Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The post-holder

will

Assist the

Partners in the care of the patients of the Practice to include treatment,

preventative care, screening and patient education

To prescribe safe, effective and

appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.

Provide safe,

evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care

Offer a

holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate

an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self care.

Refer patients

directly to other services/agencies as appropriate

Home visits to

housebound patients in discussion with the clinical team

The post-holder

will

Assist the

Partners in the care of the patients of the Practice to include treatment,

preventative care, screening and patient education

Apply practice

policies, standards and guidance as per staff handbook

Where the post

holder is an independent prescriber : to prescribe safe, effective and

appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.

Provide safe,

evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care

Offer a

holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate

an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self care.

Promote health

and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening

and therapeutic communication skills.

Refer patients

directly to other services/agencies as appropriate

Home visits to

housebound patients in discussion with the clinical team

Take the

Practice lead in developing and delivering specialist primary care services,

such as long term disease management (diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive

pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease and hypertension)

Work with

nursing, medical and health care assistant colleagues to ensure that National

Service Frameworks (eg Coronary Heart Disease/Older People/Diabetes/Mental

Health) are being delivered

Contribute to

the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of

patient care and service delivery

Help develop

and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve

existing patient services

Be aware of and

contribute to planning and delivery of practice-based commissioning

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

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 pertinent health-related policy and work with the practice team to

consider the impact and strategies for implementation

collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice

Monitor the

effectiveness of their own clinical practice through the quality assurance

strategies such as the use of audit and peer review

The post-holder

must comply at all times with the Practice Health and Safety policies, in

particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents

using the organisations Incident Reporting System

The post-holder

willl comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health

The post-holder

must co-operate 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

PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY

The post-holder

should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient

information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role

Medical Group is a single practice PCN with 5 sites under our umbrella, 3 in

Beverley and 2 in Cottingham covering over 30k patients.

We have 10

partners, 8 salaried GP's, ACP's, Practice Pharmacists and qualified Medicines

Management Team along with a fully skilled care home team including DOT Lead

and a cohort of Paramedics.

The above are

all supported by a strong management team, Practice Nurses, MSK FCP's and a

reliable administrative support team.

Experience

Desirable: - Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health; - Experience of working in a primary care setting

Knowledge

Skills

Qualifications

Desirable: - Independent Nurse Prescriber; - Teaching/Mentoring experience and or qualification