Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Urgent Care)

Allied Health; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to deliver high-quality patient care in a highly autonomous role. The ACP will manage clinical assessments and treatments without needing supervision, contributing to system development and improving patient outcomes. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently are essential for this role, along with appropriate clinical qualifications and prescribing credentials.

Qualifications

• Highly experienced independent senior clinician required.
• Proven track record of delivering advanced clinical care.
• Conscientious and competent practitioner capable of adapting skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and participate in clinical care of patients autonomously.
• Manage own case load and supervise junior team members.
• Contribute to the development of systems that facilitate patient care.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Expert clinical knowledge

Expertise in patient care

Ability to prescribe safely as a non-medical prescriber

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Job description

The post holder will be practising in a highly autonomous manner as an advanced clinical practitioner (ACP). This will encompass the skills of history taking, extended assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed extended scope of practice. Providing definitive care without requirement for supervision.

Where patients require further input undertake appropriate referrals.

The post holder will be a highly experienced independent senior clinician with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and clinical attributes, enabling them to provide expert clinical and professional support to other clinicians and staff.

The post holder will deliver a 95% clinical component to their role and 5% related to appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, self-development, development of the service and research. To provide expert advice on patient care to the healthcare team taking into account all aspects of clinical governance, and act as a specialist resource within the team.

Ability to adapt expert clinical knowledge and skills to different clinical settings and influence service delivery and patient care.

To prescribe safely and effectively as a non-medical prescriber in accordance with relevant guidelines and within the individual's scope of professional competence. To be a conscientious, confident and competent practitioner who works within their own scope of professional practice.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical/patient care

To deliver and participate in the clinical care of patients, working as a highly autonomous practitioner. To ensure that every patient receives specialised advice and appropriate management to facilitate a safe discharge, transfer or admission as required. Provide a level of advanced and comprehensive assessment based on a specialist body of knowledge, with a focus on assessing and managing risk.

Direct responsibility for the management of patients within own case load and supervision /development of junior members of the multidisciplinary team.

To appropriately assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat patients, resulting in the safe management, appropriate referral or discharge of patients. To contribute to the development and improvement of systems, policies and processes that facilitate patient care.

Maintain own clinical development by keeping abreast of new treatments and technologies within primary, acute and emergency care. To improve the quality of the patient experience by identifying and meeting the individual clinical needs of patients.

Where appropriate to their presenting circumstances, to rigorously review all aspects of the patients plan of care and identify and address issues that cannot wait for the patient to be reviewed by their own GP. To provide expert advice on patient care to the healthcare team taking into account all aspects of clinical governance, and act as a specialist resource within the team.

South Lincs and Rural PCN (SLRPCN) covers a population of roughly 100,000 patients registered with 9 GP surgeries practices covering the Bourne, Spalding and Holbeach areas.

The team at SLRCN are working collaboratively to provide services in addition to those already found at your local GP practices. Primary care networks have the potential to benefit patients by offering improved access and extending the range of services available to them and by helping to integrate primary care with wider health and community services. South Lincs and Rural Primary Care Network brings together nine GP Practices, health and care partners, patient organisations and the voluntary sector across East Lindsey. Our aim is to transform patient and carer access to health and care information, services, self-help and guidance. We adhere to NHS People Promise, providing a supportive, inclusive place of work.