Specialist Paramedic​/Nurse Practitioner​/ACP Home Visiting

We are looking for an experienced Paramedic /Specialist Paramedic/Nurse Practitioner/ACP for our Home Visiting Team and practice based clinics.

We are looking for cover for 2-3 days per week. To include Monday and Tuesday. If 3 days per week, then the 3rd day will be a Wednesday or Thursday.

Working alongside practice teams and other PCN based ACP and Specialist Paramedics, we are looking for a team member that can bring the skills and experience to help us continue to provide a high-quality service. Alongside practice-based clinics, the role will include home visits so you will need to have access to a car and have a clean driving license.

A typical day consists of a practice based morning clinic followed by home visits to housebound patients.

We are keen to recruit someone that can bring a strong level of experience in clinical care, is a strong multitasker and remains calm under pressure.

The post holder will be an experienced ACP, Specialist Paramedic or Nurse Practitioner who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide assessment, differential diagnosis and treatments of acute episodes of minor health and minor injury conditions alongside a home visiting service for appropriate patients.

We are keen to recruit someone that can bring a strong level of experience in clinical care, is a strong multitasker and remains calm under pressure.

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The post holder will be an experienced clinician who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide assessment, differential diagnosis and treatments of acute episodes of minor health and minor injury conditions alongside a home visiting service for appropriate patients.

The post holder is expected to see patients autonomously, providing both face‑to‑face appointments, home visits and telephone consultations for patients within the practice and within the patient's residence, and demonstrate the use of critical thinking in the clinical decision‑making process.

Minerva Primary Care Network (PCN) is a group of 4 GP practices located in Bath consisting of Combe Down Surgery, Newbridge Surgery, Rush Hill & Weston Surgery and St Michaels Surgery. We have a combined list size of over 40,000 patients and we continue to grow.

We have a strong, happy and successful history of working collaboratively and have a number of staff successfully working across all our practices. Collectively we have a strong focus on high quality patient care.

It is anticipated that for the post-holder, practice based clinics will be either St Michael's Surgery or Newbridge Surgery with other existing team members covering practices based clinics at the other Minerva practices (Combe Down and Rush Hill). Collectively Home Visits are shared between the team members.

• The post holder is expected to see patients autonomously providing both face‑to‑face appointments, home visits and telephone consultations within the practice and the patient's residence, and demonstrate critical thinking in clinical decision‑making.
• The post-holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
• The Practitioner will need to prioritize and triage the needs of patients, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
• The post-holder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Practitioner to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.
• The post-holder will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. Promoting self‑care, so patients are empowered to manage their own healthcare needs. Support from the supervising doctor will be available if needed.

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a…