Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Primary Care Network team. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will be responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered care to our patients. You will work closely with our multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic care and treatment to our practice population.

Main Duties

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment/interventions for patients presenting with undifferentiated diagnoses from within your sphere of competence.

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective and plan care accordingly.

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs.

Utilize your clinical supervisor/mentor and other clinical staff appropriately to ensure safe and effective patient care, demonstrating awareness of your own limitations.

Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualized patient care within the surgery, patients' own home, or other environment where patient care is carried out.

Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate, utilizing Practice and local guidelines and in a timely manner.

Pro-actively identify, diagnose, monitor, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition, as appropriate.

Diagnose and manage acute conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

Prioritize health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy living and to apply principles of self-care.

Recognize, assess, and refer patients with mental health needs as appropriate.

Communicate with and support patients receiving bad news.

Support the Covid vaccination programme.

Leadership Responsibilities

Act as a positive role-model.

Support the development of others in order to maximize potential.

Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and external good practice.

Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.

Participate in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.

Contribute and participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols, and standards.

Ensure the principles of infection control and local/national policies and guidelines are applied throughout the practice, monitoring and implementing changes as required.

Clinically oversee the PCN Health & Wellbeing team, for example, social prescriber, cancer care coordinator, Complex Care team.

Other Responsibilities

Recognize and work within own competence and in accordance with the professional code of conduct of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as appropriate.

Work towards the 4 pillars of advanced practice - Clinical, Leadership, research, education, and evidence these within the portfolio.

Monitor the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit, mentor feedback, case review, and peer review.

Maintain accurate and completed documentation and records utilizing as appropriate and in accordance with Practice protocol.

Use own judgement, resourcefulness, and common sense.

Deliver care according to evidence-based practice, following agreed protocols, local, and national guidelines.

Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.

Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse, and addictive behavior, and refer as appropriate.

Contribute to achievement of the highest possible quality standards such as the QOF and other agreed Key Performance Indicator targets.

Attend in-house governance, educational, and staff meetings as appropriate.

Assist with the training of other staff members and also with the education of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals in training as appropriate.

Pro-active engagement with the practice population and wider community to promote healthy living and encourage uptake of services. This may include visits to local schools, community centers, and other groups as necessary.

Undertake additional tasks as required within your role as a Nurse Practitioner/Primary Care Practitioner and senior member of the team.

Learning and Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by Stalybridge Primary Care Network as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participate in individual performance reviews, including maintaining a portfolio and annual CASP review with clinical supervisor and manager.

Working in conjunction with senior clinicians, assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.

Develop and utilize a written Personal Development Plan.

Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained.

Make effective use of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information.

Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments.

Understand mandatory and statutory training as required.

Team Working

Understand own role and scope in the organization and identify how this may develop over time and assist with this development.

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.

Accept delegations from other clinicians, prioritize workload, and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice.

Participate in team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance.

Participate and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team.

Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.

Ensure clear understanding and utilization of referral mechanisms within the practice.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff, and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organization. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers, or the business of the employing practice may only be divulged to authorized persons in accordance with practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Equality & Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity, and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs, and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources.

Apply the practice policies, standards, and guidance.

Work within own limitations and experience.

Be aware of and cooperate with audit.

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs.

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers.

Recognize people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Other

This job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and will be reviewed periodically in conjunction with you. You are required to carry out any duties that may reasonably be requested by the PCN board & management team.