Advanced clinical practitioner

Are you an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career?

We are looking for a highly motivated, autonomous, and compassionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our friendly and forward-thinking general practice team.

At Spirit Primary Care, our ACPs are at the heart of delivering safe, high-quality, and patient-centred care. If you're looking to work in a collaborative, innovative environment that values your expertise and supports your development, wed love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

You will work as an independent practitioner, assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a wide range of presentations, including acute illness, long-term conditions, and minor ailments.

• Part-time - 30 hours over 4 days
• Chaucer Surgery CV11 4UZ, Satis House B46 1TH, Camphill Health Centre CV10 9EB (with attendance at other Spirit surgeries/locations as and when required)
• Salary negotiable depending on experience (£46,022 £51,800 per annum)

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing same-day and routine patient presentations through face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
• Prescribing safely and effectively, in line with current guidelines
• Ordering and interpreting investigations
• Making appropriate referrals to other clinicians or services
• Supporting QOF, chronic disease management, and preventative care
• Contributing to the continuous development of clinical services

About us

At Spirit Primary Care we continueto transform and revolutionize the way that we deliver Primary Care services.With a focus on collaboration across practices, the development of moreeffective triage services and the increased use of new technology, we continueto improve the experience of Primary Care for both staff and patients.

Tracking our performance againstnationally established goals leads us to deliver better, more streamlinedpatient care, helps us to reduce the administrative burden and increase theuptake and ease of access to care.

We have an extensive multi-disciplinary team whoare keen to innovate and utilize their varied skillset and we are seekingtalented individuals like you to become a part of it!

Job responsibilities

Works autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, accountable for own practice

Provides advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management across all ages

Manages acute, chronic, and undifferentiated presentations using advanced clinical judgement

Conducts consultations via face-to-face, telephone, home visits, and surgery settings, including lone working when required

Prescribes and reviews medication within scope as an Independent Prescriber (or working towards)

Interprets diagnostics and investigations to support clinical decision-making

Refers appropriately to MDT, secondary care, and external services

Identifies and manages clinical risk, including safeguarding and emergencies

Contributes to chronic disease management, QOF, preventative care, and health screening

Supports patient education, self-management, and shared decision-making

Provides clinical leadership, supervision, and support to colleagues

Contributes to service development, audits, and quality improvement

Works within clinical governance, safeguarding, and organisational policies

Promotes safe, evidence-based, patient-centred care and continuous improvement

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent

Experience

• Proven clinical experience in primary care or similar settings
• Managing same-day and routine patient presentations through face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
• Prescribing safely and effectively, in line with current guidelines
• Ordering and interpreting investigations
• Making appropriate referrals to other clinicians or services
• Supporting QOF, chronic disease management, and preventative care
• Contributing to the continuous development of clinical services
• Experience with EMIS and similar clinical systems
• Knowledge of local healthcare pathways and community resources
• To work within the regulatory requirements, standards, codes, and guidance of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development.
• To act in such a manner at all times to promote confidence and public trust and uphold the reputation and image of Spirit Primary Care Ltd.
• To have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team.
• To exhibit excellent communication skills when dealing with clients, other healthcare professionals and colleagues. Non-verbal and verbal skills required.
• To build excellent working relationships with:
• oColleagues within Spirit Primary Care Ltd.
• oClinical and managerial staff within participating Clinical Commissioning Groups
• oClinical staff in local primary and secondary care services
• oOther related services within the local health economy
• oSocial Services and local intermediate Care Services
• This document is current at the date of signature. However, amendments may be made from time to time to meet business requirements.

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.