Bank Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Bromley GP Alliance Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to provide comprehensive patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within primary care and have the chance to gain experience while potentially securing a permanent position. Responsibilities include clinical assessments, prescribing, and promoting health strategies, with opportunities in various domains including Homeless and Inclusion Health.

Benefits

Supervised clinical sessions

Qualifications

• Experience of working within primary care or general practice.
• Working autonomously in their current role.
• Non-Medical Prescribing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment for patients.
• Prescribe and review medication appropriately.
• Communicate effectively with patients and ensure informed consent.

Skills

Clinical leadership Skills

Communication skills, both written and verbal

Negotiation and conflict management skills

Advanced Clinical Practice Skills

Empathetic, kind and caring

Flexible and cooperative

Education

Relevant health degree (on a register ie NMC)

MSc or equivalent in Advanced Clinical Practice

Clinical supervision training

Job description

BGPA is offering an opportunity for either an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner OR someone newly qualified who would like to gain experience in different areas with the potential to become a permanent member of staff in the future. The post holder will work within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within primary care. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with BGPA and GP Practices to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing leadership as required. For the right applicant we will be able to offer supervised clinical sessions with our Nurse Practitioner whilst competence and confidence is gained, however, this person will have to commit to regular shifts (2-4 per month).

The post holder will have the opportunity to work in Homeless and Inclusion Health (HIH), Denosumab therapy, enhanced hours and within Bromleag Care Practice which helps care for most of the care homes across the Bromley Borough. Because of this, they will get a variety of presentations and therefore be able to build a good portfolio of practice.

Main duties of the job

Clinical practice:

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs. Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).

Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.

Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.

About us

BGPA is a federation of all 43 Bromley practices working collaboratively to enhance the health and wellbeing of Bromley residents, covering over 350,000 patients, 100% of the Bromley population.

BGPAs goals are to work strategically with Bromley practices to help secure the best services for patients whilst working together to support member practices in the challenges of a changing NHS.

BGPA aims to improve the morale of general practice in Bromley by sharing expertise, services and supporting its workforce.

BGPA will make a positive impact on medical services in Bromley by working closely with One Bromley Partners including NHS SEL ICB, local NHS trusts, local providers and patient groups, to improve the delivery of healthcare to the local population.

Job responsibilities

Communication:

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.

Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.

Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.

Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders.

Delivering a quality service:

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC or other regulating body.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.

Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.

Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.

Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.

In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.

Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.

Use a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events.

Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery.

Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant health degree (on a register ie NMC)
• Advanced Clinical Practice Skills
• Long term conditions qualifications
• MSc or equivalent in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Clinical supervision training

Experience

• Working autonomously in their current role
• Audits
• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Physical clinical assessment of different systems (ENT, respiratory, cardiac, neuro, etc)
• Health Needs assessment
• Experience of working within primary care or general practice
• Triage
• Experience of case management
• Research

Skills and Abilities

• Clinical leadership Skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Teaching & mentorship in a clinical setting
• Advanced Clinical Practice Skills
• Management of patients with long term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Local & National Health policy
• Clinical Governance issues in primary care
• Confident & able to inspire and motivate others
• Flexible and cooperative
• Empathetic, kind and caring
• Development- undertake mentorship as required, assessing competence against set standards
• Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences)
• Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning
• Driving licence
• Own car with business insurance
• Experience working in care homes
• Experience working with Homeless and Inclusion Health

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.