Bank Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Primary Care

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive culture

Recognition awards

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking highly motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join the Out of Hours service on a bank basis. The role offers adhoc shifts across Harrogate, Ripon, Northallerton and Catterick, with operational hours from 6pm–8am on weekdays and 24hr cover from 6pm Friday to 8am Monday and bank holidays.

The successful candidate will perform telephone triage, clinical assessments and referrals using advanced skills to manage undifferentiated conditions,

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone triage and clinical assessment.
• See patients in the primary care centre and undertake home visits where clinically appropriate.
• Assess, diagnose and treat or refer patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.

Job description

We are seeking highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join our team to provide an enhanced and quality Out of Hours service on behalf of Harrogate and District Foundation Trust.

We would like to offer the opportunity for individuals with extended skills in primary care to apply for a ‘bank role’ providing the flexibility to apply for adhoc shifts based in the Harrogate, Ripon, Northallerton and Catterick. The service is operational weekdays 6pm – 8am and provides 24hr cover from 6pm Friday to 8am Monday and bank holidays.

The successful applicants will be responsible for ensuring that the highest standard of clinical care and initiate clinical assessment including telephone triage and consultation, diagnosis, treatment, referral using a range of advanced skills and expert knowledge for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.

The post holder will undertake telephone triage assessments, see patients in the primary care centre and undertake home visits where clinically appropriate.

The post holder will assess, diagnose and treat or refer as appropriate, patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We Offer Colleagues

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please Note

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Caroline Reid Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07827834145