Advanced Clinical Practitioner Wish Park Surgery

Are you looking to join a dynamic organisation in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner 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 - to join our Wish Park Surgery situated in Hove. 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 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.
• Will become the frailty lead within the practice managing all of our care homes.
• Assesses, diagnoses and treats patients in surgery or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency.
• Refers patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.
• 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.
• Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others e.g. direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues.
• Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply.
• Communicates highly sensitive condition related information to patients, relatives and carers.
• 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.

What We Offer:

• Leadership and Management support from Clinical Lead.
• Induction, training, and IT set up (Full kit supplied).
• 6 Weeks Annual Leave, generous Sick Pay and protected time for CPD.
• NHS Pension.
• Access to Training and Development and career portfolio.
• Level 7 or Masters Level Qualification, or a will to work towards this level.
• Opportunities to pick up additional clinical sessions either in practice or remotely.

About Us:

Wish Park surgery is situated on the edge of Hove with over 7500 patients. We have a great clinical team with 7 GPs, an ACP clinical lead, paramedic practitioners and an amazing supportive administration team.

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.

For a full Job Description please contact our team via email at [email protected]