Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key details

Practice Location: main site and related branches

Contract Type: Part time or full-time, permanent

Hours: Up to 37.5 hours per week

Professional Reporting: Practice Clinical Director

Managerial Reporting: Practice Manager

Role purpose

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) plays a pivotal role in enhancing the level of care provided to patients through advanced practice interventions. This role involves autonomously managing complete episodes of clinical care across all age groups and all demographics, encompassing a wide range of clinical conditions, diagnosing, treating, and referring patients as appropriate. The ACP operates within a multi-disciplinary team and is instrumental in mentoring and supporting both nursing staff and trainee practitioners.

Key responsibilities include the application of advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat, and advise patients across a variety of settings including face to face, telephone video and econsultations, ensuring the use of evidence-based practice. The ACP will also lead in the development of new services and pathways to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. This role requires dynamic clinical leadership and active participation in practice research activities to promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement within the practice.

Role duties

Clinical Responsibilities:

Patient Care: Deliver advanced and complex clinical care, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing for patients with acute, chronic, and complex conditions.

Autonomous Practice: Work independently within the scope of practice to manage complete clinical episodes, using advanced diagnostic skills and clinical judgment.

Case Management: Manage patient cases from initial assessment to conclusion, including follow-ups and referrals, ensuring continuity of care.

Prescribing: Utilise prescriptive authority responsibly following current guidelines and protocols to enhance therapeutic outcomes for patients.

Home visiting: undertake home visiting as and when required, including triage of home visits.

Leadership and Guidance:

Mentorship: Provide mentorship and supervision to nursing staff, trainee advanced practitioners, and other healthcare professionals to enhance team competencies.

Service Development: Lead the development and implementation of new clinical services and pathways, improving processes and patient care.

Professional Development: Engage in continuous professional development to keep abreast of medical advancements and to further develop clinical skills.

Research and Quality Improvement:

Research Participation: Participate in clinical audits and research activities to contribute to the evidence base for practice.

Quality Assurance: Implement quality improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with health care standards and best practices in patient care.

Educational Activities:

Training Provision: Deliver training sessions to healthcare staff on clinical skills, advanced practice techniques, and case management.

CPD Activities: Facilitate and participate in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activities within the practice.

Administrative and Organisational Duties:

Record Keeping: Maintain comprehensive and accurate patient records using SystmOne.

Meetings: Attend and contribute to team meetings, providing updates and insights on patient care strategies and outcomes

Person specification

Essential criteria

Educational Background:

Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or other regulatory body as appropriate.

Masters degree in advanced clinical practice, or active and up-to-date accreditation through the transition route, or any nurse, paramedic or clinical pharmacist that has successfully completed an ePortfolio (supported) route and has received their digital badge of recognition and has continued to engage in ongoing professional development to maintain their status .

Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification.

Clinical Skills:

Extensive experience in managing complete episodes of clinical care including assessment, diagnosis, treatments, and prescribing.

Advanced clinical skills in a primary care setting, with proficiency in using clinical diagnostic tools and conducting complex clinical procedures.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information to patients and team members effectively.

Strong interpersonal skills, capable of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Leadership and Mentorship:

Experience in a leadership role, providing mentorship and guidance to less experienced staff.

Demonstrated ability to lead service improvement initiatives and develop new clinical pathways.

IT Proficiency:

Competence in using SystmOne, essential for effective record-keeping and data management.

Regulatory Knowledge:

In-depth knowledge of current national health policies and clinical guidelines relevant to primary care and advanced practice.

Desirable criteria

Specialist Knowledge:

Further qualifications in a specialist area such as diabetes, dermatology, or emergency care.

Experience and competency in minor surgery procedures or chronic disease management.

Research and Development:

Involvement in clinical research or audits, with the ability to apply findings to improve clinical practice.

Skills in quality improvement methodologies applicable to primary healthcare.

Additional Competencies:

Ability to manage stress effectively and cope with a fast-paced medical environment.

Flexible and adaptive to change, with a proactive approach to problem-solving

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educational Background:
• Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or other regulatory body as appropriate.
• Masters degree in advanced clinical practice, or active and up-to-date accreditation through the transition route, or any nurse, paramedic or clinical pharmacist that has successfully completed an ePortfolio (supported) route and has received their digital badge of recognition and has continued to engage in ongoing professional development to maintain their status .
• Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification.

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

Fuller and Forbes Partnership

Address

Stirling Road Medical Centre

Stirling Road, St Budeaux

Plymouth

PL5 1PL

Employer's website

http://bramleyonline.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)