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We are looking for advanced autonomous practitioners to join our team. Are you excited by primary and urgent care? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic busy environment?
MedOCC is a primary medical care service providing 2 functions. One function is the provision of primary care out of hours services for Medway and Swale and the second function is to provide the primary care element of the Urgent Treatment Centre at Medway Foundation Trust.
The out of hours primary care provision also delivers the cellulitis and DVT pathways for both Medway and Swale. The service is provided out of hours between the hours of 18:30 pm to 08:00 am. On weekdays and from 18:30 pm Friday through to 08:00 Monday morning including Bank Holidays.
The Urgent Treatment Centre primary care element operates in hours including weekends treating patients with a wide range of medical presentations referred via 111 and streamed by the UTC front door.
The clinical team operate a rostered shift system. MedOCC has multiple pathways in and out of our service and have direct referral routes to all MCH services and many more with our partner organisations such as SECAmb, MFT, KMPT and Primary Care.
Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making.
The ACP will provide advanced practice according and demonstrate the 4 pillars:
* Clinical practice: The ACP demonstrates in depth knowledge and capabilities in all aspects of health and social care encompassing advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and clinical management skills that are evidence based and deliver high quality patient centred care. The ACP will demonstrate complex decision-making skills and competences for expanded scope of advanced clinical practice for service users and clinical teams according to needs.
* Education and personal development: The post holder will have an organisational responsibility to promote clinical excellence in the care of service users presenting to their specialty by providing clinical advice, supervision and support as well as implementing programmes of induction and education for all health care professionals.
* Research and development activity is a major responsibility. The individual will support in the evaluation of services within the organisation. The role will include developing audit and research projects and participating in up-dating and implementing departmental policies, protocols and guidelines, in line with national guidance and contemporary evidence.
So what else?
* This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
* We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
* We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
* You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
* Informal visits can be arranged on request.
* We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
* MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
* Previous applicants need not apply
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Ellis Job title: Head of Service Urgent Care Email address: sarah.ellis71@nhs.net Telephone number: 07837955327
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Temporary
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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