Join Ash Grove Medical Centre as a Home Visiting Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP), Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Prescribing Paramedic and become part of a supportive, forward thinking GP training practice committed to delivering exceptional community based patient care. This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced autonomous clinician who is passionate about frailty, care home medicine and palliative care to make a genuine difference to patients within their own homes and residential settings. The post holder will provide advanced clinical care to housebound patients, care home residents, frail patients and those requiring palliative and end-of-life support within the community. The role includes regular care home ward rounds, urgent and routine home visits, proactive frailty management, Gold Standards Framework (GSF) reviews, ReSPECT documentation and prescribing of palliative and anticipatory medications where appropriate. The successful candidate will work both autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, using advanced clinical assessment and decision making skills to deliver safe, high quality, patient centred care. The role is primarily community based however, the post holder may also be required to support surgery based clinics and appointment as and when necessary to meet service demands.
* Undertaking weekly ward rounds within care homes
* Completing home visits for acute, chronic, frail housebound patients
* Undertaking clinical sessions within the surgery as and when needed
* Managing patients with complex health needs using advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
* Supporting palliative and end-of-life care planning, including Gold Standards Framework (GSF) reviews and ReSPECT documentation
* Prescribing and reviewing palliative and end-of-life medications in line with national and local guidance
* Working proactively with patients, relatives, carers and community teams to ensure high quality care
* Providing holistic assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management plans
* Prescribing medication appropriately and safely within scope of practice
* Preventing avoidable hospital admissions through proactive management and early intervention
* Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using SystmOne
* Participating in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding processes, significant event reviews and clinical audits
* Supporting quality improvement initiative and QOF targets where appropriate
Ash Grove Medical Centre is a large, well established GP practice caring for approximately 13,000 patients across our main site in Knottingley and branch surgery in Eggborough. We are proud to be rated 'Good' by CQC across all domains and are committed to delivery high quality, compassionate, patient centred care. Our clinical and non clinical teams work within a supportive environment where staff wellbeing, learning and professional development are actively encouraged.
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