Advanced Practitioner (AP1)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Permanent Advanced Practitioner to join the Duty Team across the Mereside practices in the UK. You will handle the full patient episode from history and assessment through diagnosis, treatment and review, with emphasis on same-day urgent care and long-term conditions.

You will report to the Advanced Practitioner Lead Manager and support Lead GPs, with possible three-day part-time working.

Qualifications

• Current registration with a relevant professional body
• Ideally a minimum of two years post-registration experience
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Nice to have qualification in minor illness assessment and management
• Experience delivering holistic care in the community

Responsibilities

• Provide care for presenting patients from history taking and clinical assessment through diagnosis, treatment and evaluation
• Triage urgent care requests daily to keep patients moving through the system
• Assess, examine and diagnose undifferentiated presentations, and manage acute and chronic conditions using an evidence-based, NICE-compliant approach
• Prioritise health problems and initiate emergency care in complex, urgent or emergency situations
• Identify and manage patients at risk of developing long-term conditions
• Support Lead GPs with routine reviews of patients living in care homes
• Work with patients to ensure medication regimes meet their needs, including side-effects and interactions
• Handle sensitive matters with legal or ethical considerations, such as safeguarding
• Support self-care and refer patients to wider services such as social prescribers
• Contribute to quality governance, including healthcare records, learning points, significant events, and self and peer review
• Share learning and contribute to a culture of organisational learning, with an own learning and development plan
• Work as a member of the Duty Team, managing own workload and collaborating with health and social care providers

Education

Qualified paramedic/nurse

Job description

Permanent advanced practitioner post reporting to the Advanced Practitioner Lead Manager and working in the Duty Team across the three Mereside practices. The work covers the full patient episode, from history taking and clinical assessment through diagnosis, treatment and review, with a strong focus on same-day urgent presentations and people with long-term conditions. Routine reviews of care home residents and support for Lead GPs are part of the role, and part-time working over three days is an option. Applicants need a current paramedic or nursing registration with a relevant professional body.

What the job involves

• Provide care for presenting patients from history taking and clinical assessment through diagnosis, treatment and evaluation
• Triage urgent care requests daily to keep patients moving through the system
• Assess, examine and diagnose undifferentiated presentations, and manage acute and chronic conditions using an evidence-based, NICE-compliant approach
• Prioritise health problems and initiate emergency care in complex, urgent or emergency situations
• Identify and manage patients at risk of developing long-term conditions
• Support Lead GPs with routine reviews of patients living in care homes
• Work with patients to ensure medication regimes meet their needs, including side-effects and interactions
• Handle sensitive matters with legal or ethical considerations, such as safeguarding
• Support self-care and refer patients to wider services such as social prescribers
• Contribute to quality governance, including healthcare records, learning points, significant events, and self and peer review
• Share learning and contribute to a culture of organisational learning, with an own learning and development plan
• Work as a member of the Duty Team, managing own workload and collaborating with health and social care providers

Qualifications

• Qualified paramedic or nurse, including district nurse

Registration & licences

• Current registration with a relevant professional body

Experience

• Ideally a minimum of two years post-registration experience

Checks & eligibility

• Eligible to work in the UK

Nice to have

• Appropriate qualification in minor illness assessment and management
• Experience of delivering holistic care in the community