Job summary
Are you keen to work across traditional health and social care boundaries?
High Peak & Buxton PCN (Primary Care Network) is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to be part of our multi-agency team of professionals working across the High Peak.
We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a strong interest in working with frailty and who aspires to provide a continuous improvement approach to delivering responsive, safe, patient-centred, and effective care within a neighbourhood team environment.
The service, within which the post holder would work, supports patients with multifaceted health problems living in their own homes as well as in care homes.
The service liaises with care home staff, carers, families, and colleagues to maintain and maximise individualised patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will work autonomously within their professional boundaries to:
- Undertake comprehensive health assessments, initial history taking, clinical assessment, physical examination, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of their care
- Use advanced clinical decision making and assessment skills, coordinate care planning and initiate onward referrals as appropriate
- Demonstrate sound safe clinical decision-making.
The role will support the newly formed Acute Home Visiting Service (AHVS), working with the GPs to triage referrals, undertake home visits and provide appropriate care for housebound patients.
The role requires a high degree of autonomy, and the successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
The candidate will be a confident and adaptable clinician who can work at an advanced clinical level using independent prescribing (V300) & clinical guidance documents.
The successful candidate will contribute to the development of relevant policies and protocols whilst delivering service improvement for the service.
This role will involve travelling to housebound patients across the High Peak as and when required. There will be a requirement to work evenings and weekends as the service develops.
A Band 8a position will be offered to candidates who have already completed an MSc in Advanced Practice and who can demonstrate contemporary experience working at an advanced level within a relevant, clinical environment.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.
This post will be hosted by DCHS on behalf of the High Peak & Buxton PCN (Primary Care Newtwork). The PCN consists of 8 GP practices (up to 65,00 patients) across the area which currently operates as one PLACE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Patient Care
- Provides expert care and advice to a complex and dynamic caseload of patients presenting with a diverse range of medical conditions.
- Undertakes first line comprehensive clinical assessment of patients, including those with complex presentations, employing an extended scope of practice including advanced consultation and physical assessment skills.
- Requests, reviews and interprets diagnostic investigations within the context of other available information utilising a systematic process of clinical reasoning to formulate a differential diagnosis.
- Develops and records a treatment plan consistent with the outcome of assessment and the most likely diagnosis.
- Reviews and initiates medicines through independent prescribing or Patient Group Directions
- Involves patients, families and carers in the identification of patient-centred concerns and priorities about health and well-being and negotiates approaches available to prevent deterioration or promote comfort and well-being.
- Demonstrates empathy and compassion when communicating sensitive information and advice to patients, carers and relatives.
- Refers to other practitioners and agencies when necessary.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and modifies the management plan accordingly.
- Maintains a visible clinical profile, having both advisory and clinical input into the medical management of patients presenting to the service.
- Advises health and social care teams with regard to medical management plans taking into account all aspects of clinical governance to improve the outcomes of patient care.
- Adopts an integrated care approach to meeting an individual patients needs across services through collaboration with care teams who refer patients to the service and those who provide on-going care after discharge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Patient Care
- Provides expert care and advice to a complex and dynamic caseload of patients presenting with a diverse range of medical conditions.
- Undertakes first line comprehensive clinical assessment of patients, including those with complex presentations, employing an extended scope of practice including advanced consultation and physical assessment skills.
- Requests, reviews and interprets diagnostic investigations within the context of other available information utilising a systematic process of clinical reasoning to formulate a differential diagnosis.
- Develops and records a treatment plan consistent with the outcome of assessment and the most likely diagnosis.
- Reviews and initiates medicines through independent prescribing or Patient Group Directions
- Involves patients, families and carers in the identification of patient-centred concerns and priorities about health and well-being and negotiates approaches available to prevent deterioration or promote comfort and well-being.
- Demonstrates empathy and compassion when communicating sensitive information and advice to patients, carers and relatives.
- Refers to other practitioners and agencies when necessary.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and modifies the management plan accordingly.
- Maintains a visible clinical profile, having both advisory and clinical input into the medical management of patients presenting to the service.
- Advises health and social care teams with regard to medical management plans taking into account all aspects of clinical governance to improve the outcomes of patient care.
- Adopts an integrated care approach to meeting an individual patients needs across services through collaboration with care teams who refer patients to the service and those who provide on-going care after discharge.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC or HCPC
- Evidence of post-registration study at undergraduate level (Level 6)
- Independent prescribing course
- MSc or Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Consultation and Advanced Assessment module, eg CDM or APACS at level 7
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical experience including at a senior level
- Experience working with older people
- Experience in community or primary care
Desirable
- Experience in end of life care
- Service improvement experience
- Mentor, clinical supervisor or appraiser
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to manage a caseload
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC or HCPC
- Evidence of post-registration study at undergraduate level (Level 6)
- Independent prescribing course
- MSc or Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Consultation and Advanced Assessment module, eg CDM or APACS at level 7
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical experience including at a senior level
- Experience working with older people
- Experience in community or primary care
Desirable
- Experience in end of life care
- Service improvement experience
- Mentor, clinical supervisor or appraiser
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to manage a caseload
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
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).
