Enhanced Care Practitioner

Provide specialised clinical assessment, examination, and management

of patients presenting with acute and undifferentiated conditions in line with

their enhanced training and scope of practice.

Triage and

prioritise patients appropriately, delivering same-day and urgent care services.

Independently assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of minor

illness presentations.

Support in the

management of chronic and complex conditions which fall with their enhance

scope of practice and training.

Identify red flags

and escalate or refer patients appropriately to secondary or urgent care

services.

Request, interpret,

and act on diagnostic investigationse.g.,

bloods, ECGs, imaging where appropriate.

Prescribe safely as

an independent prescriber,if

qualified, in line with local and national guidelines.

Provide clinical decision-making in complex and uncertain situations,

recognising limitations and seeking senior support where needed.

Deliver patient

education, safety-netting, and health promotion advice.

Maintain accurate,

contemporaneous, and legally compliant clinical records.

Work collaboratively

within the multidisciplinary team, supporting

patient flow and demand management.

Undertake risk

assessment and management, including safeguarding concerns and deteriorating

patients.

Clinical Practice -Enhanced

Clinical Practitioner ECP

1. Scope of Clinical Practice

The post holder will work

autonomously within their scope of practice as an ECP, delivering advanced

assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients across the lifespan in a

general practice setting.

Main Tasks &

Provide specialised clinical assessment, examination, and management

of patients presenting with acute and undifferentiated conditions in line with

their enhanced training and scope of practice.

Triage and

prioritise patients appropriately, delivering same-day and urgent care services.

Independently assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of minor

illness presentations.

Support in the

management of chronic and complex conditions which fall with their enhance

scope of practice and training.

Identify red flags

and escalate or refer patients appropriately to secondary or urgent care

services.

Request, interpret,

and act on diagnostic investigationse.g.,

bloods, ECGs, imaging where appropriate.

Prescribe safely as

an independent prescriber,if

qualified, in line with local and national guidelines.

Provide clinical decision-making in complex and uncertain situations,

recognising limitations and seeking senior support where needed.

Deliver patient

education, safety-netting, and health promotion advice.

Maintain accurate,

contemporaneous, and legally compliant clinical records.

Work collaboratively

within the multidisciplinary team, supporting

patient flow and demand management.

Undertake risk

assessment and management, including safeguarding concerns and deteriorating

patients.

Act as a clinical role model for other ECPs staff.

Support supervision

and development of junior or newly appointed ECPs.

General Responsibilities

Maintain professional registration and work

within scope of practice.

Adhere to organisational policies,

confidentiality, and data protection requirements.

Engage in ongoing CPD and revalidation

Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in

all aspects of the role.

NOTE: This

job description was accurate at the time of its compilation. However, changes are frequent in general

practice and post-holders are expected to be flexible and to agree to

reasonable changes from time to time once these have been discussed with the

post holder.

The Avenue Surgery is a non-dispensing, training practice, caring for circ.18000 patients in and around the semi-rural town of Warminster, Wiltshire which is within an easy commute to the cities of Bath and Salisbury.

The practice is led by 6 GP partners and 4 salaried GP's supported by a hard working team of both clinical and administration staff including a specialist Living well team who support our most vulnerable and older community.

A strong prescribing team lead by a pharmacist and a pharmacist, 2 pharmacy technicians and 3 prescription clerks.

The team are very committed to the surgery vision to provide a service that works with, and for, the community to meet the widest range of care, health promotion and education for our patients and staff members.

We are a friendly, dedicated team with the determination to provide high quality clinical care for our patients.

Qualifications

Experience