Job summary
Are you an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career?
We are looking for a highly motivated, autonomous, and compassionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our friendly and forward-thinking general practice team.
At Spirit Primary Care, our ACPs are at the heart of delivering safe, high-quality, and patient-centred care. If you're looking to work in a collaborative, innovative environment that values your expertise and supports your development, wed love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
You will work as an independent practitioner, assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a wide range of presentations, including acute illness, long-term conditions, and minor ailments.
- Part-time - 30 hours over 4 days
- 12 month fixed-term contract
- Chaucer Surgery CV11 4UZ, Satis House B46 1TH, Camphill Health Centre CV10 9EB (with attendance at other Spirit surgeries/locations as and when required)
- Salary negotiable depending on experience (£46,022 £51,800 per annum)
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing same-day and routine patient presentations through face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
- Prescribing safely and effectively, in line with current guidelines
- Ordering and interpreting investigations
- Making appropriate referrals to other clinicians or services
- Supporting QOF, chronic disease management, and preventative care
- Contributing to the continuous development of clinical services
About us
At Spirit Primary Care we continue
to transform and revolutionize the way that we deliver Primary Care services.
With a focus on collaboration across practices, the development of more
effective triage services and the increased use of new technology, we continue
to improve the experience of Primary Care for both staff and patients.
Tracking our performance against
nationally established goals leads us to deliver better, more streamlined
patient care, helps us to reduce the administrative burden and increase the
uptake and ease of access to care.
We have an extensive multi-disciplinary team who
are keen to innovate and utilize their varied skillset and we are seeking
talented individuals like you to become a part of it!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Works autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, accountable for own practice
Provides advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management across all ages
Manages acute, chronic, and undifferentiated presentations using advanced clinical judgement
Conducts consultations via face-to-face, telephone, home visits, and surgery settings, including lone working when required
Prescribes and reviews medication within scope as an Independent Prescriber (or working towards)
Interprets diagnostics and investigations to support clinical decision-making
Refers appropriately to MDT, secondary care, and external services
Identifies and manages clinical risk, including safeguarding and emergencies
Contributes to chronic disease management, QOF, preventative care, and health screening
Supports patient education, self-management, and shared decision-making
Provides clinical leadership, supervision, and support to colleagues
Contributes to service development, audits, and quality improvement
Works within clinical governance, safeguarding, and organisational policies
Promotes safe, evidence-based, patient-centred care and continuous improvement
Job description
Job responsibilities
Works autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, accountable for own practice
Provides advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management across all ages
Manages acute, chronic, and undifferentiated presentations using advanced clinical judgement
Conducts consultations via face-to-face, telephone, home visits, and surgery settings, including lone working when required
Prescribes and reviews medication within scope as an Independent Prescriber (or working towards)
Interprets diagnostics and investigations to support clinical decision-making
Refers appropriately to MDT, secondary care, and external services
Identifies and manages clinical risk, including safeguarding and emergencies
Contributes to chronic disease management, QOF, preventative care, and health screening
Supports patient education, self-management, and shared decision-making
Provides clinical leadership, supervision, and support to colleagues
Contributes to service development, audits, and quality improvement
Works within clinical governance, safeguarding, and organisational policies
Promotes safe, evidence-based, patient-centred care and continuous improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
- Independent Prescriber qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical experience in primary care or similar settings
- Managing same-day and routine patient presentations through face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
- Prescribing safely and effectively, in line with current guidelines
- Ordering and interpreting investigations
- Making appropriate referrals to other clinicians or services
- Supporting QOF, chronic disease management, and preventative care
- Contributing to the continuous development of clinical services
Desirable
- Experience with EMIS and similar clinical systems
- Knowledge of local healthcare pathways and community resources
Specific Skills/Competencies
Essential
- To work within the regulatory requirements, standards, codes, and guidance of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Desirable
- To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development.
- To act in such a manner at all times to promote confidence and public trust and uphold the reputation and image of Spirit Primary Care Ltd.
- To have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team.
- To exhibit excellent communication skills when dealing with clients, other healthcare professionals and colleagues. Non-verbal and verbal skills required.
- To build excellent working relationships with:
- oColleagues within Spirit Primary Care Ltd.
- oClinical and managerial staff within participating Clinical Commissioning Groups
- oClinical staff in local primary and secondary care services
- oOther related services within the local health economy
- oSocial Services and local intermediate Care Services
- This document is current at the date of signature. However, amendments may be made from time to time to meet business requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
- Independent Prescriber qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven clinical experience in primary care or similar settings
- Managing same-day and routine patient presentations through face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
- Prescribing safely and effectively, in line with current guidelines
- Ordering and interpreting investigations
- Making appropriate referrals to other clinicians or services
- Supporting QOF, chronic disease management, and preventative care
- Contributing to the continuous development of clinical services
Desirable
- Experience with EMIS and similar clinical systems
- Knowledge of local healthcare pathways and community resources
Specific Skills/Competencies
Essential
- To work within the regulatory requirements, standards, codes, and guidance of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Desirable
- To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development.
- To act in such a manner at all times to promote confidence and public trust and uphold the reputation and image of Spirit Primary Care Ltd.
- To have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team.
- To exhibit excellent communication skills when dealing with clients, other healthcare professionals and colleagues. Non-verbal and verbal skills required.
- To build excellent working relationships with:
- oColleagues within Spirit Primary Care Ltd.
- oClinical and managerial staff within participating Clinical Commissioning Groups
- oClinical staff in local primary and secondary care services
- oOther related services within the local health economy
- oSocial Services and local intermediate Care Services
- This document is current at the date of signature. However, amendments may be made from time to time to meet business requirements.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Spirit Primary Care Limited
Address
Doctors Surgery
School Walk
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV114UZ
United Kingdom