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Larwood Health Partnership

Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 05 August 2025

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Job summary

Larwood Health Partnership is seeking a skilled and motivated Clinical Practitioner to join our existing team of Clinical Practitioners to continue to develop our ways of working in providing timely, quality care for our patients. We are based over 4 sites in the Worksop and surrounding area with a patient list size of almost 35,000 and rated Outstanding by CQC. We believe in innovation and are always striving to find more efficient ways of working and improve patient care.

Main duties of the job

You will join a team of Clinical Practitioners from nursing and paramedic backgrounds dealing with many common health concerns, including minor illnesses and long-term conditions. You will have a prescribing qualification and a level 7 qualification such as APACS or minor illness/injury. We are a SystmOne user and use SystmConnect to provide GP total triage to patients for all appointments. You will assess, diagnose, treat, order diagnostic tests, make referrals and manage illnesses and injuries for patients triaged by the GP as requiring urgent care on the day, which may take the form of seeing patients face to face or over the phone. Experience of chronic disease management is also desirable for this post. During the Winter you will be part of our sit and wait clinics set up specifically for people with chest, throat or ear infections.

About us

We have a multidisciplinary team made up of:

  • 8 GP Partners and 11 Salaried GPs
  • 7 Clinical/Nurse Practitioners assisting with acute patient care
  • Practice Paramedics undertaking home visits
  • Clinical Pharmacists managing medication related queries
  • First Contact Physiotherapists assisting with MSK problems
  • Social Prescribers and Care Coordinators
  • Experienced Management Team (including HR, Practice, Business, Estates,)
  • Dedicated Administrative Team
  • Fantastic scanning and summarising team undertaking Read Coding

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£42,000 to £52,000 a year Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0233-25-0004

Job locations

56 Larwood Avenue

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 0HH


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough clinical assessments, order appropriate investigations, diagnose, and formulate treatment plans, including onward referrals where appropriate for patients presenting with minor illness symptoms, and those with known long-term conditions.

  • Follow up investigation results with patients.

  • Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition as appropriate.

  • Prescribe medications safely and appropriately, in line with current guidelines.
  • Undertake medication reviews in line with the Practice protocol.

  • Provide health promotion and education to patients around self-care and appropriate use of services.

  • Recognise and act on red flags and signs of serious illness, referring appropriately when needed.

  • Work collaboratively with GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, and wider primary care teams.

  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with practice and legal requirements.

  • Contribute to the development of the minor illness service, supporting innovation and service improvement.

  • Participate in clinical audits, reviews, and quality improvement activities.

  • Be aware of health inequality and government agendas such as Core20PLUS5 with the aim of reducing health disparities between groups of people and improving access to healthcare.

  • Adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure patient safety.

  • Make professional autonomous decisions for which you are accountable.
  • Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
  • Works in collaboration with the Pharmacist Team for guidance and direction of prescribed medications.
  • 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 patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough clinical assessments, order appropriate investigations, diagnose, and formulate treatment plans, including onward referrals where appropriate for patients presenting with minor illness symptoms, and those with known long-term conditions.

  • Follow up investigation results with patients.

  • Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition as appropriate.

  • Prescribe medications safely and appropriately, in line with current guidelines.
  • Undertake medication reviews in line with the Practice protocol.

  • Provide health promotion and education to patients around self-care and appropriate use of services.

  • Recognise and act on red flags and signs of serious illness, referring appropriately when needed.

  • Work collaboratively with GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, and wider primary care teams.

  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with practice and legal requirements.

  • Contribute to the development of the minor illness service, supporting innovation and service improvement.

  • Participate in clinical audits, reviews, and quality improvement activities.

  • Be aware of health inequality and government agendas such as Core20PLUS5 with the aim of reducing health disparities between groups of people and improving access to healthcare.

  • Adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure patient safety.

  • Make professional autonomous decisions for which you are accountable.
  • Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
  • Works in collaboration with the Pharmacist Team for guidance and direction of prescribed medications.
  • 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 patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of clinical skills assessment
  • Experience of consultations with patients of different ages

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of working in a GP Practice
  • Experience of Diabetes, Respiratory Conditions
  • Experience of Wound dressing

Qualifications

Essential

  • The applicant needs to have experience in the management of minor illness/injury with a qualification at Level 7 such as the APACs course (Advanced, Physical and Consultation Skills module).
  • The applicant needs to have their non medical prescribing qualification.

Desirable

  • Experience of chronic disease management is desirable.

Professional Registration

Essential

  • You must be registered with a professional body eg NMC/HCPC
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of clinical skills assessment
  • Experience of consultations with patients of different ages

Desirable

  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Experience of working in a GP Practice
  • Experience of Diabetes, Respiratory Conditions
  • Experience of Wound dressing

Qualifications

Essential

  • The applicant needs to have experience in the management of minor illness/injury with a qualification at Level 7 such as the APACs course (Advanced, Physical and Consultation Skills module).
  • The applicant needs to have their non medical prescribing qualification.

Desirable

  • Experience of chronic disease management is desirable.

Professional Registration

Essential

  • You must be registered with a professional body eg NMC/HCPC

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).

Additional information

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

Larwood Health Partnership

Address

56 Larwood Avenue

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 0HH


Employer's website

https://www.larwoodhealthpartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Larwood Health Partnership

Address

56 Larwood Avenue

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 0HH


Employer's website

https://www.larwoodhealthpartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Manager Nursing and Care Practitioner Team

Liz Driver

lizdriver@nhs.net

01909513546

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£42,000 to £52,000 a year Dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A0233-25-0004

Job locations

56 Larwood Avenue

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 0HH


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