Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Clinical Lead
Job Description
Job summary
Are you looking to join a dynamic organisation in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Clinical Lead position? Are you looking for a leadership role that is wholesomely supported, works collaboratively and ensures you a work / life balance?
We are currently seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Clinical Lead to join one of our practices on the East Sussex/Kent border. We offer a competitive salary, flexible working hours and a range of benefits that include professional development opportunities, pension scheme, and generous holiday entitlement.
You will work alongside a diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals, including GPs, Nurses, Pharmacists, Paramedics and other specialists, to provide a truly integrated approach to care.
If you are an Advanced Clinical Practitioner experienced in primary care and or seeking a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. If you are passionate about delivering excellent healthcare and want to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and patient-centred care,get in touch today!
Main duties of the job
Main Role and Responsibilities:
- Undertakes Clinical Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services
- Assesses diagnoses and treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations
- Undertakes and interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures e.g. cytology, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring etc.
- Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply.
- Communicates highly sensitive condition related information to patients, relatives and carers.
- Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g. Diabetes, COPD, asthma, IHD referring to other clinical staff as appropriate.
- Contribute to practice targets both local and national within the disease management agenda e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, NSFs, National benchmarking.
- Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiate changes as necessary.
- Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.
- Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.
- Extended and supplementary prescriber
About us
About Us: Sussex Primary Carecame about in response to a need from GP Partners in local practices who were seeking a different future. In 2019 we took on our first two practices and now have 7 practices with a combined list of over 55,000 patients.
We are a learning organisation that listens to our team of staff, patients and partners to guide our future. At the heart of our vision are our patients and their needs. We are excited about our journey in delivering outstanding and innovative primary care.
What We Offer:
- Leadership and Management support from Clinical Lead and Medical Director
- Induction, training, and IT set up (Full kit supplied)
- 6 Weeks Annual Leave, generous Sick Pay and protected time for CPD
- NHS Pension
- Access to Training and Development and career portfolio.
Job responsibilities
Main Role and Responsibilities:
- Undertakes Clinical Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services
- Assesses diagnoses and treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Refers patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.
- Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations
- Undertakes and interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures e.g. cytology, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring etc.
- Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others e.g. direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues.
- Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply.
- Communicates highly sensitive condition related information to patients, relatives and carers.
- Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g. Diabetes, COPD, asthma, IHD referring to other clinical staff as appropriate.
- Contribute to practice targets both local and national within the disease management agenda e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, NSFs, National benchmarking.
- Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiate changes as necessary.
- Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.
- Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.
- Extended and supplementary prescriber
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 7 or Masters Level Qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a primary care setting
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
Sussex Primary Care
Address
Belmont Surgery
St. James Square
Wadhurst
East Sussex
TN5 6BJ
