Job summary
Patients are
at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in ensuring our
patients feel safe, supported, communicated with, and respected, at a time when
they may be feeling vulnerable. Our vision is to provide high quality, seamless
health care that enables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling
supported and cared for.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis,
treatment, referral, and discharge of a diverse range of patients with minor
injuries/minor illnesses, without routine reference to a doctor and within
their level of competence and agreed protocols.
Main duties of the job
The
definition of advanced clinical practice as developed and agreed by all
stakeholders is:
Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered
health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a masters level award or equivalent
that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and
management, education, and research, with demonstration of core
capabilities and area specific clinical competence.
Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical
care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the
analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling
innovative solutions to enhance peoples experience and improve outcomes.
This definition therefore requires that health and care
professionals working at the level of advanced clinical practice will exercise
autonomy and decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and
varying levels of risk, holding accountability for decisions made.
Health Education England multi-professional
advanced clinical practice 2017.
About us
FedBucks
is a federation of 47 GP practices covering a population of over 485,000
patients across Buckinghamshire. We began in 2016 and now employ around 200
members of staff across our head office sites, and our planned and unplanned
care services.
As
a GP Federation, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion
primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the
provision of community-based healthcare services. We provide safe and
compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned
healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to
quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure Practitioners
possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide safe and
effective care, specific competencies for certain roles will need to be
completed before working autonomously in that field. For example, streaming,
remote triage, home visiting and base.
Key
Responsibilities
Clinical
Care
Act as an advanced practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical
competence and a knowledge
base beyond those associated with conventional
clinical roles.
Triage patients presenting as walk-ins to the appropriate service.
Undertake consultations, both face to face and via the telephone,
with patients of all ages (neonate to elderly) as an autonomous practitioner
and using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge
patients.
Make direct referrals to primary, secondary, and social services
within locally agreed pathways, guidance, and protocols.
Provide clinical advice to operational and support staff where
required.
Ensure that patient receive high quality clinical care, delivered
in a timely manner.
Prescribe, supply, and administer medicines as indicated to
address patient need.
Ensure complete and accurate documentation of each patient
contact.
Work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of
multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to ensure patients needs are met.
To undertake consultations via telephone.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure Practitioners
possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide safe and
effective care, specific competencies for certain roles will need to be
completed before working autonomously in that field. For example, streaming,
remote triage, home visiting and base.
Key
Responsibilities
Clinical
Care
Act as an advanced practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical
competence and a knowledge
base beyond those associated with conventional
clinical roles.
Triage patients presenting as walk-ins to the appropriate service.
Undertake consultations, both face to face and via the telephone,
with patients of all ages (neonate to elderly) as an autonomous practitioner
and using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge
patients.
Make direct referrals to primary, secondary, and social services
within locally agreed pathways, guidance, and protocols.
Provide clinical advice to operational and support staff where
required.
Ensure that patient receive high quality clinical care, delivered
in a timely manner.
Prescribe, supply, and administer medicines as indicated to
address patient need.
Ensure complete and accurate documentation of each patient
contact.
Work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of
multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to ensure patients needs are met.
To undertake consultations via telephone.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinician
- Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical or Nursing Practice
- Minor Illness and injury qualification
- Independent Prescriber
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Management and Leadership skills
- Autonomous Practitioner
- Unscheduled care
- Excellent clinical skills
- Telephone triage consultations
- 5 years post registration experience of which 2 years will have been spent in primary care, ED, unscheduled care, or related field.
- Able to undertake consultations by telephone.
Desirable
- Project Management skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinician
- Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical or Nursing Practice
- Minor Illness and injury qualification
- Independent Prescriber
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Management and Leadership skills
- Autonomous Practitioner
- Unscheduled care
- Excellent clinical skills
- Telephone triage consultations
- 5 years post registration experience of which 2 years will have been spent in primary care, ED, unscheduled care, or related field.
- Able to undertake consultations by telephone.
Desirable
- Project Management 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).