Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated, autonomous, and compassionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our friendly and forward-thinking general practice team.

At Spirit Primary Care, our ACPs are at the heart of delivering safe, high-quality, and patient-centred care. If you're looking to work in a collaborative, innovative environment that values your expertise and supports your development, wed love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

You will work as an independent practitioner, assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a wide range of presentations, including acute illness, long-term conditions, and minor ailments.

• Part-time - 30 hours over 4 days
• Chaucer Surgery CV11 4UZ and Camphill Health Centre CV10 9EB

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing same-day and routine patient presentations through face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
• Prescribing safely and effectively, in line with current guidelines
• Ordering and interpreting investigations
• Making appropriate referrals to other clinicians or services
• Supporting QOF, chronic disease management, and preventative care
• Contributing to the continuous development of clinical services

About us

At Spirit Primary Care we continue to transform and revolutionise the way that we deliver Primary Care services. With a focus on collaboration across practices, the development of more effective triage services and the increased use of new technology, we continue to improve the experience of Primary Care for both staff and patients.

Tracking our performance against nationally established goals leads us to deliver better, more streamlined patient care, helps us to reduce the administrative burden and increase the uptake and ease of access to care.

We have an extensive multi-disciplinary team who are keen to innovate and utilize their varied skillset and we are seeking talented individuals like you to become a part of it!

Job responsibilities

• Works autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, accountable for own practice

• Provides advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management across all ages

• Manages acute, chronic, and undifferentiated presentations using advanced clinical judgement

• Conducts consultations via face-to-face, telephone, home visits, and surgery settings, including lone working when required

• Prescribes and reviews medication within scope as an Independent Prescriber (or working towards)

• Interprets diagnostics and investigations to support clinical decision-making

• Refers appropriately to MDT, secondary care, and external services

• Identifies and manages clinical risk, including safeguarding and emergencies

• Contributes to chronic disease management, QOF, preventative care, and health screening

• Supports patient education, self-management, and shared decision-making

• Provides clinical leadership, supervision, and support to colleagues

• Contributes to service development, audits, and quality improvement

• Works within clinical governance, safeguarding, and organisational policies

• Promotes safe, evidence-based, patient-centred care and continuous improvement

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
• Independent Prescriber qualification

Experience

Essential

• Proven clinical experience in primary care or similar settings
• Managing same-day and routine patient presentations through face-to-face, telephone, and online consultations
• Prescribing safely and effectively, in line with current guidelines
• Ordering and interpreting investigations
• Making appropriate referrals to other clinicians or services
• Supporting QOF, chronic disease management, and preventative care
• Contributing to the continuous development of clinical services

Desirable

• Experience with EMIS and similar clinical systems
• Knowledge of local healthcare pathways and community resources

Specific Skills/Competencies

Essential

• To work within the regulatory requirements, standards, codes, and guidance of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Desirable

• To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development.
• To act in such a manner at all times to promote confidence and public trust and uphold the reputation and image of Spirit Primary Care Ltd.
• To have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team.
• To exhibit excellent communication skills when dealing with clients, other healthcare professionals and colleagues. Non-verbal and verbal skills required.
• To build excellent working relationships with:
• oColleagues within Spirit Primary Care Ltd.
• oClinical and managerial staff within participating Clinical Commissioning Groups
• oClinical staff in local primary and secondary care services
• oOther related services within the local health economy
• oSocial Services and local intermediate Care Services
• This document is current at the date of signature. However, amendments may be made from time to time to meet business requirements.