Job summary
Were looking for an Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) to join our welcoming and supportive team at Glastonbury Surgery for 37 hours per week.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, patient-focused GP practice providing high-quality primary care to our local community.
As an ACP, youll work with a good level of autonomy while also being well supported by our GPs and nursing team. Youll see a varied mix of patients, manage both acute and long-term conditions, and play an important role in helping us deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care.
We welcome and encourage informal visits to the practice, giving you the opportunity to meet the team and learn more about the role before applying.
You will be supported with a comprehensive and tailored induction plan, with a commitment to ongoing training and development.
This role will be employed through West Mendip PCN (ARRS) and working full time at Glastonbury Surgery.
What We Offer
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37 hours per week with flexible working options where possible
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Supportive and welcoming practice team
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Opportunities for professional development and training
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Free staff parking with no weekend working
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NHS pension and competitive annual leave entitlement, in addition to bank holidays
Main duties of the job
Assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients
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Managing acute, chronic, and complex conditions
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Prescribing independently (where qualified)
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Referring patients to other services when needed
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Working closely with GPs, nurses, and the wider team
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Keeping clear and accurate clinical records
About You
A qualified Advanced Care Practitioner with relevant training
Registered with the NMC or HCPC
An Independent Prescriber (or working towards this)
Confident, approachable, and patient-focused
Enjoys working as part of a team and supporting service development
About us
We have a registered list size of 14,000 patients who are expertly cared for by a comprehensive and diverse multi-disciplinary team including; GPs, GP Registrars, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Pharmacy Technicians, administrative, secretarial & reception staff.
The friendly and supportive working environment offers a structured and pleasant working day. Benefits of working for the practice include a competitive annual leave entitlement, access to the NHS pension scheme, commitment to continued personal and professional development and free on-site parking.
Glastonbury is a small, friendly market town set in the beautiful countryside of Somerset. The Tor dominates the landscape alongside the ruins of the Abbey around which the town was established. Glastonbury has both a medieval and spiritual history which has attracted over the years a diverse population who live alongside many long established families in the area. This all contributes to the uniqueness of the town now famous for the annual Glastonbury Festival. Glastonbury attracts complementary practices in the town; we however provide conventional family medicine as this suits the vast majority of our practice population.
www.glastonburysurgery.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
- assess and triage
patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive
treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group
directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care
pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team.
- manage undifferentiated
undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology
and take appropriate action.
- use complex decision
making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, complete management of episodes
of care within a broad scope of practice.
- actively take a
personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable
shared decision making with the presenting person; and
- complete the relevant
training in order to provide multi-professional clinical practice and CPD
supervision to other roles within primary care, for example first contact
practitioners and the personalised care roles.
- undertake structured
surgeries working in an autonomous role including the management of patients
presenting with new problems or exacerbations of chronic disorders.
- Engage in the planning and
delivery of patient home visits, including both acute visits and the management
of chronic medical problems in the house-bound.
- Liaise with and advise
the nurse lead to ensure most appropriate use of resources.
- Be a training and
mentoring resource for peers and hosted trainees.
- Responsible for the
collection and presentation of data that will lead to development of the
service.
- Promote the appointment
system within the Practice, working as part of a same day service supported by
a duty Doctor for guidance and consultation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- assess and triage
patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive
treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group
directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care
pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team.
- manage undifferentiated
undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology
and take appropriate action.
- use complex decision
making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, complete management of episodes
of care within a broad scope of practice.
- actively take a
personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable
shared decision making with the presenting person; and
- complete the relevant
training in order to provide multi-professional clinical practice and CPD
supervision to other roles within primary care, for example first contact
practitioners and the personalised care roles.
- undertake structured
surgeries working in an autonomous role including the management of patients
presenting with new problems or exacerbations of chronic disorders.
- Engage in the planning and
delivery of patient home visits, including both acute visits and the management
of chronic medical problems in the house-bound.
- Liaise with and advise
the nurse lead to ensure most appropriate use of resources.
- Be a training and
mentoring resource for peers and hosted trainees.
- Responsible for the
collection and presentation of data that will lead to development of the
service.
- Promote the appointment
system within the Practice, working as part of a same day service supported by
a duty Doctor for guidance and consultation.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise workloads.
- An understanding, adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge to respond to the needs of patients.
- The ability to respond positively to changes both within the practice and the wider healthcare system.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Desirable
- Competent with the EMIS clinical system
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Registration with professional body.
- To work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct 2002 or equivalent professional body.
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent Nurse Practitioner Degree (2year programme) or Advanced Clinical Practice Masters.
- Successfully completed a minor ailment module at BSc/Msc level. Independent & supplementary Prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- 1 year minimum triage/minor illness work, A&E or as an Emergency Care Practitioner
Desirable
- Leadership experience
- Experience of telephone triage
- Current or previous experience working in Primary Care
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise workloads.
- An understanding, adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
- Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness, common sense and local knowledge to respond to the needs of patients.
- The ability to respond positively to changes both within the practice and the wider healthcare system.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Desirable
- Competent with the EMIS clinical system
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Registration with professional body.
- To work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct 2002 or equivalent professional body.
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent Nurse Practitioner Degree (2year programme) or Advanced Clinical Practice Masters.
- Successfully completed a minor ailment module at BSc/Msc level. Independent & supplementary Prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- 1 year minimum triage/minor illness work, A&E or as an Emergency Care Practitioner
Desirable
- Leadership experience
- Experience of telephone triage
- Current or previous experience working in Primary Care
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).