Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner Single Point of Access

NHS Jobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner for the Single Point of Access. The role involves clinical triage, leadership and expert assessment of undiagnosed needs across multiple consultation channels.

The post offers the chance to lead the service, improve patient care and work with system partners to deliver high-quality care. An onsite opportunity at Priestley Wharf is available for visits with Michelle Price.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical triage, leadership and expertise.
• Act as a first contact with high autonomy and expert advanced clinical assessment for undiagnosed needs.
• Initiate investigations, interpret diagnostic results and determine differential diagnoses.
• Make direct referrals for medical assessment and diagnostic procedures within agreed pathways.
• Lead the service to achieve quality targets and sustain high standards of patient care and service delivery.
• Signpost, refer and support access to health services to reduce inappropriate attendances at A&E.
• Safeguard individuals from abuse by reporting incidents involving potential or actual abuse.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene in urgent or emergency situations, including initiating effective emergency care.
• Empower professionals, patients and carers to make informed decisions and delegate care appropriately within the Service.

Job description

Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner Single Point of Access

Please refer to the job description for a detailed outline of the main duties.

• Work in accordance with professional code of conduct.
• Provide clinical triage, leadership and expertise.
• Act as a first contact, exercising a high degree of professional autonomy and critical judgement in providing expert advanced clinical assessmentfor patients referred with undiagnosed and undifferentiated needs through a range of consultation mediums.
• To initiate investigations, interpret diagnostic results and determine differential diagnosis and manage and evaluate care where appropriate/necessary.
• Make direct referrals as appropriate for medical assessment and diagnostic procedures within agreed pathways.
• Lead the service in achieving its quality targets to sustain high standards of patient care and service delivery.
• Signpost, refer and support access to health services to reduce inappropriate attendances and admissions to A&E.
• To safeguard individuals from abuse by reporting any incidents involving potential or actual abuse and acting upon concerns immediately.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including the initiation of effective emergency care.
• Empower professionals/patients/carers to make informed decisions and delegate care appropriately within the Service.

Please see Job Description for more. For interested candidates, there is an offer to visit the Single Point of Access at Priestley Wharf to see the Single Point of Access in practice. If you wish to undertake a visit, please contact Michelle Price on 07874 890555 and this can be arranged. The role will offer an exciting opportunity to work with system partners all striving to work collaboratively together for the benefit of its citizens and how and where they receive high quality care.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust