Advanced Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a new role within our PCN for an experienced ACP to support patients within our care homes, delivering high quality planned and proactive care to avoid unplanned hospital admissions, as well as working within our GP practices alongside primary care staff and with our home visiting team. This role will allow the successful candidate to spend the quality time needed with patients to ensure a personalised care approach is taken when discussing and treating their healthcare needs.

To work within their professional boundaries providing first point of contact for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health care needs, including telephone triage and face to face consultations. There may be the need to perform home visits as well along with acting as the link and providing care for patients residing in the PCNs Care Homes.

To work collaboratively with the healthcare team, meeting the needs of the patient whilst demonstrating critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. This will include history taking, clinical assessment and diagnostic skills in partnership with the practices in developing the role further.

Will have a knowledge of long-term conditions.

Independently prescribe (where applicable to the role) and review appropriate medications in accordance with local policies and evidence based medical practice and work collaboratively with the wider team to support patients and to promote medication adherence.

To order investigations, follow-up results and arrange appropriate management including seeking advice where appropriate.

Providing face-to-face, acute medical treatment for care home residents seeking a care primary care service.

To work with a multidisciplinary team including community and voluntary sector to improve patient care.

Actively taking a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person.

To support the GP practices with the ongoing management of care home residents by reviewing amending residents RESPECT paperwork and Personalised Care and Support Plans as well as undertaking care home rounds and supporting with Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings.

The successful candidate will have a Post Graduate Degree Qualification in their field, Clinical Practice or equivalent qualification, with evidence of academic study and practical experience of situations that are typically encountered in a primary care setting.

You will be registered with a professional body. It is a requirement for the candidate to have attained a post graduate qualification in Prescribing or be working towards qualification.

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.

To remain up to date with all mandatory training.

To maintain up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding adult and children guidance to ensure that those at risks of abuse/suffering abuse are identified and the necessary process to protect them is followed.

To provide a first point of contact for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health needs at the most appropriate time and place.

Provides and receives highly complex information; develops communication skills/present complex information.

To provide advanced assessment skills in history taking and clinical examination to formulate a diagnosis and initiate an appropriate plan of care, including referral to other health and social care professionals, as necessary.

Instigate and interpret diagnostic investigations as appropriate.

Provide patient and carer information, health education, and health promotion as appropriate.

Prescribe appropriate medication and preparations within existing legislative framework in relation to evidence-based practice, NICE guidelines and considering the financial implications of cost-effective prescribing (if relevant to your specialism).

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and within scope of practice (if relevant to your specialism).

Work with all GPs and other members of the practice as directed in developing protocols for diagnosing and managing minor illnesses, and for chronic disease management etc.

Work with the nursing, clinical pharmacy, and medical team in providing pro-active management of patients with chronic diseases in accordance with NSF and local requirements.

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

Enable individuals, families, groups, and communities to address issues that affect their health and social wellbeing.

Represent individuals and families, groups, and communities interests when they are not able to do so themselves.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven post registration experience within the field
• Competent management of minor conditions
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Auditing
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Telephone triage/consultations
• Advanced clinical practice
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Clinical examination
• Accountability of own role and other roles
• Local and national health policy
• Clinical governance issues
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Full diving licence and access to a car to carry out home visits and visits to care homes

Desirable

• Knowledge of frailty and care of the elderly
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Knowledge of the Primary Care Environment
• Experience of working with care homes
• Good working knowledge of SystmOne clinical system

Qualifications

Essential

• Post Graduate Degree Qualification in your field, Clinical Practice or equivalent qualification, with evidence of academic study.
• Registered Healthcare Practitioner
• Working towards an Independent prescribing qualification

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification
• Teaching/mentorship 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

Wakefield Health Alliance Primary Care Networks

Address

Henry Moore Clinic

26 Smawthorne Lane

Castleford

West Yorkshire

WF10 4EN

Employer's website

https://wakefieldhealthalliance.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)