Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin)

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive pay

Flexible shifts across urgent care

Generous holiday entitlement

Generous pension scheme

CPD and bespoke training days

Simply Health cash plan

Descripción de la vacante

HealthHero Integrated Care is seeking an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner to join its out-of-hours urgent care service across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. The role focuses on autonomous assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adults and children, with face-to-face, home visit, or remote care.

You will work in primary care centres and on home visits, coordinating care and contributing to safe patient pathways.

Formación

• Non-medical prescribing qualification required.
• Working towards or holding an MSc in Advanced Practice.
• Completion of a clinical reasoning module such as PADRIP or equivalent.

Responsabilidades

• Assess and treat adult and paediatric patients as autonomous prescriber, face to face or remote.
• Triage and prioritise patients with comprehensive history taking.
• Undertake home visits where needed, using clinical judgement.
• Work shifts at primary care centres across Shrewsbury, Telford, Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, timely urgent care.
• Coordinate health and care services and refer to appropriate pathways.
• Support the regional Care Coordination Service from head office.
• Triage NHS 111 calls during daytime hours.
• Contribute to integrated care across health and social care partners.

Conocimientos

Autonomy in practice

Clinical reasoning

Emergency care pathways

Primary health care knowledge

Educación

Non-medical prescribing qualification

MSc in Advanced Practice

Clinical reasoning module (PADRIP)

Descripción del empleo

This Enhanced Clinical Practitioner post sits within HealthHero Integrated Care's out-of-hours urgent care service across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. The work centres on autonomous assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adult and paediatric patients with undifferentiated or acutely worsening illness, delivered face to face, by home visit or remotely. Shifts span primary care centres, mobile home visits and triage from the regional head office, on part or full time rotas. Applicants need a non-medical prescribing qualification and two years' prescribing experience.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose where possible and treat adult and paediatric patients as an autonomous prescriber, face to face or remotely
• Triage and prioritise all patients, taking a history including past medical and drug history
• Undertake home visits to patients unable to travel, using a medical car and driver
• Work face-to-face shifts at primary care centres in Shrewsbury, Telford, Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe and timely care through the urgent care service
• Coordinate health and care services and use alternative pathways to emergency admission where clinically appropriate
• Refer patients to alternative care settings where appropriate
• Support the Care Coordination Service from the regional head office
• Triage NHS 111 calls during core daytime surgery hours
• Contribute to an integrated approach to patient care across health and social care with relevant partners

Qualifications

• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Achieved or working towards an MSc in Advanced Practice
• Completion of a clinical reasoning module such as PADRIP or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Registered nurse, paramedic or other allied health professional

Experience

• At least 2 years of prescribing experience
• Training and experience of physical assessment and clinical reasoning with patients of all ages, including paediatrics
• Evidence of an equivalent accumulation of relevant experience and knowledge

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to work autonomously in and out of hours
• Wide knowledge base and competency in clinical practice
• Understanding of emergency care pathways
• Knowledge of primary health care issues affecting a diverse local population

What’s offered

• Competitive rates of pay
• Flexibility and a varied portfolio of work across urgent care
• Generous clinical shift enhancements for public holidays
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Continuing professional development and bespoke training days with external healthcare specialists
• Generous pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Simply Health cash plan