Advanced Care Practitioner

North Ipswich PCN is looking to recruit an advanced care practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team, to help us to transform and modernise pathways of care. This permanent role is offered on a full or part-time basis.

As an experienced healthcare professional, the ideal candidate will have developed the skills and knowledge to allow them to take on an expanded role and scope of practice caring for patients.

The post-holder will:

• demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers.
• be practising autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner within the designated speciality area to provide patient-centred clinical care. This will encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout the directorate.
• support new ways of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient-focused service, and will ensure the safe treatment, referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in their area.
• have responsibility for leading the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

The successful candidate will be keen to undertake new ways of working and delivering healthcare, committing to under-taking the professional development required to adapt to changing circumstances.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

• Professional registration with relevant professional body: NMC, HCPC or GPhC.
• Post-graduate qualification in specific speciality, or equivalent experience.
• Post-registration experience at a senior level (Band 7 or above) in specialty area.
• Evidence of on-going CPD.
• Advanced clinical assessment skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations.
• Sound clinical reasoning and decision making.
• Flexibility.
• Ability to inspire and lead a team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.