Overview
Helston Medical Centre & Porthleven Surgery – Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Practitioner (Paramedic)
The closing date is 30 September 2025
Advanced practitioner to join a team of 4 existing Nurses and Paramedics forming an advanced practice team within a busy General Practice.
The post holder will undertake assessment and treatment of patients in the surgery who may present with complex and/or chronic illnesses; to determine a clinical diagnosis, treatment and appropriate discharge or onward referral as indicated.
The role will involve a mixture of daily triage within a MDT triage hub (using the ACCURX patient contact system), independent clinician clinic with a mix of phone consultation and some home visiting.
Helston Medical Centre have run a triage system since June 24 which the Advanced Practitioners / Clinical Practitioners play a key part of the triage hub team, liaising with Medical and clerical colleagues to ensure the safe management of patient demand against clinical capacity and service availability.
The post holder will be a source of clinical expertise to the wider practice team, supporting medical, nursing and HCA colleagues with any clinical situations. Confident to work independently and as part of the wider clinical team.
The post holder will contribute to meeting the identified Key Performance Indicators within the time frames identified.
Main duties of the job
To independently undertake highly specialised clinical assessments, diagnose, treat and discharge patients with a wide range of minor illnesses and chronic diseases including management of complex cases.
To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans.
To ensure effective coordination and liaison with multidisciplinary teams across Primary and Secondary Care Services, statutory and voluntary disciplines/groups in order to provide a seamless service to the patients and their carers and prevent hospital admission where urgent care is required.
Refer appropriately to in-house GP where a second opinion is required.
Adapt styles of communication appropriately in order to promote empowerment, self-management and health education for patients.
Attend clinical case conferences, review and clinical meetings as required.
To be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff within the team.
Delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate.
Provide specialist advice relating to minor illness and/or injury to local healthcare teams, patients, relatives and carers.
Identify actual or potential clinical risks and take appropriate action. When required, follow the appropriate reporting structure and service delivery responsibilities.
Ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in line with NMC or other relevant standards.
Facilitate onward referral for specialist opinion as required.
About us
As a growing organisation across several sites, we believe we can enshrine a model of General Practice that allows us to provide the best of both worlds, of smaller practice teams with the benefits and support of a larger structure. Smaller practices help us provide continuity to our population and amongst our teams, which we know gives us job satisfaction, efficiency, and better outcomes. We are also creating a structure that gives us peer support and the ability to grow specialist interests and high-quality processes that becomes possible as part of a larger organisation.
General Practice has become wider in its role and in its complexity. Our teams are growing and bring really welcome skills and knowledge. We are aware of how interdependent we have become in how we work together, and in how we trust and appreciate one another's expertise. We ensure that our collective decision-making recognises and commits time to this collaborative approach and value and seek the input of our colleagues and our local population.
We are immensely proud of the teams we work with and as individuals we are equally proud of our own roles within our teams.
Job responsibilities
The Advanced Practitioner / Clinical Practitioner is responsible for:
1. To independently undertake highly specialised clinical assessments, diagnose, treat and discharge patients with a wide range of minor illnesses and chronic diseases including management of complex cases.
2. To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans.
3. To ensure effective coordination and liaison with multidisciplinary teams across Primary and Secondary Care Services, statutory and voluntary disciplines/groups in order to provide a seamless service to the patients and their carers and prevent hospital admission where urgent care is required.
4. To refer appropriately to in-house GP where a second opinion is required.
5. To adapt styles of communication appropriately in order to promote empowerment, self-management and health education for patients.
6. To attend clinical case conferences, review and clinical meetings as required.
7. To be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff within the team.
8. To delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate.
9. Provide specialist advice relating to minor illness and/or injury to local healthcare teams, patients, relatives and carers.
10. To identify actual or potential clinical risks and take appropriate action using, when required, the appropriate reporting structure for service delivery responsibilities.
11. To ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in line with NMC or other relevant standards.
12. To facilitate onward referral for specialist opinion as required.
Person Specification
Experience
* Primary care environment
* Experience of chronic disease management
* Experience of autonomous working
* Experience of managing, leading and developing a team
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse or Paramedic
* Post graduate Advanced clinical practice diploma or degree (relevant to role)
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.
Helston Medical Centre & Porthleven Surgery
#J-18808-Ljbffr