Job summary
The Bournemouth East Collaborative Primary Care Network has a new and exciting opportunity for anACPto join the BEC PCN Team. This is a role that combines work with our Enhanced Care Team supporting our housebound patients with acute visits, and work in our Treatment Centre which is largely on the day acute clinics. The hours will be both in-hours and out of hours.
Sessions to be discussed at interview, this will include Tuesday & Thursday evenings up to 8pm.
This role will require anEnhanced DBS Clearance. Should you have this certificate as part of the DBS subscription service, we would be happy to accept this providing the original is shown. Otherwise, you will be expected to complete a new application.
Main duties of the job
The ACP will be expected to provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to acute home visits and running acute on the day clinics F2F in our PCN Treatment Centre.
If appropriate, prescribe and refer patients to appropriate care providers, within locally agreed PCN healthcare pathways and complete 2 week waits if required.
About us
Bournemouth East Collaborative Primary Care Network, situated on the stunning Dorset South Coast, comprises four like-minded practices working together in East Bournemouth, with a strong reputation on quality improvement and investing in its employees. The PCN serves a population of approximately 55,000 patients with a diverse demographic.
Practices part of the PCN are:
Beaufort Road Surgery
Littledown Surgery
Shelley Manor and Holdenhurst Road Medical Centre
Southbourne Surgery
The PCN is committed to developing, supporting and sustaining a diverse workforce, representative of the community it serves. By working together with our different Network teams, we use our combined skills to provide a service that is joined-up, holistic, proactive and personal for the patient.
Our Network teams include-
Enhanced Care Visiting team for frail housebound patients and those in care homes. The team includes visiting GPs, ANPs, Paramedic, Frailty Nurses, Care Coordinators, Clinical Pharmacist.
BEC Treatment Centre working out of the Treatment Centre at Shelley Manor Medical Centre supported by GPs, ANPs, Respiratory Nurse and HCAs.
First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioner service.
Digital Lead, Digital champions
Pharmacy team comprising of Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Care Co-ordinator.
Mental Health practitioners.
Health & Wellbeing Coaches and Social Prescribers within Help & Care team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Autonomously manage own visiting list of frailty and housebound patients across the age continuum to provide whole episode of healthcare by seeing, assessing, diagnosing, treating and discharging or referring patient.
Autonomously manage own appointment list of patients across the age continuum to provide whole episode of healthcare by seeing, assessing, diagnosing, treating and discharging or referring patients attending the Treatment Centre across a wide range of undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions including minor injuries and minor ailments.
Able to use an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy and judgement for seeing treating and assessing patients who present with a broad range of situations and conditions.
You will have an advanced practice qualification and be a non-medical prescriber.
Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary PCN team, delegating and referring as appropriate, to optimise health outcomes for patients.
Work autonomously, clinically examining and assessing patients and initiating any appropriate action whilst taking responsibility for managing practice whilst using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy and judgment for highly complex decision making across a broad range of situations.
Have a level of understanding of PCN and NHS values, policies and procedures.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Equality & Diversity
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity, taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.
The PCN is a friendly, flexible, forward thinking and a supportive Network.
We can we offer you in return?
Our PCN reflects the NHS values of working together for our patients and the communities we serve; we will support you with a robust induction programme to help you achieve your full potential and highlight areas of training to ensure good progression.
We highly value a teamworking ethos and strongly promote a culture of support and development for our staff. We will provide a GP and ANP Clinical Leads who are there to provide clinical support to you in your advanced practice role.
All our mandatory learning opportunities are free to all employees, and many can be used towards revalidation for those with a professional qualification.
You will have the option to work flexibly, enabling you to better achieve a genuine balance between your work life and your personal life and a competitive salary and opportunity to join the NHS pension scheme.
Other benefits include:
Working with a friendly, encouraging, and supportive team
Up to 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Free parking on site
Access to health service discounts online (Blue Light Card), where well-known brands offer discounts to NHS employees.
Employee Assistance Programme
Free flu jabs
Enhanced sick pay (after qualifying period)
Network events
Dedicated support for health and wellbeing for all PCN staff
Staff friendly policies to support work-life balance.
Cycle to work scheme (after successful probationary period)
Staff events/functions
Equal opportunity
Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, marriage or civil partnership status, gender, gender expression or gender identity, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or veteran status.
Immigration Act 2016
All applicants will be asked to provide the required documented evidence of eligibility to live and work in the UK, prior to the interview. In completing this application, you are giving Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN permission to contact the Home Office/UKBA to establish your immigration status and eligibility to work at Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN.
Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN is not a Tier Sponsor.
Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN reserves the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Autonomously manage own visiting list of frailty and housebound patients across the age continuum to provide whole episode of healthcare by seeing, assessing, diagnosing, treating and discharging or referring patient.
Autonomously manage own appointment list of patients across the age continuum to provide whole episode of healthcare by seeing, assessing, diagnosing, treating and discharging or referring patients attending the Treatment Centre across a wide range of undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions including minor injuries and minor ailments.
Able to use an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy and judgement for seeing treating and assessing patients who present with a broad range of situations and conditions.
You will have an advanced practice qualification and be a non-medical prescriber.
Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary PCN team, delegating and referring as appropriate, to optimise health outcomes for patients.
Work autonomously, clinically examining and assessing patients and initiating any appropriate action whilst taking responsibility for managing practice whilst using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy and judgment for highly complex decision making across a broad range of situations.
Have a level of understanding of PCN and NHS values, policies and procedures.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Equality & Diversity
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity, taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.
The PCN is a friendly, flexible, forward thinking and a supportive Network.
We can we offer you in return?
Our PCN reflects the NHS values of working together for our patients and the communities we serve; we will support you with a robust induction programme to help you achieve your full potential and highlight areas of training to ensure good progression.
We highly value a teamworking ethos and strongly promote a culture of support and development for our staff. We will provide a GP and ANP Clinical Leads who are there to provide clinical support to you in your advanced practice role.
All our mandatory learning opportunities are free to all employees, and many can be used towards revalidation for those with a professional qualification.
You will have the option to work flexibly, enabling you to better achieve a genuine balance between your work life and your personal life and a competitive salary and opportunity to join the NHS pension scheme.
Other benefits include:
Working with a friendly, encouraging, and supportive team
Up to 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Free parking on site
Access to health service discounts online (Blue Light Card), where well-known brands offer discounts to NHS employees.
Employee Assistance Programme
Free flu jabs
Enhanced sick pay (after qualifying period)
Network events
Dedicated support for health and wellbeing for all PCN staff
Staff friendly policies to support work-life balance.
Cycle to work scheme (after successful probationary period)
Staff events/functions
Equal opportunity
Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, marriage or civil partnership status, gender, gender expression or gender identity, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or veteran status.
Immigration Act 2016
All applicants will be asked to provide the required documented evidence of eligibility to live and work in the UK, prior to the interview. In completing this application, you are giving Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN permission to contact the Home Office/UKBA to establish your immigration status and eligibility to work at Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN.
Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN is not a Tier Sponsor.
Bournemouth East Collaborative PCN reserves the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with relevant professional body.
- Recognised Advanced Clinical Practice course -or working towards MSc or Advanced Practice Digital badge.
- Non-medical prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Frailty.
- Ability to see and treat a wide range of minor injury and illness presentations.
- To take a full comprehensive history, clinically physically examine and treat within level of own competence.
- Willing to learn clinical new skills to enhance practice.
- Evidence of on-going CPD.
- Has previous experience working at an advanced level in primary care, or frailty.
- Evidence of working at an Advanced level.
- Reflect on own practice and direct own learning.
Desirable
- Interpretation of X-rays.
- Understanding of the Primary Care Network.
- Additional skills of assessing elderly care.
- Teaching and developing staff.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information/results from patient assessment.
- Previously worked as part of an integrated team
Aptitude and skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, using a range of methods, e.g. verbal, written, record keeping.
- Maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of the patient and their relatives.
- To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives and work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner.
- Able to work autonomously whilst using clinical decision-making skills at an advanced level.
- Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and cope when the service is under pressure.
- Takes pride in their work and have a strong sense of personal and team accountability.
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
- Good organisational skills.
- To be flexible and multi skilled to ensure the priorities of the PCN can be met.
Desirable
- Computer literacy with a range of software, databases, spread sheets.
- Has an understanding of SystmOne.
- Is able to complete task, two week wait referrals and templates.
- Seeks out, and takes, opportunities for improving the service offered, with customer focus in foresight.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-motivation and reliability.
- Professional role model for advanced clinical practice.
- Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Professional and empathetic manner.
- Ability to deal with distressing, unpleasant circumstances and difficult issues.
- Can do attitude.
- Standard computer and key board skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with relevant professional body.
- Recognised Advanced Clinical Practice course -or working towards MSc or Advanced Practice Digital badge.
- Non-medical prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Frailty.
- Ability to see and treat a wide range of minor injury and illness presentations.
- To take a full comprehensive history, clinically physically examine and treat within level of own competence.
- Willing to learn clinical new skills to enhance practice.
- Evidence of on-going CPD.
- Has previous experience working at an advanced level in primary care, or frailty.
- Evidence of working at an Advanced level.
- Reflect on own practice and direct own learning.
Desirable
- Interpretation of X-rays.
- Understanding of the Primary Care Network.
- Additional skills of assessing elderly care.
- Teaching and developing staff.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information/results from patient assessment.
- Previously worked as part of an integrated team
Aptitude and skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, using a range of methods, e.g. verbal, written, record keeping.
- Maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of the patient and their relatives.
- To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives and work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner.
- Able to work autonomously whilst using clinical decision-making skills at an advanced level.
- Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and cope when the service is under pressure.
- Takes pride in their work and have a strong sense of personal and team accountability.
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
- Good organisational skills.
- To be flexible and multi skilled to ensure the priorities of the PCN can be met.
Desirable
- Computer literacy with a range of software, databases, spread sheets.
- Has an understanding of SystmOne.
- Is able to complete task, two week wait referrals and templates.
- Seeks out, and takes, opportunities for improving the service offered, with customer focus in foresight.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-motivation and reliability.
- Professional role model for advanced clinical practice.
- Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Professional and empathetic manner.
- Ability to deal with distressing, unpleasant circumstances and difficult issues.
- Can do attitude.
- Standard computer and key board skills.
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).
