Advanced Clinical (Nurse or Paramedic) Practitioner
Posted 2 days 12 hours ago by NHS
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Clinical (Nurse or Paramedic) Practitioner to join theNorth West Leicestershire GP Federation to support the Primary Care Network, as part of our Nursing or Paramedic Team. The post holder will be supported and mentored by our Senior Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Senior Paramedic and Leadership Team, and work as part of a multi-disciplinary teamin a patient-facing environment. The post holder will be employed byNorth West Leicestershire Federation and be based in a practice within our PCN.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for thepresenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatment and evaluation of their care. They will demonstrate safe, clinicaldecision-making and expert care for patients. Experience of onlineconsultation, minor illness and women's health (HRT treatment, contraception, gynaecologicalcare, etc.) is essential for this role.
They will work collaborativelywith the multi-disciplinary team across all member PCN practices, to meet theneeds of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, andproviding leadership as required, seekingquality improvement, and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomesframework to enhance services. In order to work at this level, NMC orHCPC requirements for advanced practice must be met.
About usThe North West Leicestershire GP Federation consists of 12GP Practices covering 116,000 patients. The GP Federation operates the NorthWest Leicestershire Primary Care Network which is the largest within Leicester,Leicestershire and Rutland. We want to support the development of the team andprovide additional capacity as the service grows. We are an ambitious andinnovative organisation looking to develop services for our patients andprovide opportunities for our staff to learn and grow. We are a forward thinking Primary Care Network that iscommitted to working as a multidisciplinary team and recognise and utilise thefull potential of every individual.
We are looking for ambitious full time or part time individuals to join our team andcan facilitate some flexible working. If you are passionate, self-motivatedand driven about supporting people and developing your career in primarycare then please consider joining our friendly supportive team.
Please be aware that our organisation does not hold a visa sponsor licence, so we are unable to accept applications from those requiring visa sponsorship to work in the UK.
Interviews for this role will take place on Tuesday 14th October.
Job responsibilitiesAdvanced Clinical (Nurse or Paramedic) Practitioner - Job Description
Responsible to: This role is directly employed by the North WestLeicestershire GP Federation and the post holder will work for the North WestLeicestershire PCN.
Job Summary
The post holder is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for thepresenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatment and evaluation of their care. They will demonstrate safe, clinicaldecision-making and expert care for patients. Experience of onlineconsultation, minor illness and women's health (HRT treatment, contraception, gynaecologicalcare, etc.) is desired for this role.
They will work collaborativelywith the multi-disciplinary team across all member PCN practices, to meet theneeds of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, andproviding leadership as required, seekingquality improvement, and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomesframework to enhance services. In order to work at this level, NMC orHCPC requirements for advanced practice must be met.
The postholder will ensure that the practice integrates with community and localservice providers to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensurebetter access to healthcare, and help manage workload. The role is pivotal toimproving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requiresmotivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice.
The postholder will be required to identify any signposting, referrals, hospitaladmission or any other services identified within the care/healthcarepathway. Furthermore, you will adviseand provide support to members of the public/patients in leading healthylifestyles, disease prevention and health promotion.
Thepostholder will maintain, update, and monitor accurate systematic patientrecords of patient interactions, clinical care provided including adverseevents. You will also lead and ensure concise andaccurate PCN and Federation audits are conducted.
The post holder will be requiredto undertake any other duties as deemed reasonable within the PCN andFederation to support the adherence of the PCN DES Contract.
Please see attached document for full job description.
Person Specification Qualifications- Mandatory registration with NMC or HCPC (with no current issues under investigation) which includes revalidation.
- Degree in Adult Nursing or Level 6 qualification / Bachelors Degree in Paramedic Science (or equivalent).
- Currently completing or have completed a MSc Advanced Clinical Practice).
- Independent prescriber or working towards prescribing qualification.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate diploma level or equivalent training/experience.
- Experience of online consultation, minor illness and womens health (HRT treatment, contraception, gynaecological care, etc.).
- An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.
- Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/ persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/ agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
- Work effectively independently and as a team member.
- Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients).
- Produce timely and informative reports.
- Self-Motivated
- Adaptable
- Up to date safeguarding adult and children level three training (will be an essential requirement of role)
- Have immunisation status
- Up to date basic life support training
- Full Driving Licence
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.
£55,690 to £58,700 a yearDepending on experience.