Job responsibilities

Duties will include:-

• To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment at first point of contact by attending to patients according to patients needs either over the telephone, in the Practice or patients homes.

• To support and continue the development of an on the day emergency patient service in the Practice.

• To accurately prioritise patients, including in emergency situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.

• To evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking, and initiate appropriate treatment and/or referral.

• To undertake and interpret diagnostics and take appropriate action to manage patient care, whilst distinguishing between abnormal and normal findings in order to relate them to a possible diagnosis. To use broad clinical guidelines (NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing assistance and feedback to the organisation and others on how these should be interpreted.

• To signpost appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.

• To refer patients to appropriate care settings, within locally agreed healthcare pathways.

• To discharge or treat, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.

• To maintain accurate and systematic documentation of patient interactions and clinical care provided, including adverse events as per practice policy.

• To advise and support members of the public on healthy lifestyles, health promotion and disease prevention including where possible data collection for QoF during patient contact.

• To provide clinical advice and facilitate learning to other members of the clinical team where appropriate.

Experience

Essential

• Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Previous experience of non-medical prescribing and using PGDs.
• Experience of the ECP/Advanced Practitioner role within Primary or Secondary Care.
• Current knowledge of government targets and initiatives and N.I.C.E. guidelines and their impact on clinical practice.
• Understanding of the N.M.C/H.P.C Code of Professional Conduct.
• Knowledge of child protection issues.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its significance and impact upon practice.
• Good communication skills.
• Basic IT skills in word processing and e-mail.
• Experience in using I.T based patient documentation systems.
• Sound organisational skills.
• Able to professionally and appropriately challenge differing opinions as a patient advocate.
• Record keeping skills.
• Experience of triage/initial assessment.
• Able to work autonomously, using own clinical judgment to form a diagnosis.
• Skills for managing minor injuries.
• Dispensing skills as per protocols and patient group directives.
• Skills of multi system assessment.
• Knowledge of medical model of documentation.
• Able to give appropriate telephone advice.
• Understanding of health education/promotion.
• Able to give relevant discharge advice.
• Experience of following referral pathways.
• Able to record/ interpret ECG.

Desirable

• Experience as an autonomous practitioner within a minor injury/illness centre or mobile service
• Experience of research projects.
• Leadership skills.

Personal qualities

Essential

• Able to work cooperatively with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Able and willing to develop professionally.
• Able to use own initiative.
• Able to act as a role model.

Desirable

• Able to motivate other team members.
• Able to promote a learning environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Practitioner with acute and minor illness management qualification and experience at urgent care/GP surgery settings.

Desirable

• Already working or experience at Primary care/Urgent care setting and confidentally able to deal with acute and minor Illness management.

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).