Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Emergency Care Practitioner

Primary Care Careers; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Colchester is seeking an advanced clinical practitioner to join their multi-disciplinary team. The role focuses on patient-centered clinical care, requiring autonomous practice and collaboration within a dynamic healthcare environment. The ideal candidate will hold a master's degree and have the expertise to support clinical development and standards. Competitive benefits and a full-time contract are offered.

Benefits

Living wage

Eye-care vouchers

Health service discounts

Minimum 33 days annual leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity terms

Uniform provided

Free use of mental wellbeing app

Flexible working contracts

Excellent training opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise providing advice, education, and support.
• Experience in advanced clinical assessment and treatment.
• Ability to develop clinical practice and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred clinical care in designated specialty area.
• Support efficient and focused patient service.
• Lead development of clinical standards and policies.

Skills

High level of clinical expertise

Autonomous practice

Patient-centered care

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Masters level education

Job description

Overview

Colchester Medical Practice is looking to recruit an advanced clinical practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team, to help us to transform and modernise pathways of care, enabling the safe and effective sharing of skills across traditional professional boundaries. This position is offered on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers.
• Be practicing autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner within the designated specialty area to provide patient-centred clinical care. This will encompass advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout the directorate.
• Support new ways of working that emphasise a more efficient and patient-focused service, ensuring the safe treatment, referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in their area.
• Take responsibility for leading the ongoing development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

The successful candidate may come from a range of professional backgrounds. As an experienced healthcare professional, educated to masters level, they will have developed the skills and knowledge to allow them to take on an expanded role and scope of practice caring for patients.

About Colchester Medical Practice

Colchester Medical Practice is a well established PCN, delivering excellent care to over 41,000 patients across the city of Colchester. We have four sites (Shrub End Surgery, Castle Gardens Medical Practice, Wimpole Road Surgery and Parsons Heath Medical Practice) and a new health and wellbeing hub, based at our Parsons Heath site. The practice is well established with a rating of GOOD by the Care Quality Commission. As a practice we employ over 120 colleagues to provide excellent healthcare to patients across Colchester. NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

• Proper Pay - Living Wage Foundation accredited.
• Eye-care vouchers.
• Health service discounts.
• Annual Leave: minimum 33 days FTE.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity terms.
• Uniform provided for colleagues if required.
• Free use of Holly Health mental wellbeing app.
• Flexible working contracts available upon request.
• Excellent training opportunities and progression provided.