Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Marshfield; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthHero Integrated Care is seeking an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner to join its urgent and out-of-hours service across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire. The role involves autonomous assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adults and children, plus triage and referral.

The post requires a non-medical prescribing qualification and registration as a nurse, paramedic or allied health professional. Shifts cover primary care centres, home visits, remote consultations and regional head office triage.

Qualifications

• Non-medical prescribing qualification.
• Completion of a clinical reasoning module such as PADRIP or equivalent.
• Registration as a nurse, paramedic or other allied health professional.
• At least 2 years' prescribing experience.
• Evidence of an equivalent accumulation of relevant experience and knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat adult and paediatric patients with undifferentiated or undiagnosed illness or injury, or acute exacerbation of existing conditions, working autonomously with support from an...
• Triage and prioritise all patients, taking a history including past medical and drug history
• Carry out face-to-face sessions at primary care centres in Chippenham, Salisbury, Keynsham or Swindon
• Carry out home visits for patients unable to travel, using a fully equipped medical car and driver
• Provide care through remote consultations
• Refer patients to alternative care settings where appropriate
• Support the Care Coordination Service from the regional Head Office
• Triage calls received via the NHS 111 pathway during core daytime surgery hours
• Carry out triage shifts at Head Office in Chippenham
• Help develop an integrated approach to patient care across health and social care with relevant stakeholders

Education

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Clinical reasoning module (PADRIP or equivalent)

Job description

HealthHero Integrated Care needs an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner for its urgent and out-of-hours service across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire. The work is autonomous assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adults and children, plus triage and referral. Shifts cover primary care centres, home visits by medical car and head office triage, on weekday and weekend rotas in part or full-time patterns. Applicants must hold a non-medical prescribing qualification and be a registered nurse, paramedic or allied health professional.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose (where possible) and treat adult and paediatric patients with undifferentiated or undiagnosed illness or injury, or acute exacerbation of existing conditions, working autonomously with support from an...
• Triage and prioritise all patients, taking a history including past medical and drug history
• Carry out face-to-face sessions at primary care centres in Chippenham, Salisbury, Keynsham or Swindon
• Carry out home visits for patients unable to travel, using a fully equipped medical car and driver
• Provide care through remote consultations
• Refer patients to alternative care settings where appropriate
• Support the Care Coordination Service from the regional Head Office
• Triage calls received via the NHS 111 pathway during core daytime surgery hours
• Carry out triage shifts at Head Office in Chippenham
• Help develop an integrated approach to patient care across health and social care with relevant stakeholders

Qualifications

• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Completion of a clinical reasoning module such as PADRIP or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Registration as a nurse, paramedic or other allied health professional

Experience

• At least 2 years' prescribing experience
• Evidence of an equivalent accumulation of relevant experience and knowledge