Job description

Job responsibilities

• Conduct thorough clinical assessments, order appropriate investigations, diagnose, and formulate treatment plans, including onward referrals where appropriate for patients presenting with minor illness symptoms, and those with known long-term conditions.

• Follow up investigation results with patients.

• Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition as appropriate.

• Prescribe medications safely and appropriately, in line with current guidelines.
• Undertake medication reviews in line with the Practice protocol.

• Provide health promotion and education to patients around self-care and appropriate use of services.

• Recognise and act on red flags and signs of serious illness, referring appropriately when needed.

• Work collaboratively with GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, and wider primary care teams.

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with practice and legal requirements.

• Contribute to the development of the minor illness service, supporting innovation and service improvement.

• Participate in clinical audits, reviews, and quality improvement activities.

• Be aware of health inequality and government agendas such as Core20PLUS5 with the aim of reducing health disparities between groups of people and improving access to healthcare.

• Adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure patient safety.

• Make professional autonomous decisions for which you are accountable.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
• Works in collaboration with the Pharmacist Team for guidance and direction of prescribed medications.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of clinical skills assessment
• Experience of consultations with patients of different ages

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of working in a GP Practice
• Experience of Diabetes, Respiratory Conditions
• Experience of Wound dressing

Qualifications

Essential

• The applicant needs to have experience in the management of minor illness/injury with a qualification at Level 7 such as the APACs course (Advanced, Physical and Consultation Skills module).
• The applicant needs to have their non medical prescribing qualification.

Desirable

• Experience of chronic disease management is desirable.

Professional Registration

Essential

• You must be registered with a professional body eg NMC/HCPC

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

Larwood Health Partnership

Address

56 Larwood Avenue

Worksop

Nottinghamshire

S81 0HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.larwoodhealthpartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)