Advanced Practitioner

Mendip Vale Medical Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional medical practice in Bristol is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to enhance patient care across its multiple sites. The ideal candidate will provide advanced clinical skills, manage patient assessments for both acute and chronic conditions, and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team. Qualifications include registration with the NMC or HCPC, an MSc in Advanced Practice, and experience with clinical autonomy. This role offers a compelling opportunity for those passionate about improving patient health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience managing long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Proven ability to evaluate own clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard patient care as an Advanced Practitioner.
• Assess, diagnose, and implement care for patients with acute and chronic conditions.
• Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, and referral.

Skills

Autonomous clinical practice

Evidence based practice

Patient assessment

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered General Nurse/Paramedic

MSc in Advanced Practice

Non-Medical Prescribing

Current IRMER training

Tools

Medical software package

Job description

Mendip Vale Medical Group (MVMG) are looking for furtherAdvanced Practitioner to join our existing team in our Southmead Surgery, as we expand in our friendlyand innovative practices serving over 85,000 patients within our 10 sites inNorth Somerset, Bristol & South Gloucester.

As an Advanced Practitioner you will exercise advancedclinical expertise, acting within your professional boundaries, providingadvanced clinical skills and advice.

If you are passionate about improving patients healthoutcomes through the demonstration of the sound understanding of the issuesrelated to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and managementof patients within your care; as well as working collaboratively with themultidisciplinary surgery team this maybe the job for you.

Main duties of the job

To deliver a high standard of patient care as an AdvancedPractitioner in general practice, using specialist knowledge, and a broad andin-depth theoretical knowledge base utilising autonomous clinical skills.

Assess, diagnose, plan and implement care for patientspresenting with both acute and chronic conditions, within the Surgery and the patientsown homes, integrating both drug and non-drug based treatment methods into amanagement plan.

To implement and operate according to the four pillars of advance practice and in line with the requirements of the NMC/HCPC code of conduct.

About us

As a high-achieving and well-organised practice, we embrace a Multi-Disciplinary Team approach to care provision.

Changes made from merging and working more effectively have enabled us to make investment into our buildings, making our estate one of the newest and brightest in the south west.

Job responsibilities

To provide highly skilled Advanced Clinical assessment,diagnosis, advisory, triaging and onward referral for patients presenting with acuteand chronic conditions, ensuring the services are delivered in line withcurrent trends in health care delivery, following current evidence basedpractice and skills in keeping with the Advanced Practice Frameworks.

Taking professional responsibility to flexibly,independently and safely manage your allocated Primary Care caseload supportedby a GP / Lead AP mentor.

To maintain a high level of expertise within this specialty,ensuring implementation of evidence-based practice and auditable standardsaccountable for decisions and actions through NMC/HCPC registration.

To ensure timely and effective communication within the multi-disciplinaryteam and Practice Management team as relevant.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience in management long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD.
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team.
• Experience of use of a medical software package.
• Understanding of evidence based practice.
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse/Paramedic (Currently registered with the NMC or HCPC).
• MSc in Advanced Practice (or training towards)
• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Current IRMER training and competency in requesting appropriate radiological investigations

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.