Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of general practice nursing care to the whole practice population. Key elements of the role are the delivery of evidence based practice for patients presenting with an immediate nursing need or a long-term condition and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population.

They will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and provide expert care in the management of patients. The post holder is expected to work collaboratively with all members of the practice team to meet the needs of patients and support practice objectives, policies and procedures. The post holder will work within their scope of practice and in accordance with local policies and procedures and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration with the NMC

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

Sussex Primary Care

Dolphins Practice

Butlers Green Road

Haywards Heath

West Sussex

RH16 4BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.sussexprimarycare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

What we offer

• £45 per hour
• Casual and genuinely flexible working
• Ability to work sessions around your existing commitments
• Hybrid working, including remote appointments where clinically appropriate
• Full service-specific ADHD training
• Clinical supervision from designated SPFT clinical supervisors
• Peer support and MDT working
• Opportunities to develop specialist ADHD prescribing experience
• Supportive clinical governance arrangements
• The opportunity to contribute to the development of an innovative NHS ADHD service

The service has established clinical supervision arrangements, with pharmacists expected to participate in supervision and seek specialist advice where cases involve significant complexity, uncertainty or clinical risk.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-registration pharmacy experience relevant to clinical practice.
• Experience of clinical assessment and medication review.
• Experience of prescribing and medicines optimisation.
• Experience of assessing and managing patients with complex clinical needs and recognising clinical risk.
• Good working knowledge of ADHD pharmacological treatment, including medication selection, initiation, titration, optimisation, monitoring and discontinuation.
• Understanding of controlled drug prescribing and associated governance.
• Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary clinical environment.

Desirable

• Previous experience within an ADHD or neurodevelopmental service.
• Experience of prescribing or managing ADHD medication.
• Experience of working with shared-care arrangements across primary and secondary care.
• Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to prescribe autonomously and safely within scope of competence.
• Ability to recognise and manage clinical risk and identify when escalation is required.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex clinical information clearly and sensitively.
• Ability to support effective shared decision-making.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Ability to recognise the limits of own competence and seek appropriate advice or supervision.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and eligible to practise in the UK.
• Independent Prescriber qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and maintenance of clinical and prescribing competence.
• Minimum two years' experience of prescribing as an independent prescriber within scope of competence.
• Evidence of competence in clinical assessment, prescribing and medicines optimisation.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent.

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

Brighton and Hove Federation

Address

Unit W4, Knoll Business Centre

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 7SG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

As ADHD Clinical Lead, you will:

• Undertake comprehensive ADHD assessments in accordance with the agreed service pathway, clinical guidance and professional standards.
• Undertake clinical assessment and diagnosis of ADHD within your professional scope of practice.
• Consider differential diagnoses and co-existing conditions.
• Identify clinical complexity, risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Determine when further assessment or specialist input is required.
• Explain assessment outcomes and diagnostic decisions clearly to patients.
• Maintain an appropriate clinical caseload alongside the leadership responsibilities of the role.

• Provide senior clinical oversight of the ADHD referral and triage function.
• Review referrals and available clinical information to determine suitability for the service.
• Identify complex cases, clinical risk, safeguarding concerns and presentations outside the agreed pathway.
• Provide senior clinical advice and support to clinicians.
• Support clinicians with complex, unusual or uncertain cases.
• Provide constructive professional challenge where appropriate.
• Support clinicians to recognise the boundaries of their competence and escalate appropriately.
• Help identify cases requiring formal clinical supervision or specialist advice.

You will work closely with SPFT Clinical Supervisors, acting as an important link between the Brighton & Hove clinical team and the formal clinical supervision arrangements.

The Clinical Lead will not replace or undertake the formal clinical supervision responsibilities of SPFT Clinical Supervisors.

You will make a significant contribution to clinical governance and patient safety, including:

• Clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Identification and management of clinical risk.
• Incident investigation and learning.
• Clinical input into complaints.
• Clinical risk assessments and risk registers.
• Review of clinical hazard logs and safety documentation.
• Monitoring clinical quality indicators and KPIs.
• Using clinical data, patient feedback, incidents and complaints to identify opportunities for improvement.

You will contribute to the ongoing development of the ADHD Service in Brighton & Hove and the wider NHS Sussex Primary Care Connect ADHD model.

This will include:

• Reviewing and improving clinical pathways.
• Supporting evidence-based service improvements.
• Contributing to service evaluation.
• Supporting pathway redesign and service transformation.
• Supporting development of clinical competencies.
• Advising operational colleagues on clinical implications of service changes.
• Contributing to workforce and clinical capacity discussions.
• Working collaboratively with GP practices, PCNs, SPFT, NHS Sussex and other partners.

You will support the development of the clinical workforce through:

• Supporting induction of new clinicians.
• Identifying training and development needs.
• Supporting peer learning and case discussion.
• Contributing to clinical teaching.
• Supporting competency frameworks.
• Supporting assessment of clinical competence where appropriate.
• Sharing updates on clinical guidance and practice.
• Promoting continuing professional development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential
• Applicants must hold current UK professional registration in one of the following professions:
• Nursing
• Registered Nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Pharmacy
• Registered Pharmacist with current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Occupational Therapy
• Registered Occupational Therapist with current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• In addition, you will need:
• A relevant professional qualification at degree level or equivalent.
• Significant post-registration clinical experience.
• Relevant training, experience and/or qualification in ADHD assessment and diagnosis.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Evidence of advanced clinical practice relevant to the role.
• Independent prescribing qualification where professionally applicable.

Desirable

• Relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Qualification or formal training in clinical leadership or management.
• Additional specialist training in ADHD, neurodevelopmental conditions or related areas.

Experience

Essential

• You will need significant experience of:
• Working at an advanced clinical level.
• Undertaking ADHD assessments and diagnosis.
• Clinical triage and risk assessment.
• Managing complex clinical presentations.
• Providing clinical leadership and senior clinical advice within a multidisciplinary service.
• Working with referring clinicians or primary care teams.
• Working within clinical governance frameworks.
• Developing, implementing or improving clinical pathways, policies or SOPs.
• Multidisciplinary working.
• Clinical escalation and risk management.
• Collaborative working across organisational and professional boundaries.

Desirable

• Experience working within an NHS ADHD or neurodevelopmental service.
• Experience working within primary care.
• Experience working with mental health services.
• Experience of service development or transformation.
• Experience of using audit, incidents, complaints, patient feedback or quality improvement to improve clinical practice.
• Experience working with specialist clinical supervision arrangements.

Skills and Knowldge

Essential

• Demonstrable clinical leadership experience.
• Ability to provide senior clinical advice and support to colleagues.
• Ability to manage competing clinical and organisational priorities.
• Ability to work autonomously and make complex clinical decisions within professional scope.
• Ability to identify, assess and escalate clinical risk appropriately.
• Ability to influence and support colleagues without relying solely on formal management authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to provide constructive professional challenge.
• Excellent multidisciplinary and collaborative working skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of ADHD assessment and diagnosis.
• Knowledge of current ADHD guidance and evidence-based practice.
• Understanding of differential diagnosis and co-existing conditions.
• Understanding of clinical risk and safeguarding.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and patient safety.
• Understanding of professional scope of practice and clinical escalation.

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

Brighton and Hove Federation

Address

Unit W4, Knoll Business Centre

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 7GS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

The Pharmacy Technician will support the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines across the practice, working closely with the Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist, GPs and wider multidisciplinary team.

The role will include:

• Medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and clinical correspondence.
• Updating medication records accurately following discharge letters and specialist correspondence.
• Supporting safe and efficient repeat prescribing processes.
• Responding to prescription and medication-related queries from patients, pharmacies and clinicians.
• Supporting medication monitoring and identifying patients who require blood tests or other ongoing monitoring.
• Supporting Shared Care Agreements, including identifying missing or expired agreements and outstanding monitoring requirements.
• Liaising with patients, community pharmacies and other healthcare professionals regarding medication issues.
• Supporting medicines shortages and identifying suitable alternatives where appropriate.
• Undertaking medicines optimisation searches and identifying patients who may benefit from medication review or prescribing changes.
• Supporting ICB medicines optimisation initiatives and local prescribing priorities.
• Supporting cost-effective prescribing and medication-switch projects.
• Supporting QOF, LCS and other prescribing-related work.
• Undertaking prescribing audits, searches and quality improvement work.
• Supporting patient follow-up and counselling in relation to medication changes and safe use of medicines.
• Identifying prescribing safety issues and escalating appropriately.
• Contributing to medicines governance and medication safety within the practice.
• Supporting the Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist, GPs and wider clinical team by managing appropriate medicines-related work within the Pharmacy Technician scope of practice.
• Taking increasing ownership of medicines optimisation and prescribing projects according to experience, competence and training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician
• Recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development

Desirable

• CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway completed or underway
• Additional training relevant to medicines optimisation, prescribing safety or primary care pharmacy.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a Pharmacy Technician
• Experience of medicines reconciliation and/or repeat prescribing processes
• Experience communicating with patients and healthcare professionals regarding medication-related issues
• Experience of working independently within scope of practice and escalating appropriately
• Experience of using clinical or pharmacy IT systems

Desirable

• Previous experience in general practice or primary care
• Experience of SystmOne
• Experience of Shared Care Agreements and medication monitoring
• Experience of medicines optimisation projects, prescribing audits or searches
• Experience of QOF, LCS or ICB prescribing work
• Experience of cost-effective prescribing and medication switches
• Experience of taking ownership of projects or working with a high degree of autonomy

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

Brook Health Centre

Crowborough Hill

Crowborough

TN6 2ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.sussexprimarycare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will work with a multi-disciplinary team including doctors, nurses, paramedics and other roles. Your role will be to lead on medication management including safe repeat prescribing for our patients. This includes overseeing Shared Care Agreements and High Risk Drug Monitoring, ensuring appropriate plans are in place for our patients and that they have access to the best possible care. You will also take a lead role in delivering CQC compliance and ensuring QOF achievement on specific indicators.

You will provide expertise in clinical pharmacy, medicines optimisation and promote safer prescribing practices. You will be part of team working alongside a pharmacist and two pharmacy technicians and a pharmacy administrator.

The main duties will include using your own clinical competencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide face to face and remote medications reviews, support management of patients with long-term conditions and co-morbidities, undertake medicines reconciliation, reduce polypharmacy and conduct Structured Medication Reviews (SMR). You will work closely with the administration team on drug monitoring management and carry out clinical audits on behalf of the Clinical team.

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational effectiveness within the practice so requires, motivation, passion and resilience to deliver an excellent service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Ideally experience of working in a Primary Care setting.

Experience

Essential

• Ideally experience of working in a Primary Care setting.

Qualifications

Essential

• Currant registration with GPhC

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

Sussex Primary Care

Dolphins Practice

Butlers Green Road

Haywards Heath

West Sussex

RH16 4BN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.sussexprimarycare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities - Leadership and Management

• Provides visible, effective and accessible leadership across Sussex Primary Care and across all professional boundaries; leading and supporting the Sussex Primary Care operational management team, empowering them to perform at their best through regular supervision, appraisal and performance discussions
• Line manages the senior management and operational team and individual GP Practice Managers.
• Develop a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement across all sites.

• Support and coach local management teams to achieve operational and quality objectives.
• Lead recruitment, retention, appraisal and performance management processes for non-clinical staff.

• Promote staff wellbeing, engagement and professional development.
• Effectively balances the needs and priorities of the SPC with those of the

• Trust, acting within the overall interests of the Trust.
• Formulate long term strategic plans, involving uncertainty, and considering the impact on the organisation
• Develops business plans and strategies for SPC, making a major contribution to corporate policies and strategy.
• Reviews and approves all business plans, reports, evaluations and other business, prior to submission to directors and executives
• Ensures that the services annual business plan is completed and agreed within timescales and signs-off Primary Care and service budget

Operational Management

• Develop long-term strategic plans, considering the wider impact on organisational performance, system priorities and future service delivery models
• Ensure the effective day-to-day operation of all SPC GP practices.

• Develop and implement standardised operational processes across the group.
• Monitor access, capacity and demand to ensure services meet patient needs.
• Oversee appointment systems, reception services, care navigation and administrative functions.
• Ensure practices meet contractual, organisational and performance requirements.
• Is accountable for identifying and implementing service improvements and development to enhance efficiency and patient experience.
• Lead operational responses to service pressures and business continuity requirements.
• Analyse and interpret highly complex facts or situations, comparing of a range of options.
• Holds responsibility for policy development and implementation

Financial Management

• Responsibility for the budget for the SPC practices and central function
• Responsibility for overall budget setting for Primary Care and the delivery of services within the allocated financial envelope
• Lead the development of complex strategic business cases and investment proposals to support organisational growth and service transformation.
• Lead the identification and delivery of strategic growth opportunities, income generation initiatives and new business development opportunities across Sussex Primary Care.
• Evaluate and negotiate complex commercial and contractual opportunities which support the long-term financial sustainability of the organisation
• Set, manage and oversee practice budgets across all SPC GP Practice sites.
• Monitor financial performance and support practices to achieve agreed financial targets.
• Work closely with finance teams to monitor income, expenditure and financial risks.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency, income generation and service development.
• Grow income opportunities and potential for expansion as a strategic priority
• Support the preparation of business cases and investment proposals.
• Ensure effective management of procurement and contracts.
• Comprehensive understanding of the drivers of financial performance across Primary Care and can effectively articulate the relationship between financial performance, operational improvement and clinical quality and is able to triangulate disparate data sources to proactively identify current and potential performance failures

Governance and Quality

• Ensure all practices meet contractual, statutory and Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and regulatory requirements.
• Lead governance, compliance and risk management activities across SPC.
• Ensure policies and procedures are implemented consistently.
• Oversee the management of complaints, incidents and significant events.
• Support implementation of learning from audits, complaints and investigations.
• Maintain robust systems for information governance and data protection.
• Maintain effective briefing and updates to the Chief Operating Officer and other members of the executive team with respect to developments and initiatives within Primary Care
• Support the Chief Operating Officer for pan-organisational projects and initiatives

Workforce and Human Resources

• Support workforce planning across SPC.
• Monitor staffing levels and skill mix to maintain safe and effective services.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and organisational policies.

• Ensure the equality and diversity agenda is delivered and monitored
• Lead employee relations processes, including attendance, capability and disciplinary procedures.
• Monitor mandatory training compliance.
• Patient Experience and Service Development
• Promote a patient-centred culture across all practices.
• Monitor patient feedback, NHS Friends and Family Test results and complaints data.
• Develop and implement plans to improve patient access and experience.
• Support patient participation groups and engagement initiatives.
• Lead projects that improve quality, access and productivity.

Performance Management

• Monitor practice performance against contractual and organisational targets.
• Produce and analyse SPC Board reports, performance reports and dashboards.

• Support practices to achieve maximum QOF, Enhanced Services, PCN income and other contractual requirements.
• Identify performance issues and implement corrective actions where required.
• Use data to drive improvement and support operational decision-making.

Estates and Facilities

• Oversee management of premises across all sites.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, fire safety and estates requirements.
• Manage maintenance contracts and premises improvement projects.
• Support business continuity and emergency planning arrangements.

Freedom to Act

• Operates independently within agreed organisational policies and objectives.
• Accountable for a major Primary Care provider, and the delivery of services within sustainable resourcing
• Exercises professional judgement in resolving operational issues across multiple practices.
• Escalates significant risks, financial concerns or performance issues to the SCFT Deputy Chief Operating Officer.
• Responsible for operational decisions affecting the SPC GP practices and associated services.

Patient/client care

• Accountable to the Trust for the delivery of SPC services
• Demonstrates outstanding patient commitment by putting the patient at the centre of decision making, and by regularly engaging with patients and service users through regular service visits
• Demonstrates a commitment to the quality of care provided by the Trust and quality of outcomes, by driving innovation, clinical excellence, and performance
• Proactively seeks out benchmarking and other external resources to improve clinical quality and instigates improvements as a result
• Effectively prioritises patient safety and experience through building outstanding relationships with clinical staff and teams
• Works with senior leadership team to ensure learning from complaints, incidents and serious incidents is embedded within SPC
• Promotes equality and diversity, and dignity and respect of patients and carers as central to all aspects of the services provided
• Exercises responsibility for ensuring the equality and diversity agenda is delivered and maintained, ensuring compliance with legislation and SPC policies
• Assesses implications of national initiatives affecting care delivery and ensure plans of action are implemented
• Ensures that that there is a strong culture of risk assessment and management, including adherence to relevant policies and procedures
• Ensures that staff comply with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, taking remedial action where this is not the case
• Works with senior leadership team to ensure clinical engagement, taking responsibility for quality governance, safety and risk management

Responsibility for information resources

• Uses software to develop performance management reports
• Responsible for performance management and managing the operation of several services
• Implements appropriate performance monitoring and management processes to ensure that all aspects of operational performance and delivery are assessed and takes remedial action where agreed performance is not achieved
• Ensures the Primary Care and its constituent services achieve all internal and external performance targets and proactively overcomes obstacles to achieving goals and objectives
• Proactively identifies operational risks and opportunities and briefs the Chief Operating Officer as necessary

Partnership Working

• Build strong relationships with the SPC Practice Managers, GP and Clinical Leads and multidisciplinary team
• Represent Sussex Primary Care at Place, Integrated Care System and regional forums, influencing the development of primary and community care services and ensuring organisational priorities are reflected within system plans.
• Lead strategic relationships with commissioners, Primary Care Networks, provider collaboratives, local authorities and partner organisations to identify opportunities for service development, integration and organisational growth.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• In-depth professional and specialist primary care operational management experience acquired through training and experience over a significant period
• Significant experience of monitoring, analysing and assessing clinical operational performance across complex services
• Experience of managing multiple teams and services.
• Experience of budget management and financial monitoring.
• Experience of performance management and service improvement.
• Experience of staff management, recruitment and employee relations.
• Experience of drafting complex strategic business plans
• Experience of working within a highly dynamic and complex primary care environment
• Experience of working in partnership with other agencies, service users, carers, the public, regulators, local scrutiny bodies etc.
• Experience of leading successful complex change management projects and programmes, involving and supporting teams and individuals to achieve objectives
• Experience of managing risk within a complex operating environment including risk assessment, risk mitigation and risk management
• Experience of strategic assessment, choice and implementation including innovative thinking and the ability to explore imaginative ways of optimising use of resources.
• Experience of co-producing service improvement ideas with stakeholders including service users and staff
• Experience of interacting with system leaders, and senior teams within Integrated Health and Care systems, other NHS providers and other provider partners
• Experience of governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.

Desirable

• Experience managing multiple GP practices
• Experience supporting CQC inspections.
• Experience working within a Primary Care Network
• Experience of estates and facilities management
• Experience of negotiating contracts

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or equivalent management experience.
• Management qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Formal Leadership Development
• Project Management qualification
• Primary Care Management qualification

Skill, Knowledge and Attributes

Essential

• Detailed understanding of NHS primary care services
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Thrives in challenging environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skill
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple sites
• Knowledge of NHS Human Resource Policies and Procedures
• Advanced knowledge of clinical and operational governance and its application to the services
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary team working and an understanding of differing professional roles boundaries
• Detailed knowledge of GP contracts, QOF and enhanced services
• Understanding of CQC regulations and quality standards.
• Knowledge of NHS contractual arrangements and planning approaches
• Ability to monitor and maintain standards of care across a range of clinical services
• Ability to identify, assess and manage complex clinical and operational risks
• Able to translate complex information and make it meaningful to staff at all levels and across all professions both verbally and in writing
• Able to assimilate organisational and local strategy and communicate this in a compelling way
• Ability to deal with competing demands, priorities and deadlines whilst managing operational imperatives and frequent interruptions
• Ability to engage stakeholders through discussion, presentation and direct liaison
• The ability to rapidly assimilate and synthesise complex dynamic information, and formulate a response which takes into account organisational strategy and corporate priorities
• Able to provide visible, credible leadership, and inspire staff from a range of backgrounds to perform well.
• The ability to inspire a shared purpose which aligns with NHS principles and organisational values and the personal integrity and courage to challenge where these principles are under pressure
• An ability to work strategically, building excellent relationships with other partners and stakeholders and understanding their contribution to the system
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, able to summarise complex information and present to a range of audiences including the Trust Board, external stakeholders, staff and service users.
• A high level of emotional intelligence and style which supports the development of a safe and supportive environment which enables individuals to work effectively
• Word-processing and keyboard skills and ability to use Microsoft Office packages including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• A natural curiosity backed by excellent critical analytical skills
• Assertive and confident to challenge poor conduct and behaviours
• Strong patient focus
• Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills and ability to manage and deliver to agreed deadlines
• Knowledge of PCN and Integrated Care System structures

Desirable

• Change management and project delivery experience.
• Experience using SystmOne or equivalent systems.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Primary Care

Address

Sussex Community Nhs Foundation Trust

Brighton General Hospital

Elm Grove

Brighton

East Sussex

BN2 3EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.sussexprimarycare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job DescriptionJob Title

Bank Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) / Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

ACP Clinical Lead and GP Clinical Lead

Practice Manager

Bank Contract Flexible Sessions Available

Rotherfield and The Brook Surgeries are seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to provide autonomous, high-quality clinical care across our two-site rural practice.

The successful applicant will be an experienced primary care clinician who is confident managing undifferentiated presentations, making complex clinical decisions and working independently within their scope of practice. The role involves delivering both telephone and face-to-face consultations within our Total Clinical Triage model, supporting same-day demand as well as planned care.

This post is intended for clinicians with established experience in UK General Practice. It is not suitable for newly qualified ACPs or clinicians requiring a preceptorship or a high level of supervision.

The role provides flexible bank cover for annual leave, sickness absence and periods of increased clinical demand, with the opportunity for regular sessions and the potential for a permanent position.

• Provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated, acute and chronic conditions.
• Undertake telephone, video and face-to-face consultations as clinically appropriate.
• Independently prescribe within professional competence and current legislation.
• Request, interpret and act upon investigations.
• Develop evidence-based management plans.
• Refer appropriately to secondary care, community services and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Recognise deteriorating patients and initiate appropriate escalation.
• Deliver health promotion, disease prevention and self-management advice.
• Undertake home visits where clinically appropriate.

• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records using SystmOne.
• Work in accordance with NICE guidance, national policy and local clinical protocols.
• Participate in audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities.
• Report incidents and contribute to significant event reviews where appropriate.
• Maintain compliance with safeguarding, infection prevention, information governance and health and safety policies.
• Maintain professional registration, indemnity and continuing professional development.

• Work collaboratively with GPs, ACPs, Nurses, HCAs, Pharmacists and the wider practice team.
• Participate fully in the practice's Total Clinical Triage model.
• Communicate effectively to ensure safe continuity of patient care.
• Contribute positively to a supportive, respectful and learning-focused team culture.

• Work within the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice.
• Practise within the standards of your professional regulator and recognised Advanced Clinical Practice frameworks.
• Participate in appraisal, clinical supervision and mandatory training.
• Maintain competence through ongoing education and reflective practice.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical assessment and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to independently manage patients within own scope of practice.
• Excellent consultation and communication skills.
• Ability to safely manage undifferentiated presentations, including telephone consultations.
• Sound knowledge of current evidence-based practice and NICE guidance.
• Excellent clinical decision-making and risk management skills.
• Good IT and documentation skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of local primary care pathways.
• Understanding of population health management and quality improvement methodologies.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration with the NMC, HCPC or other relevant UK professional regulator.
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent advanced practice qualification).
• Independent Prescriber qualification.
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Desirable

• Advanced Practice Digital Badge.
• RCN Credentialing (or equivalent advanced practice recognition).
• Additional postgraduate qualifications relevant to primary care.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-qualification experience working autonomously within UK General Practice.
• Experience managing undifferentiated and acute presentations.
• Experience undertaking telephone and face-to-face consultations.
• Experience requesting, interpreting and acting upon investigations.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience using electronic clinical record systems.

Desirable

• Experience using SystmOne.
• Experience working within a Total Clinical Triage model.
• Experience managing long-term conditions.
• Experience supporting or supervising other clinicians.
• Involvement in audit, quality improvement or service development.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Professional, compassionate and patient-centred approach.
• Ability to work autonomously whilst recognising professional limitations.
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing service demands.
• Commitment to high standards of clinical governance.
• Reliable, organised and able to prioritise workload effectively.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and professional development.

Desirable

• Enthusiasm for service improvement and innovation.
• Interest in mentoring or developing other clinicians.

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

The Brook Medical Centre

Crowborough Hill

Crowborough

East Sussex

TN6 2ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.sussexprimarycare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)