Job summary
Middleton
& Hunslet PCN is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team of professionals for one day per week (7.5 hours per week). We are
looking for an individual who is passionate about Primary Care. This is open to
anyone with relevant registration. This is an exciting and unique opportunity
to be at the forefront of the service delivery of our new PCN Team, including
the Frailty Hub. Working both independently, and within our multi agency team,
the role will operate across the traditional health and social care
organisational boundaries. This includes our GP practices and will deliver
care into care homes and enhanced proactive care for older people with frailty.
We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with a strong interest in
working in Primary Care and who aspires to provide a continuous improvement
approach to delivering responsive, safe, patient-centred, and effective care
within a team. 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
(including advanced care planning). It also supports General Practice in
delivering exciting new developments and this can be flexible depending on
skills, expertise, and interests.
Main duties of the job
Middleton & Hunslet PCN is seeking an Advanced
Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to be part of our multi-disciplinary and
multi-agency team of professionals. We are looking for an individual who is
passionate about Primary Care and is keen to work across traditional health and
social care boundaries. This is open to anyone with relevant registration. This
is an exciting and unique opportunity to be at the forefront of the service
delivery of our new PCN Team, including the Proactive Care Team. Working both
independently, and within our multi agency team, the role will operate across
the traditional health and social care organisational boundaries. This includes
our GP practices and will deliver care into care homes and enhanced proactive
care for older people with frailty.We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with
a strong interest in working in Primary Care and who aspires to provide a
continuous improvement approach to delivering responsive, safe,
patient-centred, and effective care within a team. 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 (including advanced care planning). It also supports
General Practice in delivering exciting new developments and this can be
flexible depending on skills, expertise, and interests.
About us
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) form a key building block of
the NHS long-term plan. Bringing general practices together to work at scale
has been a policy priority for some years for a range of reasons, including
improving the ability of practices to recruit and retain staff; to manage
financial and estates pressures; to provide a wider range of services to patients
and to integrate with the wider health and care system more easily. PCNs were
formally ratified in July 2019.Middleton and Hunslet PCN is a large PCN with a patient
list size of circa 33,000 patients. Of this, we currently provide clinical
support to 10 Care Homes, with a population of around 360 beds. We have a
significant workforce in place which brings wonderful opportunities for
in-house multi-disciplinary team working. We have a well-developed
multidisciplinary team including a Pharmacy Team, Occupational Therapists,
Social Prescribers, a range of nursing/ HCA staff and more which means that the
majority of any patient's needs can now be provided on their own doorstep.Middleton & Hunslet PCN also works collaboratively
with Beeston PCN, forming BMH (Beeston, Middleton & Hunslet PCNs, we have
roles working across both ensuring a continuity of care between. To note this
role is for that only of Middleton and Hunslet PCN.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Middleton
& Hunslet PCN is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to be part
of our multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team of professionals. We are
looking for an individual who is passionate about Primary Care and is keen to
work across traditional health and social care boundaries. This is open to
anyone with relevant registration. This is an exciting and unique opportunity
to be at the forefront of the service delivery of our new PCN Team, including
the Frailty Hub. Working both independently, and within our multi agency team,
the role will operate across the traditional health and social care
organisational boundaries. This includes our GP practices and will deliver
care into care homes and enhanced proactive care for older people with frailty.
We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with a strong interest in
working in Primary Care and who aspires to provide a continuous improvement
approach to delivering responsive, safe, patient-centred, and effective care
within a team. 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
(including advanced care planning). It also supports General Practice in
delivering exciting new developments and this can be flexible depending on
skills, expertise, and interests.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Middleton
& Hunslet PCN is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to be part
of our multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team of professionals. We are
looking for an individual who is passionate about Primary Care and is keen to
work across traditional health and social care boundaries. This is open to
anyone with relevant registration. This is an exciting and unique opportunity
to be at the forefront of the service delivery of our new PCN Team, including
the Frailty Hub. Working both independently, and within our multi agency team,
the role will operate across the traditional health and social care
organisational boundaries. This includes our GP practices and will deliver
care into care homes and enhanced proactive care for older people with frailty.
We are looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with a strong interest in
working in Primary Care and who aspires to provide a continuous improvement
approach to delivering responsive, safe, patient-centred, and effective care
within a team. 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
(including advanced care planning). It also supports General Practice in
delivering exciting new developments and this can be flexible depending on
skills, expertise, and interests.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC 1st level Registration
- Educated to Masters Level Nurse
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Able to demonstrate on-going personal and professional
- development relevant to role.
- Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, face to face and active listening skills.
- Able to discuss difficult and/ or complex matters sensitively and diplomatically with patients and families, including End of Life/
- Advanced Care Planning.
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
- Able to demonstrate experience in conflict management
- Computer skills; Microsoft Word and e-mail
- Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change
- Knowledge and awareness of current local and national NHS policy
- Is able to demonstrate skills in problem solving and decision making at advanced practitioner level
- Commitment to quality improvement principles
- Working autonomously in an independent and advanced role
- Experience of providing emergency care for patients and management of patients with complex needs
- Evidence of wide knowledge base and competency in clinical practice including prescribing
- Experience of Clinical Governance and risk assessment/ management processes
- Experience of teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
- Motivated, committed, and enthusiastic and able to motivate, engage others through a positive outlook
- Self-aware, can recognise own limitations
- Flexible and able to be adaptive whilst responding well to stressful situations
Desirable
- Experience in primary care/ General Practi
- Experience of case management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- NMC 1st level Registration
- Educated to Masters Level Nurse
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Able to demonstrate on-going personal and professional
- development relevant to role.
- Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, face to face and active listening skills.
- Able to discuss difficult and/ or complex matters sensitively and diplomatically with patients and families, including End of Life/
- Advanced Care Planning.
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
- Able to demonstrate experience in conflict management
- Computer skills; Microsoft Word and e-mail
- Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change
- Knowledge and awareness of current local and national NHS policy
- Is able to demonstrate skills in problem solving and decision making at advanced practitioner level
- Commitment to quality improvement principles
- Working autonomously in an independent and advanced role
- Experience of providing emergency care for patients and management of patients with complex needs
- Evidence of wide knowledge base and competency in clinical practice including prescribing
- Experience of Clinical Governance and risk assessment/ management processes
- Experience of teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
- Motivated, committed, and enthusiastic and able to motivate, engage others through a positive outlook
- Self-aware, can recognise own limitations
- Flexible and able to be adaptive whilst responding well to stressful situations
Desirable
- Experience in primary care/ General Practi
- Experience of case management
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
