Advanced Clinical Practitioner

GAB Healthcare are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic **Advanced Clinical Practitioner**.

We are looking for ACPs from various backgrounds such as nursing, physiotherapy, pharmacist's or paramedics.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding, diverse, healthcare team and provide patient centred care in a modern, forward thinking practice.

Full time and part time applicants will be considered.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of Advanced Clinical Practitioner services to the practice population characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. Supported by senior clinicians within the practice, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, management and education & research. Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people’s experience and improve outcomes.

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

Clinical Responsibilities
- The post holder will take a lead role in the advanced clinical assessment, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and /or referral of a diverse and undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, in accordance with professional standards and codes of conduct, national best practice and locally and nationally agreed standards.
- Will act as a credible expert, leading a team in the care of patients, who may have highly complex and or/ chronic presentation, developing, evidencing high-level assessment, assimilation of information implementing and evaluating personalised clinical management plans.
- Undertaking appropriate investigations to formulate a diagnosis implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, complex needs or long term conditions.
- Prescribing within the boundaries of extended non-medical prescribing.
- The post holder will provide critical thinking and analytical skills in practice, and attainment of knowledge, and use their experience to support fellow practitioners in the development of their own skills and knowledge.
- To act as a role model, resource and mentor, promoting excellence in practice, maintaining and monitoring standards of care, highlighting and working with others as appropriate to manage performance where there is cause for concern. Both providing and participate in clinical supervision and undertaking peer review of practice.
- Support the collation of the training needs analysis, promoting learning and creating a positive learning environment.
- Participate in quality improvement, supports the development of service improvements, and also utilises knowledge of clinical governance to provide safe and effective services to individuals.
- Provides support, advice, guidance and training to patients, families and carers, to promote the understanding and consent to care.
- Access's research and interprets research, identifies gaps in practice, utilises appropriate evidence bases to support practice development and applies research evidence into working practice.

Administrative and professional responsibilities
- Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients’ notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the Practice
- Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports
- Attend and participate in Practice meetings as required
- Assist in the formulation of Practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocols
- Lead on clinical portfolio areas

Research projects
- Co-operate and participate as required in any research and audit projects within the Practice

Student/staff education and training
- Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the induction of all members of Practice staff

Liaison
- Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the Practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality

Professional development
- Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development
- Agree and complete personal development plans through appraisal processes

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £47,000.00-£53,219.00 per year

Expected hours: 27 - 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site gym
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend