Job summary
The postholder will be an autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within the i-Heart service, initiating direct referrals as appropriate.
As a non-medical prescriber, your duties will include visit triage, home visits to housebound patients, and seeing on-the-day patients for acute and minor illness in a clinical setting, working on behalf of Barnsley Healthcare Federation providing a service to Barnsley PCN practices. You will work as part of a multi-skilled, professional team alongside GPs, Physician Associates, and other ACPs. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers, and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence. Provide new and innovative concepts, models, methods, and practices to deliver new and improved i-Heart services. Support with education and training to other staff and students and undertake research as part of the role.
Main duties of the job
Undertakes Clinical Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing the iHeart service. Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients attending the iHeart service with a range of acute, non-acute, and chronic medical conditions. Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients in surgery, hubs, or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency. Directly admits patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need. Refers patients to other medical specialties for assessment if deemed appropriate. Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care, and to other statutory and voluntary organisations including referral for x-ray. Has undertaken x-ray training as required by hospitals trust. Can interpret a range of diagnostic tests and perform routine clinical procedures e.g. cytology, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, etc. Makes critical judgements of the highest order to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job e.g. first contact with patients presenting acutely and manages care in the presence and absence of protocols. Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others. Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply.
About us
Barnsley Primary Care Network:
Barnsley has established one super Primary Care Network (PCN) of over 250,000 patients which includes all GP practices across Barnsley. This is supported by six Neighbourhood Networks building on our successful and existing model of neighbourhood working; this enables us to maintain and focus on the specific needs of each local area whilst allowing integration at a borough-wide level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
ACP/RGN/RN Qualified. Masters level (or working towards) in Advanced Practice Studies, plus supplementary post-graduate level courses: Extended and Supplementary Prescriber. Desirable
Teaching and assessing in clinical practice. Counselling skills. Minimum of 3 years post Advanced Practice experience within the clinical field. Experience
Essential
Demonstrate the application of evidence-based practice. Able to demonstrate a depth and breadth of current issues and policies within the NHS and have the ability to translate into practice. Experience in leadership role and change management. Autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals. Very high level of clinical skills and competency relevant to the role. Understanding and experience of interagency working and adult/child protection. Evidence of continued professional development. Experience of Clinical Governance and risk assessments. Training and Education
Essential
Willingness to undergo education/training for both practice and service needs. Willingness to work towards professional and performance objectives (appraisal). Desirable
Provide education and training to other staff and students. Work with educational institutions in developing and delivering educational programmes. Conduct research in specialist areas. Planning and Organisational skills
Essential
Able to plan and organise own time and workload and cope with last-minute changes. Organising others work patterns to meet changing demands in practice. Practical and Intellectual skills
Essential
Able to communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and/or contentious information, including where there are barriers to understanding. Demonstrate high level of self-awareness i.e. strengths and weaknesses, personal qualities, and skills. Good level of IT skills. Able to communicate with a wide range of people at all levels of the organisation. Demonstrate leadership behaviour in a variety of settings i.e. strategically and corporately. Competent prescriber. Desirable
Able to organise and present seminars, workshops or teaching sessions. Evidence of innovation in practice. Personal Attributes
Essential
Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working and development of others. Flexibility, commitment and adaptability. Can demonstrate an ability to value others' opinions. Analytical and Judgemental skills
Essential
Be able to manage clinical uncertainty. Able to understand highly complex situations/information e.g. working with patients with acute, non-acute and chronic illnesses and using a range of skills to decide the best course of action from a range of options and consider the implications of each of these. Be able to manage conflict. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr
The postholder will be an autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within the i-Heart service, initiating direct referrals as appropriate.
As a non-medical prescriber, your duties will include visit triage, home visits to housebound patients, and seeing on-the-day patients for acute and minor illness in a clinical setting, working on behalf of Barnsley Healthcare Federation providing a service to Barnsley PCN practices. You will work as part of a multi-skilled, professional team alongside GPs, Physician Associates, and other ACPs. Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers, and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence. Provide new and innovative concepts, models, methods, and practices to deliver new and improved i-Heart services. Support with education and training to other staff and students and undertake research as part of the role.
Main duties of the job
Undertakes Clinical Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing the iHeart service. Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients attending the iHeart service with a range of acute, non-acute, and chronic medical conditions. Assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients in surgery, hubs, or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency. Directly admits patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need. Refers patients to other medical specialties for assessment if deemed appropriate. Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care, and to other statutory and voluntary organisations including referral for x-ray. Has undertaken x-ray training as required by hospitals trust. Can interpret a range of diagnostic tests and perform routine clinical procedures e.g. cytology, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring, etc. Makes critical judgements of the highest order to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job e.g. first contact with patients presenting acutely and manages care in the presence and absence of protocols. Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others. Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply.
About us
Barnsley Primary Care Network:
Barnsley has established one super Primary Care Network (PCN) of over 250,000 patients which includes all GP practices across Barnsley. This is supported by six Neighbourhood Networks building on our successful and existing model of neighbourhood working; this enables us to maintain and focus on the specific needs of each local area whilst allowing integration at a borough-wide level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
ACP/RGN/RN Qualified. Masters level (or working towards) in Advanced Practice Studies, plus supplementary post-graduate level courses: Extended and Supplementary Prescriber. Desirable
Teaching and assessing in clinical practice. Counselling skills. Minimum of 3 years post Advanced Practice experience within the clinical field. Experience
Essential
Demonstrate the application of evidence-based practice. Able to demonstrate a depth and breadth of current issues and policies within the NHS and have the ability to translate into practice. Experience in leadership role and change management. Autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals. Very high level of clinical skills and competency relevant to the role. Understanding and experience of interagency working and adult/child protection. Evidence of continued professional development. Experience of Clinical Governance and risk assessments. Training and Education
Essential
Willingness to undergo education/training for both practice and service needs. Willingness to work towards professional and performance objectives (appraisal). Desirable
Provide education and training to other staff and students. Work with educational institutions in developing and delivering educational programmes. Conduct research in specialist areas. Planning and Organisational skills
Essential
Able to plan and organise own time and workload and cope with last-minute changes. Organising others work patterns to meet changing demands in practice. Practical and Intellectual skills
Essential
Able to communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and/or contentious information, including where there are barriers to understanding. Demonstrate high level of self-awareness i.e. strengths and weaknesses, personal qualities, and skills. Good level of IT skills. Able to communicate with a wide range of people at all levels of the organisation. Demonstrate leadership behaviour in a variety of settings i.e. strategically and corporately. Competent prescriber. Desirable
Able to organise and present seminars, workshops or teaching sessions. Evidence of innovation in practice. Personal Attributes
Essential
Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working and development of others. Flexibility, commitment and adaptability. Can demonstrate an ability to value others' opinions. Analytical and Judgemental skills
Essential
Be able to manage clinical uncertainty. Able to understand highly complex situations/information e.g. working with patients with acute, non-acute and chronic illnesses and using a range of skills to decide the best course of action from a range of options and consider the implications of each of these. Be able to manage conflict. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr
