• Job Description

  Req#: B0467-25-0034?language=en&page=123&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The successful post holder will be an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner, acting autonomously within their professional scope of practice, providing care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and follow up of care. They will operate within their own sphere of competence and acceptable limits of practice to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence and providing nurse leadership as required. In order to work at this level, the requirements for advanced practice must be met.

  Main duties of the job

  The successful post holder will provide high levels of clinical care for patients in Care homes, managing a range of acute, non-acute and chronic disease conditions, using advanced autonomous clinical skills and a broad in-depth theoretical knowledge base.

  They will be reliable and flexible with understanding their duty of care; ensuring timely and effective communication is maintained with patients, colleagues and other healthcare professionals to achieve planned goals.

  Education, training and support may be provided to the Care home team (where applicable) to ensure the highest standards of care are provided for patients.

  The successful candidate will undertake medical and social care assessments to initiate interventions to improve the quality of life within the setting and will assist with the admissions, care programme and discharge process of all patients.

  They will also ensure confidentiality is maintained regarding all aspects of patient care.

  About us

  The East Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practices covering a population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices and to champion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general practice and other system partners in the provision of patient centred, local healthcare services.

  Each practice has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve the health of their patient populations.

  East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart of the vibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

  Details

  Date posted

  23 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience Band 8a - Agenda for change Like (not AFC)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  B0467-25-0034

  Job locations

  Burnley Business Centre

  Empire Way

  Burnley

  BB12 6HH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder will:

  Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment, including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE national and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways, or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team

  Manage undifferentiated undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology and take appropriate action

  Use complex decision making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, complete management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice

  Actively takes a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person

  Complete the relevant training in order to provide multi-professional clinical practice and CPD supervision to other roles within primary care, for example first contact practitioners and the personalised care roles

  Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

  Clinical Practice

  The post-holder will

  Provide a first contact for Care Homes for advice in regard to medical and nursing conditions of patients, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan

  Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care

  Carry out clinical practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements and knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care

  Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate

  Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of holistic care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved

  Where the post holder is an independent prescriber; prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice

  Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan

  Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills

  Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises or their own home who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency

  Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisation and other organisation where it may be necessary

  Professional Role

  The post holder will

  Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level

  Assess effectiveness of own clinical practice and care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation

  Promote evidence-based practice through the use of latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice based research

  Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure up to date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspect of the role is maintained

  Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

  Maintain their professional registration

  Work within the latest Code of Professional Conduct relevant for their professional registration.

  Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest guidance and other pertinent standards

  Keep up to date with the pertinent health-related policy and work with Locality team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation

  Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the PCN

  Participate in multi-disciplinary protocol and clinical pathways

  Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate

  Participate in PCN meetings reporting progress as required

  Teaching and Mentoring Role

  The post-holder will

  Promote a learning environment for patients, care home staff and other health professionals.

  Contribute to the planning and implementation of the teaching for existing staff, such as medical students, nursing students, GP registrars and health care assistants within the PCN

  Health and Safety/Risk Management

  The post holder must always comply with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.

  The post holder will also comply with the Data Protection Act 1984 and the Access to Health Records Act 1990.

  Confidentiality

  In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with sensitive information relating to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy. The post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their careers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

  Equality and Diversity

  The post holder must cooperate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

  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.

  The Successful candidate will automatically be enrolled onto the NHS Pension Scheme.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration, For further information please see NHS Careers website

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder will:

  Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment, including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE national and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways, or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team

  Manage undifferentiated undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlying serious pathology and take appropriate action

  Use complex decision making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, complete management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice

  Actively takes a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person

  Complete the relevant training in order to provide multi-professional clinical practice and CPD supervision to other roles within primary care, for example first contact practitioners and the personalised care roles

  Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

  Clinical Practice

  The post-holder will

  Provide a first contact for Care Homes for advice in regard to medical and nursing conditions of patients, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan

  Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care

  Carry out clinical practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements and knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care

  Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate

  Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of holistic care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved

  Where the post holder is an independent prescriber; prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice

  Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan

  Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills

  Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises or their own home who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency

  Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisation and other organisation where it may be necessary

  Professional Role

  The post holder will

  Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level

  Assess effectiveness of own clinical practice and care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation

  Promote evidence-based practice through the use of latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice based research

  Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure up to date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspect of the role is maintained

  Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

  Maintain their professional registration

  Work within the latest Code of Professional Conduct relevant for their professional registration.

  Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest guidance and other pertinent standards

  Keep up to date with the pertinent health-related policy and work with Locality team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation

  Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the PCN

  Participate in multi-disciplinary protocol and clinical pathways

  Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate

  Participate in PCN meetings reporting progress as required

  Teaching and Mentoring Role

  The post-holder will

  Promote a learning environment for patients, care home staff and other health professionals.

  Contribute to the planning and implementation of the teaching for existing staff, such as medical students, nursing students, GP registrars and health care assistants within the PCN

  Health and Safety/Risk Management

  The post holder must always comply with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.

  The post holder will also comply with the Data Protection Act 1984 and the Access to Health Records Act 1990.

  Confidentiality

  In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with sensitive information relating to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy. The post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their careers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

  Equality and Diversity

  The post holder must cooperate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

  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.

  The Successful candidate will automatically be enrolled onto the NHS Pension Scheme.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration, For further information please see NHS Careers website

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
  • Experience in the management of long-term conditions for example asthma, COPD, diabetes, coronary heart disease
  • Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up to date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role
  • Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice

  Desirable

  • Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health
  • Experience of undertaking audit

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified ACP Currently registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council NMC/HCPC Independent Non Medical Prescriber, Masters Degree Qualification, Advanced Digital badge - obtained through an accredited programme or the eportfolio supported route or Enrolled as a trainee at Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or enrolled on and progressed past the initial Learning Needs Analysis LNA stage of the Centre for Advancing Practice ePortfolio supported Route, linked with subsequent guaranteed progression onto a reimbursable Advanced Practitioner role on completion of the ePortfolio process.

  Desirable

  • Teaching or Mentoring experience and/or qualification

  Knowledge and skills

  Essential

  • Understanding and knowledge of policy developments in regards to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality and Outcomes Framework and Local/Directed Enhanced Service contracts Understanding of evidence-based practice Knowledge of national standards that inform practice for example National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines Understanding of their accountability arising from the relevant Code of Professional Conduct and medico-legal aspects of the practitioner role Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues Understanding and maintaining effective communication pathways within the organisation, the PCN and with key external stakeholders Effective time management and ability to prioritise workload Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills Able to analyse data and information; drawing out implications for the patient/impact on care plan Working at a masters level aware or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies

  Desirable

  • Experience of using medical software package
  • Flexibility to work outside core hours
  • Proven record of effective use of networking and influencing skills

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
  • Experience in the management of long-term conditions for example asthma, COPD, diabetes, coronary heart disease
  • Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up to date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role
  • Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice

  Desirable

  • Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health
  • Experience of undertaking audit

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified ACP Currently registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council NMC/HCPC Independent Non Medical Prescriber, Masters Degree Qualification, Advanced Digital badge - obtained through an accredited programme or the eportfolio supported route or Enrolled as a trainee at Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or enrolled on and progressed past the initial Learning Needs Analysis LNA stage of the Centre for Advancing Practice ePortfolio supported Route, linked with subsequent guaranteed progression onto a reimbursable Advanced Practitioner role on completion of the ePortfolio process.

  Desirable

  • Teaching or Mentoring experience and/or qualification

  Knowledge and skills

  Essential

  • Understanding and knowledge of policy developments in regards to the delivery of primary care services including General Practice, the GMS/PMS contract, Clinical Governance, Quality and Outcomes Framework and Local/Directed Enhanced Service contracts Understanding of evidence-based practice Knowledge of national standards that inform practice for example National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines Understanding of their accountability arising from the relevant Code of Professional Conduct and medico-legal aspects of the practitioner role Understanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues Understanding and maintaining effective communication pathways within the organisation, the PCN and with key external stakeholders Effective time management and ability to prioritise workload Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills Able to analyse data and information; drawing out implications for the patient/impact on care plan Working at a masters level aware or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies

  Desirable

  • Experience of using medical software package
  • Flexibility to work outside core hours
  • Proven record of effective use of networking and influencing skills

  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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Lancashire Alliance

  Address

  Burnley Business Centre

  Empire Way

  Burnley

  BB12 6HH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://eastlancashirealliance.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Lancashire Alliance

  Address

  Burnley Business Centre

  Empire Way

  Burnley

  BB12 6HH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://eastlancashirealliance.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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