Advanced Clinical Practitioner

About the job

Job Overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our team at Humber Primary Care.

The applicant will deliver a high standard of patient care using autonomous clinical and prescribing skills combined with a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base of primary care.

We are looking for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner who has experience in prescribing for minor illness, minor injuries and long-term conditions. The post-holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within general practice.

The applicant will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will include -

• Providing high standards of patient care, embed clinical policies, guidelines and standardise clinical governance within the practice.
• Supporting with the development and training of advance clinical practice within primary care.
• Working with the Practice Manager, Operations Lead and GP Lead to develop the service.
• Working with the Primary care matron to standardise policies and patient care.
  
  

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Current professional registration – this could be HPC or NMC
• Independent Non-Medical Prescribing
• Educated to Degree level
• Qualified or working towards a MSc in relevant area
• Qualification in Minor Illness/Minor Injuries
• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. (Vulnerable Adults, NICE Guidelines, NSF for Older People)
• Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Teaching qualification
• Minor Illness / Injury
• Leadership qualification
• Paediatric Minor Illness / Ailments
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber for Adults and Children
• Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working in specific field the post is held
• Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
• Proven leadership experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive cultural change in service delivery/practice
  
  

Desirable criteria

• A range of advanced clinical practice skills within a specific area of practice / speciality
  
  

Skills And Competencies

Essential criteria

• Ability to effectively commute between the organisations various sites and to be able to cover other practices and undertake domiciliary visits
• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching