Job summary
About us
South Sefton Primary Care Network is a large PCN covering the four localities of South Sefton, with a population of just over 155,000 patients.
PCNs are groups of GP practices working with a wide range of partners across the health and care system to improve the health of their population. Key to this purpose is strengthening general practice provision through working together, where it makes sense to do so and working as part of integrated care teams which work collaboratively for and with local people in each locality.
Main duties of the job
Job Purpose
This is an exciting opportunity to work with South Sefton Primary Care Network, our GP Federation, South Sefton Primary Health Care Limited and the 28 constituent practices to develop Sefton Access Service.
The post holder will be a caring, compassionate and committed experienced clinician who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the primary care setting. The post holder will commit to developing critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the Sefton Access Service team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and developing clinical leadership skills
This trainee ACP will work as part of the overall Sefton Access Service primarily serving patients with acute and minor illnesses. Some evening and weekend work may be required in line with the provision of wider Sefton Access Service.
About us
The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe. It's a world-renowned institution and an exciting place to work, full of challenges and opportunities.
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is one of the biggest and best-performing commissioning support units in the country, with among the highest levels of staff and customer satisfaction. We work together as a team of over 1,600 expert staff based across the Midlands and North West to make a difference - for our customers, patients and communities.
Offering a full range of professional services to hospital trusts, local authorities, integrated care systems (ICSs) and other public bodies\ across the country, our NHS values underpin everything we do.
In return, we provide a supportive environment in which to learn and develop, with the opportunity to further your skills and career within an exciting and evolving environment.
Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of benefits including flexible & agile working arrangements, pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance.
With our training schemes and support networks, you will be empowered to play a leading role in the future of healthcare, whatever your specialism or interest. And as a member of NHS staff you will receive plenty of discounts too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Develop competence to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis
- Develop competence to clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
- Develop competence to proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
- Develop competence to diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
- Become competent in prescribing and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
- Develop competence to work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatmentsProvide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
- Learn to prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Learn to support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
- Become competent to advise, support and administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad, where appropriate
- Develop competence to promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
- Learn to meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care
- Develop competence to undertake minor surgery as appropriate and within competence.
Communication
- Learn to utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
- Learn to communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news
- Learn to communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Develop competence to anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Learn to maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders
- Develop competence to act as an advocate for patients and colleagues
- Learn to ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate
Delivering a quality service
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC or HCPC as appropriate
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
- Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
- Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Learn to use a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events
- Learn to assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
- Working with the practice management monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies
- Contribute to the appraisal of the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance
- Learn to understand PCN management to ensure the whole team have skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. Provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required
Management of risk
- Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
- Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. Oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements where appropriate
- Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
- Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all
- Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.
Managing information
- Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
- Learn to review and process data using accurate snomed codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
- Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases
- Understand responsibility of self and others to the PCN and ICB regarding the Freedom of Information ActCollate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team
- Develop competence to communicate essential financial restraints with the team and discuss with them ideas for effective and efficient working within these constraints
Learning and development
- Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences)
- Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
- Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning
Key Relationships:
- PCN Clinical Director, Deputy CDs, PCN staff (including those hosted by partner organisations)
- PCN Member Practices, particularly Practice Managers
- GP Federation (South Sefton Primary Health Care Limited)
- Local VCF organisations
- Healthwatch Sefton and local patient participation groups
- Sefton Primary Care Training Hub
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Develop competence to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis
- Develop competence to clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
- Develop competence to proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
- Develop competence to diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
- Become competent in prescribing and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
- Develop competence to work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatmentsProvide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
- Learn to prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Learn to support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
- Become competent to advise, support and administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad, where appropriate
- Develop competence to promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with aural conditions
- Learn to meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care
- Develop competence to undertake minor surgery as appropriate and within competence.
Communication
- Learn to utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
- Learn to communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news
- Learn to communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Develop competence to anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Learn to maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders
- Develop competence to act as an advocate for patients and colleagues
- Learn to ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate
Delivering a quality service
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC or HCPC as appropriate
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
- Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
- Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Learn to use a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events
- Learn to assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
- Working with the practice management monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies
- Contribute to the appraisal of the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance
- Learn to understand PCN management to ensure the whole team have skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. Provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required
Management of risk
- Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
- Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. Oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements where appropriate
- Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
- Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all
- Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.
Managing information
- Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
- Learn to review and process data using accurate snomed codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
- Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases
- Understand responsibility of self and others to the PCN and ICB regarding the Freedom of Information ActCollate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team
- Develop competence to communicate essential financial restraints with the team and discuss with them ideas for effective and efficient working within these constraints
Learning and development
- Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences)
- Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
- Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning
Key Relationships:
- PCN Clinical Director, Deputy CDs, PCN staff (including those hosted by partner organisations)
- PCN Member Practices, particularly Practice Managers
- GP Federation (South Sefton Primary Health Care Limited)
- Local VCF organisations
- Healthwatch Sefton and local patient participation groups
- Sefton Primary Care Training Hub
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Desirable
Licence
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
Desirable
Licence
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
