Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Morecambe)
1 day ago
Morecambe
Title: Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Morecambe)Location: Morecambe, Lancashire, North West, UKCompany: FCMS (NW) LTDJob summaryPost:Advanced Clinical PractitionerPay:£28.48 - £31.73 per hour depending on experiencePLUS, a Golden Hello of £2.5k paid in two instalments over 6 monthspro rata(applies to EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY)Hours:24 hours per weekAccountable to:Associate Director of Clinical ServicesReports to:Lancashire Clinical ManagerBase:The post will be based at Morecambe Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). The centre delivers urgent care services between 8am 8pm 7 days a week, 365 days per year across the UTC and GP Out of Hours. Evening and weekend work will be required as part of this post.About:Come and join our lively and vibrant team! Nestled in the lovely seaside town of Morecambe, we are an Urgent Care Centre with a highly skilled team, who deal with all ages, ranging from babies to the elderly. We are a high-performance team with complimentary talents and skills, who consistently show high levels of innovation, focusing on the best quality of care for our patients. We pride ourselves on an open and honest culture and show dedication towards peer support, maximizing individual strength and personality, valuing new ideas to help strengthen and celebrate what a great service we offer!Come and be a part of our amazing team!Main duties of the jobIt will be the responsibility of the post holder to, exercise clinical expertise, judgment, discretion and decision making in clinical care within agreed parameters. The post holder will provide a high standard of care for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor illness & injuries. Morecambe Urgent Treatment Centre works collaboratively with Morecambe GP Out of Hours to provideMorecambe Urgent Care; as such there is an expectation to work across the services when required. There are opportunities for development, with training and mentorship to extend clinical competencies (illness or injury) for the right candidate.About usThe ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.Come and be a part of our amazing team!We offer NHS PensionCycle to Work SchemeCareer Development OpportunitiesAttendance BonusStaff Benefit SchemeFree Tea & CoffeeEye Care ContributionsJob descriptionThe post holder will:Work with and champion the unit in conjunction with Senior Managerial colleaguesSupport the Management team and Clinical manager to ensure all service KPIs/Targets all are met, and looking for improvement over and above the set commissioned targetsEnsure mandatory training is kept up to date and receive suitable training/CPD for their ongoing development needsPractice autonomously, as an independent practitioner, participating in the care of and undertaking assessment, diagnosis, treatment / referral and discharge of patients presenting with minor injury and illness within agreed parametersProvide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of a client group whilst working autonomouslyIdentify the need for and initiate and interpret relevant diagnostic investigations and resultsTo safely and competently undertake invasive and non-invasive procedures to establish a diagnosisBe able to independently undertake telephone triageTo work within the parameters of current Non-medical prescribing legislation / guidelines.Monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, and evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadershipContribute to the Clinical Governance agenda within the service by leading audit and research as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the area of expertiseAct in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct or other relevant professional bodyProvide professional and clinical advice within the multi-disciplinary teamClinicalThe post holder will:Assess, treat, and advise patients presenting with health care needs.Provide supervision of the clinical team, assisting and developing their team and individualsWhen required ensure patients are referred on to other members of the primary health care team or secondary care as necessary and support and guide others as required.Ensure all practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries and scope of competence of individuals and to acknowledge limitations.Work at an advanced level of practice reflected under the 4 pillars of advanced practice of the HEEPerform investigatory procedures, including assessing patients with minor injuries, request, and review x-rays, treat minor injuries /implement expanded roles in practiceIn general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the duties and responsibilities associated with an expert practitioner working within Unscheduled Primary Care.Develop and maintain clinical/nursing policies, procedures, and protocols.Ensure any patient information is up-to-date and produced in appropriate formatsProfessionalThe post holder will:Role model standards of care and behaviour through clinical practice.Act as a role model for standards of behaviour and professionalism, through commitment to the integration of policies and procedures within the role and workplaceAnalyse relevant local and national policy, within their area of expertise and advise on the impact for service, leading the implementation of changes and evaluation of processesMaintain professional registration and practice through CPDMaintain a professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with NMC competency framework or other professional bodyPrescribe medication in accordance with competency, professional guidelines and NICE / CKS guidelines.Maintain NMP competency and regularly review prescribing practice through CPD and reflective practice.Maintain their personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent within FCMS, NMC guidelines or other professional bodyAllocate, coordinate, monitor and assess own workload within an accepted time frameEnsure appropriate use of resources to meet service needsRecognise and act as an advocate for patients, carers, service, and the organisationCarry out annual review of best practice/national standards and implement recommended changesPromote workforce integrity (empower professional accountability within the clinical team, ensure accreditation process followed, complaints management, competency assessment, ensuring mandatory training requirements fulfilled, robust clinical induction)Maintain a sound knowledge of NHS policy and NICE guidance in relation to scheduled and unscheduled careEducation and trainingThe post holder will:Identify own development needs in line with service requirements within a personal development planDevelop and distribute educational leaflets in relevant formats, for patients relating to services and patient pathwaysEnsure personal, peer support and clinical supervision needs are metContribute to clinical governance outcomesUnderstand and apply professional and national guidelines on confidentialityBe fully involved in the progress and development of clinicians and provide constructive and relevant feedbackAssist in the implementation of training and development in your localityResearch and developmentThe post holder will:Evaluate clinical practise through audit of service and develop and manage strategies to address any shortfallsUndertake audits as required by the service working with the clinical managerDemonstrate knowledge of current research in all aspects of their work and advise others on the implementation of relevant research findingsInitiate and/or become involved in research projects in response to identified needsDisseminate results/research/ audit findings via local teams and/or national/international publicationsImplement research findings appropriate to practicePromote the shared objectives of the multidisciplinary team by working closely to ensure that best practice is achieved utilising both Clinical Benchmarking and Essence of Care processesCommunication and working relationshipsCommunicates effectively with other team membersCommunicates effectively with patients and carersCommunicates effectively with other healthcare professionalsTake all appropriate steps to minimise conflictHealth and safetyThe post holder will:Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and othersComply with the Organisations Business continuity PlanRefrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and SafetyReport as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defectsReport as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completedBe actively involved as an appropriate departmental representativeMaking effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skillsPhysical effort and working conditions.The post holder will:Be responsible to ensure all aspects of the Manual Handling guidelines are followed, providing appropriate risk assessmentsBe responsible to manage clinical care following required Policies and Procedures pertaining to bodily fluids, infection control and COSHH regulations resulting in frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditionsBe responsible to manage challenging situations and people with some exposure to hazards, e.g. violent and abusive patients, child abuse, critically ill patientsManage own time effectively within variable shift patternsMost challenging part of the role.Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing, challenging specialist environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient careDealing with difficult situations and people by demonstrating and exercising critical thinking skills when faced with incomplete or lack of information or complexity.Seeing, treating, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervisionTriaging, referring, or discharging patients independently without direct supervisionManage patient and public expectations of the service within set national targets and time constraintsManage effective change and development within clinical areas, maintaining highly specialised knowledge and competencesAny other duties considered relevant to the post and commensurate with the post holders grade and as agreed by their manager.The main duties and responsibility shown above are not exhaustive and should merely be regarded as a guide. The job holder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the service needs at that time. These are subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the service. The job holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes.Disability Confident Employer- As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancyDBS -The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered Practitioner (NMC / HCPC)First Contact Practitioner /Advanced Practice qualification or RCN Credentialled practitioner with experience dealing with both children and adults.Clinical experience within an unscheduled care settingNon-medical prescribing qualification (V300)DesirableRecognised training in minor injury / illness, consultation, and examination skillsIRMER / red dot xray interpretation coursePractice assessor certificateTelephone triage qualificationExperienceEssentialMinimum 5 years post registration experience and a passion for working in an integrated urgent care system and working with partner organisationsExperience of expert autonomous practice within an unscheduled care setting managing minor injuries of all agesHealth Promotion experienceExperience using clinical computer systems including AdastraUnderstanding of current Urgent Health care issues and initiativesAbility to work effectively under pressure, intense conditions and within time constraintsUnderstanding and awareness of CQC compliance and essential standards of quality and safetyTeaching experience/clinical supervision experienceDesirableExperience of working within a community Urgent Care setting or ED or an appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, and strategies for improving prescribing practiceInnovative practice to deliver patient centred careEvidence of clinical competence in a wide range of relevant clinical skills, local anaesthesia infiltration, suturing, x-ray interpretation, fracture managementTraining and PersonalEssentialWilling / able to attend appropriate trainingExperience of training and development of staffCommitment to own personal developmentMust have a positive can-do attitudeLeadership qualitiesCommitment to personal and professional developmentWilling to work unsociable hoursAble to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacyCommitted to service developmentAdaptable to the changing needs of the service.DesirableTeaching QualificationTeamwork, Management and CommunicationEssentialCommitment to working with multiple organisations to manage patient flowsCommitment to multi-disciplinary team approach to careExcellent oral, aural, and written communication skillsExcellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situationsThe ability to demonstrate an understanding of the current issues affecting Primary Care servicesTime management of work productivityAbility to challenge the norm and get the best out of team membersCommitment to support, develop and manage changeEvidence of good organisational and leadership skillsInformation governance understanding and awarenessDesirableEvidence of leadership experienceEvidence of project managementTPBN1_UKTJ
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