Job summary
This exciting and autonomous role requires the post holder to work within their professional boundaries to manage routine and urgent patient needs. The role involves:
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History taking, clinical assessment (remote and face-to-face), diagnosis, and treatment (including prescribing where applicable).
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Critical thinking, decision-making, management, safety netting, and referral.
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Providing high-quality, accessible care to diverse and vulnerable groups, focusing on inclusion and reducing barriers to healthcare.
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Consulting with patients across a range of dispositions from NHS 111 and other healthcare services.
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Collaborating with GPs, Paramedics, Nurses, and wider community teams to ensure safe, effective care and avoid unnecessary admissions.
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Supporting patients with acute, chronic, physical, mental health, and psychosocial needs, including health promotion and self-care.
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Offering clinical support to colleagues, participating in discussions to drive best practice, and making effective referrals.
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Prescribers: reviewing and prescribing in line with evidence-based protocols.
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CMDU clinicians: assessing COVID antiviral eligibility and prescribing where appropriate.
Clinicians will work both autonomously and collaboratively with the wider BrisDoc team. BrisDoc is committed to diversity, inclusion, and staff development, supporting colleagues to progress through CPD, prescribing, and advanced roles such as ACP.
Main duties of the job
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Clinically examine and assess patient needs from both physiological and psychological perspectives, planning care accordingly.
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Diagnose and manage patient presentations, integrating drug and non-drug treatments into management plans.
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Support patients with treatment compliance and adherence to prescribed regimens.
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Provide advice on medications, including use, side-effects, and interactions.
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Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately in urgent or emergency situations, including initiating emergency care.
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Promote health and self-care by supporting patients to adopt healthier lifestyles.
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Deliver face-to-face and remote clinical assessments, treatment, and management plans.
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Provide clinical support to Health Care Professionals and operational colleagues within the team.
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Undertake home visits where required.
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Ensure robust safety netting and risk management for patients presenting to the service.
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Make effective referrals to partners and other providers to ensure holistic care.
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Participate in team discussions to drive best practice, using evidence to provide high-quality care.
About us
BrisDoc is a proud provider of NHS Healthcare. We have been delivering 'patient care, by people who care' for over twenty years. We run an exciting range of Primary Care Services, including an Urgent Care Service, GP Practices, and the Homeless Health Service. This enables BrisDoc to offer excellent healthcare 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to over one million people across Bristol, North Somerset & South Glos. We're a Social Enterprise and an Employee-Owned Business. This means the decisions we make are for the good of our patients, workforce, and wider community. This involves prioritising the health of our patients, protecting our environment, and improving the social and economic status of our population. Our 'Community Fund' is a staff lead team who work closely with health-based charitable causes, both local and international, to invest time and money in improving the lives of people in disadvantaged communities. By joining BrisDoc, you will be part of an innovative organisation that prides ourselves on being a fantastic place to work; somewhere that you will feel valued, supported, developed and part of a family. We strive to make sure every member of the team feels proud of the work they do and the service that we offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Current NMC or HCPC
- Advanced Clinical Assessment, Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making or Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning qualification or equivalent experience and willing to work towards this qualification
- Ability to conduct remote consultation/assessment
- Post registration (excluding newly qualified) experience in at least one of the following areas: oGeneral Practice oMinor illness oWalk-in-Centre oA&E o999/111 oMinor Injury Unit oCommunity oOut of Hours
Desirable
- Independent prescribing (essential for prescribing rates & for CMDU)
- Experience in mental health assessment
- Working towards MSc in Advanced / Specialist Practice or evidence of accumulation of relevant experience / knowledge (essential for prescribing rates)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of equal opportunities and its significance for health care
- Understanding of legal and ethical issues / responsibilities relating to clinical practice and especially regarding autonomous practice and telephone assessment
- Experience of working autonomously diagnosing, treating, and discharging patients
- Experience of working in multi-professional and multi-disciplinary settings and contributing to effective team working
- Knowledge in the delivery of Health Care Advice and Health Promotion
Desirable
- Experience of treating patients of all ages (from neonatal to geriatric)
- Experience working with people with a forensic history
- Experience in working with people who don't have English as a first language
- Knowledge and understanding in meeting the needs of diverse groups
- Experience in working with people experiencing domestic violence.
- Familiarity with Adastra and/or EMIS
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Motivated by the provision of high-quality patient care
- Good clinical judgment and decision-making skills
- Ongoing commitment to personal development
- Able to use own initiative and achieve measurable improvement against stated objectives
- Able to work under pressure and to deal with emergency situations and/or difficult clients and stressful situations professionally
- Organised, systematic, and flexible. Good time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Able to work within a team and give and take instruction as required. Able to quickly establish rapport and credibility with others in the team
- Can reflect on own work and performance
- Positive attitude towards innovations and change
- Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
- Able to remain impartial and non-judgmental during times of sensitivity, stress, and potential conflict
Other
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in relation to the operational times of all our services (this may include some unsocial hours)
- Ability to travel to other BrisDoc and external sites for meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Current NMC or HCPC
- Advanced Clinical Assessment, Reasoning and Clinical Decision Making or Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning qualification or equivalent experience and willing to work towards this qualification
- Ability to conduct remote consultation/assessment
- Post registration (excluding newly qualified) experience in at least one of the following areas: oGeneral Practice oMinor illness oWalk-in-Centre oA&E o999/111 oMinor Injury Unit oCommunity oOut of Hours
Desirable
- Independent prescribing (essential for prescribing rates & for CMDU)
- Experience in mental health assessment
- Working towards MSc in Advanced / Specialist Practice or evidence of accumulation of relevant experience / knowledge (essential for prescribing rates)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of equal opportunities and its significance for health care
- Understanding of legal and ethical issues / responsibilities relating to clinical practice and especially regarding autonomous practice and telephone assessment
- Experience of working autonomously diagnosing, treating, and discharging patients
- Experience of working in multi-professional and multi-disciplinary settings and contributing to effective team working
- Knowledge in the delivery of Health Care Advice and Health Promotion
Desirable
- Experience of treating patients of all ages (from neonatal to geriatric)
- Experience working with people with a forensic history
- Experience in working with people who don't have English as a first language
- Knowledge and understanding in meeting the needs of diverse groups
- Experience in working with people experiencing domestic violence.
- Familiarity with Adastra and/or EMIS
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Motivated by the provision of high-quality patient care
- Good clinical judgment and decision-making skills
- Ongoing commitment to personal development
- Able to use own initiative and achieve measurable improvement against stated objectives
- Able to work under pressure and to deal with emergency situations and/or difficult clients and stressful situations professionally
- Organised, systematic, and flexible. Good time management being able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Able to work within a team and give and take instruction as required. Able to quickly establish rapport and credibility with others in the team
- Can reflect on own work and performance
- Positive attitude towards innovations and change
- Ability to recognise own limitations and act upon them appropriately
- Able to remain impartial and non-judgmental during times of sensitivity, stress, and potential conflict
Other
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in relation to the operational times of all our services (this may include some unsocial hours)
- Ability to travel to other BrisDoc and external sites for meetings
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).
