Advanced Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, acting within their professional boundaries, providing advanced clinical skills and advice. The post-holder will look to improve patients health outcomes by demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients within their care. Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary surgery team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and providing leadership as required in order to work at this level, NMC/HCPC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

The post-holder will develop good working relationships with:

• Patients

• GP, nurses and other Surgery staff

• Other Advanced Clinical Practitioners

• Community Nurses and other healthcare staff

• Hospital staff

Clinical Responsibilities:

• To undertake a variety of duties, including working across the Surgeries in the locality as directed by the Duty Doctor.
• To deliver a high standard of patient care as an Advanced Practitioner (AP) in general practice, using specialist knowledge, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base utilising autonomous clinical skills.
• To effectively work at a level of advanced clinical practice that pulls together the four ACP pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis for patients presenting at the Surgery and within their own homes.
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
• Provide specific evidence based practical skills and knowledge in the following:

• Coughs, colds and flu

• Sore throats

• Earache

• Skin rashes

• Diarrhoea / vomiting

• Soft tissue and ligament injuries

• Abdominal pain

• Urine infection / discharges

• Emergency contraception

• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs, within the post holders knowledge and skills and in accordance with National and Local Guidelines.
• 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. Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning or sexual health consultations.
• Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with national and local guidelines.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.
• Collecting data for audit purposes.
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions whenever possible).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse/Paramedic (Currently registered with the NMC or HCPC)
• MSc in Advanced Practice
• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to use skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
• Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation, the local ICB and with key external stakeholders
• Able to analyse data and information, drawing out implications for the individual patient/impact on care plan
• Able to evidence the implementation of advanced clinical practice with their own practice relating to the four ACP pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research
• Excellent communication skills, able to communicate effectively across different levels
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and MS Outlook to intermediate level

Experience

Essential

• An appreciation of the nature of GPs and General Practices
• Experience in management long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
• Experience of use of a medical software package
• Understanding of evidence based practice
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice
• Understanding of the accountability arising from the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2004) and medico-legal aspects of the Advanced Practitioner role
• Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mendip Vale Medical Group

Address

Sunnyside Surgery

4 Sunnyside Road

Clevedon

Avon

BS21 7TA

Employer's website

https://www.mendipvale.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)