Advanced Care Practitioner

Are you looking to join a supportive, friendly and forward thinking general practice team? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) at our GP Practice in Ledbury.

We are seeking applicants who are clinically experienced, motivated, enthusiastic, able to work autonomously and safely within the limits of their own competence and enjoy working collaboratively within a team.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work closely alongside our GPs and an ANP as part of our Duty team to provide on the day high quality clinical assessment, differentiation and formulation of management plans for patients presenting with minor and potentially serious acute conditions in general practice. Assessments will be carried out either by telephone or face to face appointments in the surgery, and may include home visits.

A non medical prescribing qualification would be beneficial for this post but is not essential. We encourage life-long learning and support and supervision will be provided in house by our and GPs.

Days to work are Monday 10.00 - 18.00 and Thursday 10.00 - 18.30, with a lunch break of 30-60 minutes (unpaid, your choice of duration). These 2 days are non negotiable.

There may be the opportunity for the candidate to work on Wednesdays.

About us

The practice is situated in the market town of Ledbury at the foot of the Malvern Hills, surrounded by idyllic countryside. Ledbury has excellent transport links and is easily accessible from Hereford, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.

Our patient list size is 13,700 and our practice covers the town of Ledbury itself plus the surrounding villages and hamlets. We are a dynamic five Partner GP Team supported by a diverse multidisciplinary clinical team.

Our values are mutual support, high quality patient centred care, innovation, continuous service improvement, compassion and good humour!

We are flexible and can offer up to full time hours; please suggest what would suit you.

Informal visits to the practice are welcomed.

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will work closely alongside our GPs and an ANP as part of our Duty team to provide on the day high quality clinical assessment, differentiation and formulation of management plans for patients presenting with minor and potentially serious acute conditions in general practice. Assessments will be carried out either by telephone or face to face appointments in the surgery, and may include home visits.

Person Specification Experience

• Completion of MSc Advanced Practice or supported ePortfolio route via the Centre for Advancing Practice.
• Experience of working in General Practice is preferred.

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.