Advanced Home Visit Practitioner – Autonomous Prescriber

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a home visiting practitioner to serve registered patients in the Cramlington area, delivering care at patients’ homes to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

You will assess, diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions autonomously, with close collaboration with GPs, nurses, and community services. Current NMC/HCPC registration is required; independent prescribing is a valuabled asset if applicable.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and manage clinical risk.
• Excellent communication, documentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned and urgent home visits for patients who need care at home.
• Independently assess and diagnose complex undifferentiated illness, requesting and interpreting investigations where authorised.
• Initiate treatment, including medicines, within prescribing qualifications and professional competence.
• Coordinate care with the duty GP, MDT, community nursing, social care and pharmacists, promoting continuity.
• Keep accurate SystmOne records with SNOMED CT coding and report significant findings to the GP.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Autonomous decision making

Independent working

Communication skills

Education

Advanced practice master’s level qualification

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a home visiting practitioner to serve registered patients in the Cramlington area, delivering care at patients’ homes to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

You will assess, diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions autonomously, with close collaboration with GPs, nurses, and community services. Current NMC/HCPC registration is required; independent prescribing is a valuabled asset if applicable.