Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our friendly and supportive team at Lowther Medical Centre.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality, patient-centred clinical care, working autonomously to assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients with a wide range of acute and long-term conditions. You will work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team, contributing to the delivery of safe, effective and accessible primary care.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ACP who is passionate about developing their practice and making a positive difference to patient care within a supportive primary care environment.

Main duties of the job
Please see the job description for a more comprehensive list of responsibilities

Clinical

• Making professionally autonomous decisions
• Managing patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Making differential diagnosis using decision making and problem solving skills
• Provide comprehensive healthcare sensitive to patients needs
• Conducting physical assessments to diagnose patients conditions
• Direct and participate in provision of continuing care
• Managing and participating in Chronic disease management
• Supporting and developing work towards agreed GMS targets
• Any other duties as may be required by the practice in providing quality health care to patients
• Provide comprehensive healthcare sensitive to patient needs

Performance and Quality

• Ensure that accurate performance data is recorded
• Ensuring patient records are maintained accurately
• Ensure that significant events are recorded and actions implemented
• Where appropriate share and or escalate complaints and significant events
• Liaison with other service providers to ensure effective care is delivered
• Maintain clinical knowledge and skills and identify training needs
• Comply with any regulatory, professional or registration requirements relevant to the role

Relationships and Communication

• Develop and maintain effective professional relationships with other members of the clinical, administrative and management teams of NCPC
• Demonstrate the NCPC values of Kindness, Respect, Collaboration and Ambition

About us
NCPC (North Cumbria Primary Care) was established in August 2019 in response to an increasingly fragile general practice provision within North Cumbria. NCPCs vision is to bring practices together to develop a sustainable, fully integrated primary care- built locally and delivered together.

The Copeland NCPC area consists of 3 major practices, Fellview Health Care, Lowther Medical Centre and Seascale Health Centre as well as a shared PCN (Primary Care Network) which delivers services to patients across all 3 practices.

We are a not-for-profit company with all money we receive in funding and other business activities going towards supporting the organisation, our staff, and our services.

Job responsibilities
Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Role Purpose
The Advanced Clinical Practitioners will work as part of team of diverse clinicians to provide access for patients and increase capacity and meet patient demand for appointments. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will see and treat acute patients and support the management of ongoing and chronic conditions.

As part of the wider Healthcare Team there is the opportunity for practitioners to bring or develop particular specialities which support the health needs of our population. The post holder will work with the clinical and management team to ensure that staff and patients remain safe and services are delivered in adherence to agreed standards, policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical

• Making professionally autonomous decisions
• Managing patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Making differential diagnosis using decision making and problem solving skills.
• Provide comprehensive healthcare sensitive to patients needs, including assessment, diagnosing, prescribing, and referrals where appropriate. Complementing the roles of GPs and the multidisciplinary team.
• Conducting physical assessments to diagnose patients conditions and provide appropriate self-care advice, prescribing treatment, or referral using evidence based guidelines.
• Direct and participate in provision of continuing care, health maintenance, screening and health promotion to patients as part of patient centred multidisciplinary team.
• Managing and participating in Chronic disease management
• Supporting and developing work towards agreed GMS targets.
• Any other duties as may be required by the practice in providing quality health care to patients.
• Provide comprehensive healthcare sensitive to patient needs, including assessment, diagnosing, prescribing, and referrals where appropriate. Complementing the roles of GPs and the multidisciplinary team.

Performance and Quality

• Ensure that accurate performance data is recorded.
• Ensuring patient records are maintained accurately and used in accordance with agreed data security and management policies and regulations.
• Ensure that significant events are recorded and actions implemented.
• Where appropriate share and or escalate complaints and significant events
• Liaison with other service providers to ensure effective care is delivered.
• Maintain clinical knowledge and skills and identify training needs.
• Comply with any regulatory, professional or registration requirements relevant to the role.

Relationships and Communication

• Develop and maintain effective professional relationships with other members of the clinical, administrative and management teams of NCPC.
• Demonstrate the NCPC values of Kindness, Respect, Collaboration and Ambition.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Masters degree in advanced clinical
• Practice Registered Nurse on the NMC register
• Non-medical prescriber

Other Experience
Essential

• Demonstrate high level of competence/advanced skills in clinical examination and diagnosis Interpret pathology/radiology results/reports and action where appropriate
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, providing enhanced discussions with patients and families regarding end of life wishes/planning
• Familiar with the complex geriatric assessment, 4AT, GPCOG Knowledge in EMIS clinical system Knowledge of the Accurx system
• Effective time management skills

Experience
Essential

• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to work as an autonomous Practitioner
• Able to work on own initiative
• Must be personable, polite and approachable
• Must be a team player
• Must be adaptable to change
• Commitment to ongoing training and education to develop clinical skills
• Have the ability to prioritise workload Able to work under pressure and remain calm Full clean driving licence

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).