Job summary
This
is a great opportunity for a registered Paramedic/Nurse practitioner or a
trainee advanced care practitioner who is currently undertaking Advanced Care
Practitioner training.
Main duties of the job
You will work in a friendly, multi-disciplinary
team, working alongside GPs assessing and triaging patients in the minor
illness clinics and conducting home visits. This will include same day triage
and as appropriate provide a definite treatment or make necessary referrals to
other members of the primary care team.
You
will also:
- Act as a key contact
for Care Homes and patients on the frailty register, offering proactive care.
- Advise patients on
general healthcare, including self-management and signposting,
- Undertake the
collection of pathological specimens,
- Support the team with
clinical emergencies,
- Liaise with external
services/agencies to ensure patients are supported appropriately (vulnerable
patients etc)
About us
Flansham Park Health Centre is a
training Practice with 4 dedicated GP Partners and 8 Salaried GP's supported by
a team of highly professional clinical and non-clinical staff to provide the
highest possible standard of care to over 13,200 patients.
Applicants who are patients of Flansham Park Health Centre:
Flansham
Park Health Centre considers
that employing staff who are patients of the practice has significant
disadvantages both to the patient and to the practice. Please note therefore that if your
application is successful, you will be required to register elsewhere.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Care Practitioner. There
may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be
dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as
appropriate provide a definite 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.
- Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management
where appropriate, including signposting patients to the organisations social
prescribing service and where appropriate, other community or voluntary
services
- Provide advanced, care to
patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and Undertake
the collection of pathological specimens
- Request pathology/investigatory procedures
- Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant
legislation
- Ensure read/SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
- Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant
guidance, working towards or willing to undertake this training
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over
the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as
required
- Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local
and regional guidance
- Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is
supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe
practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual
- Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in
accordance with local and national policies
- Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and
addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- Perform
specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of practice and in line
with local and national guidance
- Perform
and interpret ECGs
- Support
the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services (e.g.,
monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients)
- Communicate
at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centered
service is delivered
- Communicate
proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the MDT, attending and
contributing to meetings as required
- Communicate
effectively with patients and, where appropriate, family members and their
carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their
physical health needs, results, findings and treatment
choices
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Care Practitioner. There
may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be
dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
- Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as
appropriate provide a definite 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.
- Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management
where appropriate, including signposting patients to the organisations social
prescribing service and where appropriate, other community or voluntary
services
- Provide advanced, care to
patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and Undertake
the collection of pathological specimens
- Request pathology/investigatory procedures
- Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant
legislation
- Ensure read/SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
- Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant
guidance, working towards or willing to undertake this training
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over
the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as
required
- Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local
and regional guidance
- Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is
supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe
practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual
- Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in
accordance with local and national policies
- Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and
addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- Perform
specialist health checks and reviews within their scope of practice and in line
with local and national guidance
- Perform
and interpret ECGs
- Support
the delivery of anticipatory care plans and lead certain services (e.g.,
monitoring blood pressure and diabetes risk of elderly patients)
- Communicate
at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective, person-centered
service is delivered
- Communicate
proactively and effectively with all colleagues across the MDT, attending and
contributing to meetings as required
- Communicate
effectively with patients and, where appropriate, family members and their
carers, where applicable, complex and sensitive information regarding their
physical health needs, results, findings and treatment
choices
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently training as an Advanced Care Practitioner
- Educated to degree level in paramedicine/Nursing or equivalent experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council as a paramedic or registered with the NMC
- Post graduate qualifications in minor injury/illness and advanced patient assessment
Experience
Essential
- Experienced in dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Desirable
- Completed two-year Consolidation of Learning period when a newly qualified paramedic
- Experienced in triage
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centered support in a non-judgmental way
- Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
- Ability to use discretion and sensitivity
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
- High level of written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently training as an Advanced Care Practitioner
- Educated to degree level in paramedicine/Nursing or equivalent experience
- Registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council as a paramedic or registered with the NMC
- Post graduate qualifications in minor injury/illness and advanced patient assessment
Experience
Essential
- Experienced in dealing with a range of clinical conditions
Desirable
- Completed two-year Consolidation of Learning period when a newly qualified paramedic
- Experienced in triage
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centered support in a non-judgmental way
- Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
- Ability to use discretion and sensitivity
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
- Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
- High level of written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety
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).
