Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated Advanced Clinical Practitioner and a registered Nurse or AHP or Pharmacist?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Sefton Acute Visiting Service.

The Sefton Acute Visiting Service responds to both own home and care homes. Our service has two elements, a same day GP booked acute visiting service and a two hour community response.

The successful candidate will hold an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or Credentialing qualification and a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification. You will be able to workwithin the four pillars of practice. As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner you will act as a positive role model supporting junior staff whist working flexibly between urgent care and primary care, where appropriate and within a job plan, to provide safe, clinical and expert care.

Our population is diverse and multi-cultural with a strong community spirit. A high percentage of our patients face deprivation and multi morbidity, this makes for a varied role as well as an opportunity to make a real different to individuals, families and the wider community.

Main duties of the job

Using EMIS, you will consult via telephone, video or face to face, according to patient needs. (Full training and support for remote consultations will be available if required). You will be supported by the non clinical team who have a good knowledge of our extensive local hospital and community services. The clinical team includes GP's, Practice Nurse, Pharmacist, Paramedic and HCA. You will possess leadership qualities and provide support to the wider team, act as a positive role model and proactively identify areas for quality improvement. You will proactively contribute to improving health outcomes for patients by identifying new initiatives / ways of working and as such promote health improvement and disease prevention. In addition, you will assist to further improve standards of care and, achieve QoF targets as well as KLOE objectives, as outlined by CQC. You will have full access to our gtd learning academy and clinical forums, including the NMP monthly forum, which is available to all our staff. This provides a great opportunity to grow and expand your clinician skills/knowledge and to excel as an ACP. The extensive footprint of the organisation provides you with an opportunity to be exposed to a wide variety of different services such as urgent care, specialist services and out of hours working, where shared learning is encouraged . The organisation has a family friendly approach and promotes flexible working according to the service / organisational demands.

About us

At gtd healthcare we believe we do things differently. Our not-for-profit ethos, with a drive to innovate care offers patients the best experience possible and a unique opportunity to transform services.

We are keen to develop and support staff to excel their career aspirations whilst making a positive difference to patients and the community. We put our people at the heart of everything we do. We are a values driven organisation and we are passionate about providing the best possible healthcare for our patients.

Benefits package

As an employee of gtd healthcare, you'll be able to take advantage of our benefits package, including:

working for a values-driven organisation; Real living wage employer; access to Wagestream, which provides flexible and on-demand access to stream your pay during the month, in real-time, when picking-up extra shifts; 30 days annual leave, rising to 32 after five years of continuous service; flexible pension benefits including NHS pension scheme; flexible working hours and policies; family friendly and carer policies; opportunities to apply for innovation and quality awards; access to gtd healthcares wellbeing initiatives, which offer a wide range of tools and resources; gtd healthcare social and fun activities; cycle to work scheme. Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

Assess and holistically clinically examine patients with both minor and complex needs through history taking, physical examination and appropriate use of investigations to confirm diagnosis. Plan, implement and evaluate an effective management plan for the patient, ensuring safe discharge/referral and/or transfer to an appropriate health care service. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. Refer and discharge safely ensuring that safety-netting advice is offered. Triage telephone referrals, calls from external clinicians, patients and others into a range of services appropriately as required.

Communication

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment. Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating. Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication. Maintain effective communication within the organisation and with external stakeholders. Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.

Non-Medical Prescribing

If you are employed in a prescribing capacity, you must only prescribe within your scope of practice and comply with the gtd healthcare NMP governance registration processes. You must maintain your knowledge and skills and prescribe within your clinical competencies. The non-medical prescriber is required to comply with organisational NMP governance processes and adhere to local and national prescribing guidance.

Delivering a Quality Service

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC/HPC etc. Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality. Ensure professional revalidation requirements are met. Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation. Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities. In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate. Support and participate in shared learning across the organisation and wider organisation. Understand and apply guidance that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patient health procedures and local guidance.

Leadership Personal and People Development

Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role mode. Support staff development in order to maximise potential. Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice. Encourage others to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency or actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or users of services. Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant areas of work. Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility. Work with senior clinical and management teams to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix is available to meet current and future service delivery, that selection and recruitment processes are effective and that equality of treatment of the team incorporates quality HR principles and processes. Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards. Maintain effective communication with those responsible for the overall commissioning and procurement process. To attend and be proactively involved in professional meetings at base and corporately. Take the lead/ develop a special interest within certain areas to allow the sharing of clinical knowledge and expertise.

Corporate Responsibility

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working. Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence. Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management. Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery. Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.

Management of Risk

Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients. Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines. Apply infection-control measures within the organisation according to local and national guidelines.

Managing Information

Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information. Review and process data in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

Learning and Development

Undertake mentorship where appropriate. Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments ( courses and conferences). Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate. Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered first level nurse, paramedic, pharmacist or other AHP with MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or credentialing qualification or equivalent. V300 Non-Medical Prescriber (gateway dependent) dependent on professional eligibility.

Desirable

Mentor/Teaching qualification. Clinical supervision training and experience.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Advanced clinical practice skills and competence. Management and treatment of patients with acute exacerbation of long-term conditions. Management of patients with complex needs. Clinical examination skills and competence. Clinical leadership skills and competence. Communication skills, both written and verbal. Negotiation and conflict management skills. Change management experience and evidence. Highly motivated. Flexibility. Enthusiasm. Team Player.

Desirable

Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting. Resource Management.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as senior clinician. Accountability of own role and other roles in a practitioner-led service. Experience of leading/managing quality improvement.

Desirable

Experience in leading/managing a team of nurses. Experience of working in an unscheduled care service. Experience of having worked in Primary Care.

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