Job summary
The Advanced Practitioner will work as an autonomous practitioner using complex decision making skills. The post holders primary focus will be the provision of excellent patientcentred care, underpinned by the four pillars of clinical practice (competence and capability), leadership and management, education and research.
Care delivery will encompass the skills of telephone triage, remote assessment and face to face clinical assessment, examination, clinical diagnosis and the development and delivery of effective urgent treatment for patients attending with differentiated and undifferentiated individual circumstances and complex situations, undiagnosed primary/ urgent health care problems of full general practice patient needs including paediatrics, care of elderly and mental health.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide expert clinical advice, leadership and support to other clinicians ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising and demonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis and advanced decision-making skills.
The post holder will be accountable for the direct delivery of autonomous service user care using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based. They will undertake independent comprehensive assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations, making complex clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes. They will lead as a driver for change, to monitor and improve standards through supervision, evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research and education. This is a designated non- medical prescribing post.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of the role. If you would like an informal chat to discuss the role requirements please contact Gavin Harrison.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of the role. If you would like an informal chat to discuss the role requirements please contact Gavin Harrison.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with registered body e.g. NMC, HCPC, GPhC with significant post registration experience relevant to role
- MSc Advanced Practice with NHSE Digital Badge or evidence to support professional clinical knowledge that covers all 4 pillars (as above) of the Advanced Clinical Practice capabilities (including physical assessment and physiological reasoning qualifications at Masters level) and ability to undertake supported ePortfolio Route to gain NHSE Digital Badge
- Registered as an independent prescriber with the relevant registered body (NMC, HCPC, GPhC etc)
- Skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice, to include paediatrics and end of life care
Desirable
- Experience in chronic disease
- Experience with SystmOne and/or CLEO clinical systems and PaCCS
- Experience in remote consultation
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration (the multi-rofessional framework for advanced clinical practice in England suggests 5 years) experience where autonomous working at an advanced level has been acquired in the speciality area or a related area where advanced skills could be transferable.
- Experience working in Urgent/ Primary/ Acute care in a community setting
- Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working
- Experience of leading evidenced service / Quality improvement and innovation through service /practice development initiatives, audit or research.
Desirable
- Experience of work using telephone triage
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates good communication skills and articulate at all levels utilising appropriate media (written/verbal, electronic etc.)
- Information management skills including diagnostic and data interpretation, and record keeping
- Ability to recognise the effects of work pressures and respond accordingly
- Demonstrates a model of reflective practice
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner showing adaptability, reliability and flexibility
- Experience of working with unpredictable patients who are clinically unwell
- Ability to utilise IT systems to record patient care and engage with colleagues including Outlook and MS programmes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with registered body e.g. NMC, HCPC, GPhC with significant post registration experience relevant to role
- MSc Advanced Practice with NHSE Digital Badge or evidence to support professional clinical knowledge that covers all 4 pillars (as above) of the Advanced Clinical Practice capabilities (including physical assessment and physiological reasoning qualifications at Masters level) and ability to undertake supported ePortfolio Route to gain NHSE Digital Badge
- Registered as an independent prescriber with the relevant registered body (NMC, HCPC, GPhC etc)
- Skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice, to include paediatrics and end of life care
Desirable
- Experience in chronic disease
- Experience with SystmOne and/or CLEO clinical systems and PaCCS
- Experience in remote consultation
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration (the multi-rofessional framework for advanced clinical practice in England suggests 5 years) experience where autonomous working at an advanced level has been acquired in the speciality area or a related area where advanced skills could be transferable.
- Experience working in Urgent/ Primary/ Acute care in a community setting
- Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working
- Experience of leading evidenced service / Quality improvement and innovation through service /practice development initiatives, audit or research.
Desirable
- Experience of work using telephone triage
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates good communication skills and articulate at all levels utilising appropriate media (written/verbal, electronic etc.)
- Information management skills including diagnostic and data interpretation, and record keeping
- Ability to recognise the effects of work pressures and respond accordingly
- Demonstrates a model of reflective practice
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner showing adaptability, reliability and flexibility
- Experience of working with unpredictable patients who are clinically unwell
- Ability to utilise IT systems to record patient care and engage with colleagues including Outlook and MS programmes
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).
