Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
• A professional, friendly and patient-focused approach.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and comply with data protection requirements.
• Understanding of the importance of safeguarding and patient safety.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training and ongoing professional development.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity and treating patients with dignity and respect.

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Grove Rd,

Felixstowe

Essex

IP11 9GA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ideally you will work at least 6 sessions per week but for the right candidate we will be willing to be flexible.

We work on a duty team basis every day so some experience working within this framework would be helpful.

We work on a 'on the day' basis. Routine and urgent cases are seen the same day.

You are able to manage your clinic autonomously, you call your patients and book them in to your clinic all on the same day.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
• A professional, friendly and patient-focused approach.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and comply with data protection requirements.
• Understanding of the importance of safeguarding and patient safety.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training and ongoing professional development.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity and treating patients with dignity and respect.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a duty team.
• Knowledge of primary care services and NHS procedures.
• Experience using clinical systems such as SystmOne.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

Essential

• full GMC registration with a licence to practise, inclusion on the GP Register and the relevant performers list requirements.

Desirable

• Additional training or qualifications in areas of interest, teaching, or a special interest relevant to the practice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Grove Medical Centre

Address

Grove Road

Felixstowe

IP11 9GA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.grovemcfelixstowe.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job Summary

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will work as an autonomous clinician within Ash Grove Medical Centre and Eggborough Surgery, providing high-quality, patient-centred care across the practice population.

The post holder will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing and managing patients presenting with a wide range of acute, minor illness, chronic and complex conditions. The role will include face-to-face consultations in the practice, home visits and care home visits where required, clinical assessment and management, requesting and interpreting investigations, including pathology, and appropriate onward referral.

The ACP will work with both adult and paediatric patients, where appropriately qualified and experienced, and will work within their professional scope of practice and level of competence.

The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills, sound clinical decision-making, effective risk management and the ability to work independently while recognising when GP or wider multidisciplinary input is required.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct autonomous face-to-face clinical consultations with patients presenting with acute, minor illness, chronic and complex conditions.
• Undertake comprehensive clinical histories and physical examinations and formulate appropriate differential diagnoses.
• Assess, diagnose and manage patients safely and effectively within the ACP's scope of practice.
• See adult patients and children where appropriately qualified and competent, recognising and responding appropriately to the different clinical needs of paediatric patients.
• Undertake home visits and care home visits as required, including assessment and management of patients who are unable to attend the practice.
• Assess acutely unwell and deteriorating patients and initiate appropriate management and escalation.
• Request appropriate investigations, including pathology and other diagnostic investigations, and independently review, interpret and act upon results within scope of practice.
• Ensure appropriate follow-up and safety-netting of investigations and abnormal results.
• Initiate, prescribe and review medication safely and appropriately within prescribing authority, scope of practice and current national and local guidelines.
• Provide appropriate education and advice regarding medication, adherence, side effects, interactions and lifestyle modification.
• Develop, implement and review individualised treatment and management plans.
• Manage patients with acute presentations, long-term conditions, complex needs and urgent health concerns, including appropriate mental health presentations.
• Recognise safeguarding concerns and follow appropriate safeguarding procedures and referral pathways for children and adults.
• Make appropriate referrals to GPs, secondary care, community services and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Initiate and coordinate emergency care where clinically indicated.
• Provide appropriate health promotion, preventative healthcare, screening and self-management advice.
• Provide evidence-based advice regarding immunisations, contraception and disease prevention where appropriate to the role and scope of practice.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and legally compliant clinical records using the practice's clinical systems.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, practice staff, community services, secondary care and other healthcare professionals.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, healthcare assistants, administrative staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Recognise personal limitations and seek advice or escalate appropriately where a presentation falls outside the post holder's competence or scope of practice.
• Contribute to clinical supervision, mentoring and support of other staff, students and colleagues where appropriate.
• Attend and actively contribute to clinical, multidisciplinary team and governance meetings.
• Participate in clinical audit, significant event reviews, quality improvement and service development.
• Contribute to the development and review of clinical protocols, pathways and practice procedures.
• Support the practice in achieving appropriate QOF and other contractual or quality targets.
• Contribute to the practice's clinical governance, patient safety and CQC requirements.
• Maintain professional registration, undertake required CPD and participate in annual appraisal and clinical supervision.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current evidence, NICE guidance, national standards and local policies.
• Comply with infection prevention and control, health and safety, confidentiality, information governance and safeguarding requirements.
• Carry out other reasonable clinical duties requested by the GP Partners or Practice Manager, consistent with the responsibilities and level of the role.

Clinical Investigations and Pathology

A key element of the role will be the appropriate use and management of clinical investigations.

The ACP will:

• Request appropriate pathology and other investigations based on clinical assessment.
• Review and interpret pathology results within the post holder's competence.
• Identify abnormal or clinically significant results requiring action.
• Initiate appropriate management, follow-up or referral.
• Ensure patients are appropriately informed of significant results and that appropriate safety-netting is provided.
• Maintain responsibility for ensuring investigations requested are appropriately followed up in accordance with practice procedures.

Home Visits

The ACP will undertake home visits and care home visits as required by the practice.

This will include:

• Assessing patients in their home or care home environment.
• Undertaking appropriate clinical examination and assessment.
• Diagnosing and managing patients within scope of practice.
• Reviewing medication and treatment plans where appropriate.
• Requesting investigations and arranging appropriate follow-up.
• Recognising deterioration and arranging urgent or emergency escalation where required.
• Liaising with GPs, community teams, district nurses, palliative care services and other relevant professionals.
• Maintaining accurate clinical records following each visit.

Paediatric Care

Where the post holder is appropriately qualified and experienced to assess children, they may be required to undertake paediatric consultations.

This will include:

• Assessing children presenting with acute and minor illness.
• Recognising red flags and signs of serious illness.
• Applying appropriate safeguarding procedures.
• Working within the individual's paediatric competence and escalating to a GP or appropriate service when required.
• Providing appropriate advice and safety-netting to parents and carers.

The post holder will not be expected to undertake paediatric consultations outside their qualification, competence or agreed scope of practice.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in rota arrangements and provide appropriate cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave or sickness, where required.
• Provide clinical support to the wider practice team, including responding to appropriate clinical queries.
• Support prescription-related queries within clinical competence and scope of practice.
• Maintain a professional and appropriate standard of appearance and behaviour.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and ensure all patient-identifiable information is handled securely.
• Comply with practice policies, procedures and statutory requirements.
• Participate in mandatory training and maintain all required professional competencies.
• Contribute to clinical audits, research and service improvement initiatives.
• Act as a clinical lead or develop a specialist area of interest where appropriate and agreed with the practice.
• Support the practice in maintaining high standards of patient safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and level of responsibility.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Skills and Knowledge
• Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage clinical uncertainty and risk safely.
• Ability to work independently while recognising professional limitations.
• Good understanding of evidence-based practice and clinical governance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• IT literate and confident using electronic clinical systems.

Desirable

• Previous experience working within general practice or primary care.
• Experience managing same-day/urgent presentations in primary care.
• Experience with chronic disease management.
• Experience undertaking clinical audit or quality improvement projects.
• Experience supporting or mentoring other clinicians.
• Knowledge and experience of local community and secondary care referral pathways.
• Experience using SystmOne or other primary care clinical systems.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications and Registration
• Registered healthcare professional with an appropriate professional registration.
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent advanced practice qualification, or working towards completion where appropriate.
• Evidence of advanced clinical assessment and consultation skills.
• Appropriate independent prescribing qualification where required for the role.
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical Experience
• Significant post-registration clinical experience.
• Experience working autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner or equivalent advanced clinical role.
• Experience assessing and managing patients with undifferentiated and acute presentations.
• Demonstrable experience of clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management planning.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience recognising clinical deterioration and appropriately escalating care.
• Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and appropriate referral pathways.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ash Grove Medical Centre

Address

England Lane

Knottingley

West Yorkshire

WF11 0JA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ashgrovesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be working independently within a host GP practice with a remote line in to the support team at Herts Health.

You will see, assess and treat 4 patients per hour. .

Where appropriate you will signpost and/or refer patients to follow up services and order investigations using the EMIS Clinical System.

Person Specification

Vocational Training

Essential

• Basic Life Support
• Safeguarding Adults and Children (Level 3)
• Anaphylaxis
• Sepsis
• Equality and Diversity
• Infection Control (Level 2)

Experience

Essential

• Primary Care GP
• Use of EMIS clinical System and supporting IT packages such as DXS, TQuest, ICE, Docman

Qualifications

Essential

• License to practice and full registration with the GMC

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Herts Health LTD

Address

Herts Health

124 Watling Street

Radlett

Hertfordshire

WD7 7JQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.hertshealth.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Acting as a principal point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, across health, social care and VCSE partners. Building and sustaining strong, effective relationships that support neighbourhood delivery and improved population health outcomes. Helping to facilitate an effective multi-disciplinary across organisations, breaking down organisational boundaries and promoting a collaborative neighbourhood delivery of services.

This role focuses on enabling the PCN to deliver high-quality care in line with NHS Englands Enhanced Services, and Integrated Neighbourhood Team objectives. The post holder will join a multi-disciplinary workforce that continues to improve patient care across our three practices.

Working with a wide range of partners to proactively build, cultivate, and sustain effective partnerships and professional networks, using proven communication skills. This will include representing the PCN at meetings, liaising with hospitals and community services. Supporting the PCN Operations Manager with administration, including HR, finance and performance data. Managing the PCN TeamNet portal to ensure policies and data are current. Drafting or updating relevant SOPs, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsible for the PCN Website, ensuring legal compliance and that information displayed is up to date and encourages participation in national screening programmes. Managing the network social media accounts to promote all health-related content and PCN services.

Be aware of and communicate, both local and national health care campaigns. Promoting via websites and other media, ordering relevant resources, with responsibility for improving our patients access to digital resources. Promoting partner services, such as Pharmacy First, Home Monitoring Apps and increased use of the NHS App. Where appropriate, assist people to access self-management health education courses, peer support or interventions that support them in their health and wellbeing.

You must be able to prioritise your workload and have a flexible and proactive approach to work. This role covers several areas of responsibility and will suit a candidate who can adhere to deadlines and adapt to tasks and priorities as they arise.

The post holder must maintain confidentiality, comply with company policies, and support safeguarding and clinical governance standards. The role includes a commitment to completing any additional training required to support safe, effective patient care.

If you are organised, adaptable, and committed to delivering high-quality service, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute to patient care within a supportive, collaborative team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working in a busy office environment. Strong organisational skills, ability to prioritise workload with good time management. Daily use of Microsoft Office products. Experience of working with the public, and other stakeholders. Able to use own initiative, working independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Experience of working in the NHS, Primary Care or Public Health

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of GCSE grades 4-9 (A to C) in English and Maths

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Grove Medical Centre

Address

Wootton Grove

Sherborne

Dorset

DT9 4DL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.thegrovemedcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)