Advanced Care Practitioner
2 days ago
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has now come available for an Advanced Care Practitioner to join the Hyndburn Central PCN.
The successful post holder will be an experienced Advanced Care Practitioner or asuitably experienced Nurse, acting autonomously within their professional scope ofpractice, providing care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessments,diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and follow up of care. They will operate within theirown sphere of competence and acceptable limits of practice to demonstrate safe,clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice.They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team toprovide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues,ensuring clinical safety and excellence and providing nurse leadership as required.In order to work at this level, NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met
Please note:
You may be asked to work from different practices within the area of the PCN and Care Homes.
For any more information please see linked job description.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will provide high levels of clinical care for patients in Carehomes, managing a range of acute, non-acute and chronic disease conditions, usingadvanced autonomous clinical skills and a broad in-depth theoretical knowledgebase. They will be reliable and flexible with understanding their duty of care;ensuring timely and effective communication is maintained with patients, colleaguesand other healthcare professionals to achieve planned goals. Education, training andsupport may be provided to the Care home team (where applicable) to ensure thehighest standards of care are provided for patients. The successful candidate willundertake nursing, medical and social care assessments to initiate interventions toimprove the quality of life within the setting and will assist with the admissions, careprogramme and discharge process of all patients. They will also ensureconfidentiality is maintained regarding all aspects of patient care.
About us
The East Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practicescovering a population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. Patients areat the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feelsafe, supported, communicated with and respected at a time when they may befeeling vulnerable. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices and tochampion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general practice andother system partners in the provision of patient centred, local healthcare services.Each practice has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve thehealth of their patient populations.East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places tolive and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart of thevibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and diningoptions. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with peoplefamed for their warmth, humour and generosity
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and Areas Of Responsibility
A.Clinical Practice:
The post-holder will:
Provide a first contact for Care Homes for advice in regards to medical and nursing conditions of patients, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan Provide continuity of care for housebound patients in the community for advice in regards to medical and nursing conditions of patients, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care Carry out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements and knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of holistic care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved Where the post holder is an independent prescriber; prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises or their own home who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisation and other organisation where it may be necessaryB.Professional Role
The post holder will:
Hold or be working towards obtaining the Advanced digital badge Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level Assess effectiveness of own clinical practice and care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation Promote evidence-based practice through the use of latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice based research Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure up to date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspect of the role is maintained Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan Maintain their professional registration Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards Keep up to date with the pertinent health-related policy and work with Locality team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the PCN Participate in multi-disciplinary protocol and clinical pathways Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate Participate in PCN meetings reporting progress as requiredC.Teaching and Mentoring Role:
The post-holder will:
Promote a learning environment for patients, care home staff and other health professionals. Contribute to the planning and implementation of the teaching for existing staff, such as medical students, nursing students, GP registrars and health care assistants within the PCNHealth and Safety/Risk Management
The post holder must always comply with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
The post holder will also comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
Confidentiality
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with sensitive information relating to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy. The post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their careers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Equality and Diversity
The post holder must cooperate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
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