Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Mayflower Medical Group is looking to recruit an ACP/ANP to join our clinical team for 28.5 hours a week, working across 3 days.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) plays a pivotal role in enhancing the level of care provided to patients through advanced practice interventions. This role involves autonomously managing complete episodes of clinical care across all age groupsand all demographics, encompassing a wide range of clinical conditions,diagnosing, treating, and referring patients as appropriate. The ACP operates within a multi-disciplinary team and is instrumental in mentoring and supporting both nursing staff and trainee practitioners.

Key responsibilities include the application of advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat, andadvise patients across a variety of settings including face to face, telephone video and econsultations, ensuring the use of evidence-based practice. The ACPwill also lead in the development of new services and pathways to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. This role requires dynamic clinical leadership and active participation in practice research activities to promotea culture of learning and continuous improvement within the practice.

Responsibilities:

Patient Care:

Deliver advanced and complex clinical care, providing assessment, diagnosis,treatment, and prescribing for patients with acute, chronic, and complex conditions.

Autonomous Practice:
Work independently within the scope of practice to manage complete clinical episodes, using advanced diagnostic skills and clinical judgment.

Case Management:

Manage patient cases from initial assessment to conclusion, including follow-ups and referrals, ensuring continuity of care.

Prescribing:

Utilise prescriptive authority responsibly following current guidelines and protocols to enhance therapeutic outcomes for patients.

Home visiting:undertake home visiting as and when required, including triage of home visits.

Mentorship:

Provide mentorship and supervision to nursing staff, trainee advanced practitioners, and other healthcare professionals to enhance team competencies.

Service Development:
Lead the development and implementation of new clinical service sand pathways, improving processes and patient care.

Professional Development:

Engage in continuous professional development to keep abreast of medical advancements and to further develop clinical skills.

Record Keeping:

Maintain comprehensive and accurate patient records using Systm One.

Meetings:
Attendand contribute to team meetings, providing updates and insights on patient care strategies and outcomes

The Fuller and Forbes Partnership has recently acquired the Mayflower Medical Group, the wider organisation has practices currently in Leeds, Devon, Burnley and Gateshead, providing care to over 120,000 patients.

The Mayflower group, based in Plymouth provides care to 35,000 patients across 5 locations;
Stirling Road, Mannamead, Trelawny, Mount Gould and Ernesettle. The surgery is made up of a diversified clinical team consisting of GP's, ANPs, ACPs, a nursing team, and a full PCN team with clinical supervision and mentorship by GPs to medical students.

The organisation is patient-driven and has used patient feedback in the past to develop innovative services such as a bespoke smart phone app, patient-centred practice websites, joint working with the third sector and a bespoke e-consultation service.

Our vision is to enable to patients to live longer healthier lives that are full, active and meaningful.

Practice

Location:

main siteand related branches

Contract Type:
Part time or full-time,permanent

Hours:

Up to 37.5 hours perweek

Professional Reporting:

Practice Clinical Director

Managerial Reporting:
Practice Manager

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) plays a pivotal role in enhancing the level of care provided to patients through advanced practice interventions. This role involves autonomously managing complete episodes of clinical care across all age groupsand all demographics, encompassing a wide range of clinical conditions,diagnosing, treating, and referring patients as appropriate. The ACP operates within a multi-disciplinary team and is instrumental in mentoring and supporting both nursing staff and trainee practitioners.

Key responsibilities include the application of advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat, andadvise patients across a variety of settings including face to face, telephone video and econsultations, ensuring the use of evidence-based practice. The ACPwill also lead in the development of new services and pathways to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. This role requires dynamic clinical leadership and active participation in practice research activities to promotea culture of learning and continuous improvement within the practice.

Clinical Responsibilities:

Patient Care:

Deliver advanced and complex clinical care, providing assessment, diagnosis,treatment, and prescribing for patients with acute,…