Qualifications

• Experience in a primary care setting is essential.
• Must have advanced clinical practice skills and knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic care to patients accessing primary health care services.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat a range of medical conditions.

Skills

Advanced Clinical Practice

Patient Assessment

Communication Skills

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Diagnostic Tests Interpretation

Education

Level 7 or Masters Level Qualification

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Clinical Lead

Are you looking to join a dynamic organisation in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Clinical Lead position? Are you looking for a leadership role that is wholesomely supported, works collaboratively and ensures you a work / life balance?

We are currently seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Clinical Lead to join one of our practices on the East Sussex/Kent border. We offer a competitive salary, flexible working hours and a range of benefits that include professional development opportunities, pension scheme, and generous holiday entitlement.

You will work alongside a diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals, including GPs, Nurses, Pharmacists, Paramedics and other specialists, to provide a truly integrated approach to care.

If you are an Advanced Clinical Practitioner experienced in primary care and or seeking a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. If you are passionate about delivering excellent healthcare and want to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and patient-centred care,get in touch today!

Main duties of the job

Main Role and Responsibilities:

• Undertakes Clinical Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services.
• Assesses diagnoses and treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Undertakes and interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures e.g. cytology, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring etc.
• Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply.
• Communicates highly sensitive condition related information to patients, relatives and carers.
• Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g. Diabetes, COPD, asthma, IHD referring to other clinical staff as appropriate.
• Contributes to practice targets both local and national within the disease management agenda e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, NSFs, National benchmarking.
• Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiates changes as necessary.
• Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.
• Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.
• Extended and supplementary prescriber.

About us

About Us: Sussex Primary Care came about in response to a need from GP Partners in local practices who were seeking a different future. In 2019 we took on our first two practices and now have 7 practices with a combined list of over 55,000 patients.

We are a learning organisation that listens to our team of staff, patients and partners to guide our future. At the heart of our vision are our patients and their needs. We are excited about our journey in delivering outstanding and innovative primary care.

What We Offer:

• Leadership and Management support from Clinical Lead and Medical Director.
• Induction, training, and IT set up (Full kit supplied).
• 6 Weeks Annual Leave, generous Sick Pay and protected time for CPD.
• Access to Training and Development and career portfolio.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 7 or Masters Level Qualification.

Experience

• Experience in a primary care setting.

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.

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours.