Clinical Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Felixstowe, United Kingdom Suffolk Primary Care Full time

Job summary

Areyou a prescriber with minor illness experience, looking for a new challenge?

Doyou want to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking organisation thatsupports and develops its staff to provide quality care to patients?

Ifso, this opportunity may be for just right for you and we would love to hearfrom you.

For an informaldiscussion about this role please contact

The interview panel will consist of a minimum of 2 people.

Main duties of the job

Provideassessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending topatients according to their needs in the practice. Act as an autonomousclinician, with the support and guidance from the GPs

Proactivelyidentify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk ofdeveloping a long-term condition (as appropriate).

Diagnoseand manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug andnon-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.

Accuratelytriage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations,demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of anevent/illness, including past medical and drug history.

Recognise,assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

Telephonetriage as appropriate for clinics and home visits and provide access to GPs asnecessary.

Evaluateclinical information from examination and history taking and initiateappropriate treatment and / or referral, including admission to hospital ifrequired.

About us

SPC is an innovative partnership of Suffolk GPsurgeries.

Doctors and practice staff shareresources and work together to ensure patients continue to receive high qualityhealthcare.

Suffolk Primary Care iscommitted to a policy of equal opportunities in employment. Applicants willideally be fully vaccinated against Covid.

Benefits of working for SPCinclude:

NHS Pension Scheme

The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme

Life insurance

Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and childrens pension

Ill health benefits

20% employer contribution

Electric Car Salary SacrificeScheme

No deposit

No credit check

Fully comprehensive insurance

Servicing and tyres

Breakdown cover

Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions

Proper Pay & Cost of LivingBenefits

Living Wage Foundation Accredited

GP Remote Working

Eye Care Vouchers Health ServiceDiscounts

Annual Leave - Minimum 33 days including bank holidays FTE with enhancementsfor long service

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity terms

High street discounts through our own online portal

Technology and Homewares Salary Sacrifice schemes with Currys and John Lewis

Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Gym Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

To provide a high-quality,cost-effective service to the patients of Howard House which is part of SuffolkPrimary Care diagnosing and prescribing treatments and medication while workingwithin defined procedures and protocols as laid down by the GPs.

To work as part of a clinicalteam, with GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Physician Associates, PracticeNurses and Healthcare Assistants.

To be responsible for seeing patientsin the practice or by telephone, who present with a wide range of minor illness,urgent and same day requests for treatment and chronic disease management;providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinicalassessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.

The post holder will need todemonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, includingassessment and diagnostic skills. There will be the need to prioritise andtriage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals forinvestigations in the appropriate manner.

Key Responsibilities

Provideassessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending topatients according to their needs in the practice. Act as an autonomousclinician, with the support and guidance from the GPs

Proactivelyidentify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk ofdeveloping a long-term condition (as appropriate).

Diagnoseand manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug andnon-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.

Accuratelytriage and prioritise patients, including in emergency situations,demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of anevent/illness, including past medical and drug history.

Recognise,assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

Telephonetriage as appropriate for clinics and home visits and provide access to GPs asnecessary.

Evaluateclinical information from examination and history taking and initiateappropriate treatment and / or referral, including admission to hospital ifrequired.

Signpostappropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway and torefer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcarepathways.

Maintainaccurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinical careprovided, including adverse events.

Advise andsupport members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion anddisease prevention.

Provideclinical advice to other members of the team where appropriate.

Supportthe GPs in other duties as required for example assisting with ECGs or othernursing duties where a nurse is not available.

Responsibilities underpinning the role

To develop and facilitate a good working relationshipwith practice and community teams.

To plan and organise own workload, and to supportcolleagues as well as patients and carers.

To attend meetings of relevance as agreed with thepost holders line manager.

To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holdersgrade as agreed with the post holders line manager.

Professional

Inputto and extract information from clinical IT system.

Workcollaboratively with other members of the health care team such as the, staffin Care Homes, Ambulance Service, and Secondary Care etc.

Ensurethat the wellbeing of patients and staff is maintained in accordance withPractice policies. To undertake clinical audits in line with the organisationsclinical audit plan, and to participate as required in equipment testing andother research.

Contributeto the analysis of information to inform future development of the service.

Participateand contribute to clinical meetings

Identifyrisks to service provision and highlight them to the Clinical Lead.

Workwithin the requirements of Data Protection legislation as it applies to patientrecords.

Maintaincurrent professional registration and indemnity

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients

Qualifications

Essential

Registered on one of the below: Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Registered Paramedic with HCPC RCN Accredited Nurse Practitioner Module Registration as an independent non-medical prescriber

Desirable

BSc (Hons) Mentorship Qualification

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