Advanced Practitioner - Clinical Assessment Service

Location:Anstey Frith House, Leicester, LE3 8RN

Working Patterns:Weekday evenings and Weekend days, afternoons and evenings. Working on a 4-week rolling rota for part time hours.

Competitive salary: £62,484 - £72,865 per annum (pro rata) with additional 30% enhancement for evening work, and 45% enhancement for weekend work

Main duties of the job

Join our Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) as an Advanced Practitioner and make an immediate impact. Use your clinical skills to assess patients by phone and provide safe, timely care as part of a supportive team. Looking for a new challenge or better balance? This is your opportunity to make a real difference.

About us

At DHU Healthcare, we take pride in our diversity and foster an environment where every person feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, free from discrimination or bias. We warmly welcome applications from all individuals, reflecting the rich diversity of the communities we serve. To read more about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion pledge and see the progress we have made, pleaseclick here

We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring and strive to create a workplace where you can thrive.

Job responsibilities

What your typical day looks like:

• Provideautonomous, advanced clinical care
• Assess, diagnose, treat, and refer patients effectively
• Conduct and interpret relevant diagnostic investigations
• Initiate specialist referrals where appropriate
• Maintainhigh-quality clinical recordsin line with best practice
• Stay up to date withdevelopments in clinical practice
• Work within professionalregulatory guidelines and scope of practice

To be a successful Advanced Practitioner youll need:

• To be registered and practicing with a Professional Body (NMC, HCPC, GPhC)
• Have evidence of autonomous practice
• To be a registered non-medical prescriber
• Have a minimum of x2 modules at Level 7 (including Clinical Assessment Skills)
• Experienceworking in telephone triage roles
• Strong clinical decision-making and assessment skills.

Person Specification

Experience

• Substantial Autonomous practice working and multi-professional team
• Can show evidence of autonomous assessment skills in practice
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children
• Has experience of autonomous telephone triage.
• Has experience of working in the OOH environment.
• Consolidated Independent Prescribing experience.
• Use of examination skills in practice.
• Experience of Emergency Care
• Experience of General Practice

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Registered as an independent non medical prescriber.
• A minimum of 2 modules at Level 7. One module must have included assessment of clinical examination skills.
• MSc (Advanced Practice)

Skills & Knowledge, Job Circumstances & Personal Qualities

• Can complete a concise clinical history and physical examination.
• Can formulate a differential diagnosis and management plan.
• Prepared to participate in service development
• Demonstrable awareness of accountability in clinical practice
• Can give evidence of using effective communication skills within practice
• Must have excellent verbal and written skills
• Is able to use negotiation skills
• skills, employing critical thinking.
• Ability to identify individual client needs
• Able to prioritize, effective time management.
• Commitment to life long learning
• Counselling & communication skills
• Aware of current structures and developments in out of hours care, health and social care
• Specialist clinical/Technical skills
• Commitment to the role. Able to work unsocial hours including bank holidays
• Flexibility to meet service/Rota needs
• May be required to travel to different sites during shift to complete telephone consultations or in a patient facing role if the needs of the service require.
• Full driving license essential (LLR Home Visiting Service only)
• Proven team player
• Able to work autonomously
• Committed to continuing professional development
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Willingness to continue with additional training to achieve a full MSc in advanced clinical practice.
• Full driving Licence (All other DHU Health Care CIC divisions)

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.

£62,484 to £72,865 a yearwith a 30% evening enhancement, and 45% weekend enhancement