Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in General Practice

Brewood Medical Practice; Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A semi-rural general practice in Stafford is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner. This role involves working autonomously to assess, diagnose, and treat patients, alongside a supportive team. Ideal candidates will have a master's degree, a prescribing qualification, and experience in a General Practice setting. This practice offers a unique opportunity to deliver holistic care and contribute to a team tasked with managing a patient list of approximately 10,700 individuals. The position is full-time and emphasizes independent clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Must have a prescribing qualification essential to the role.
• Experience working in a General Practice setting.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously and be accountable for own professional actions.
• Undertake clinical nursing practice at an advanced level.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Education

Master's or equivalent qualification

Tools

Emis Web

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in General Practice

Brewood Medical Practice have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, resilient, experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our friendly team.

We are a semi-rural, part-dispensing General Practice with a list size of approx. 10,700 patients

Emis Web is our clinical system

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to perform as an autonomous practitioner working independently and with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions, initiating direct referrals as appropriate.

To manage daily surgeries comprising offace-to-face consultations, telephone consultations, house visits and telephonetriage work.

Undertake clinical practice at an advance level using expertknowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessingprimary care services.

Undertake home visits for chronic and acutely unwellpatients for certain medical emergencies.Prescribe medication as necessary for areas of chronic disease.

About us

Our clinical team consists of:-

2 x Partners

7 x G.P.'s

2 x Practice Nurses

1 x Nurse Prescriber

2 x Health Care Assistants

Plus a full administrative team

Job responsibilities

A full job description is attached to this advert.

In summary:-

Work autonomously and be accountable for his/her own professional actions

Undertake clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary care services

Person Specification

Qualifications

• This position requires a master's or equivalent qualification that includes the following four pillars:
• Clinical Practice
• Leadership and management
• Education and research
• And a demonstration of core capabilities and specific clinical competence
• Applicant to have good communication skills and work well as a team player

Experience

• Experience of working in a General Practice setting

Prescribing

• Prescribing qualification is essential to the role

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.