Advanced Practitioner (4-8 sessions) – Armada Family Practice

Avonlmc; Bristol; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A supportive medical practice in Bristol is seeking an Advanced Practitioner for 4-8 sessions weekly. This role involves providing holistic health care, performing consultations, and participating in the on-call team. Candidates with advanced clinical skills and experience in non-medical prescribing are encouraged to apply. The position offers competitive pay based on skills and experience.

Benefits

Friendly and supportive team

Future partnership opportunities

Training practice environment

Qualifications

• Experience dealing with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
• Ability to undertake face to face and remote consultations.
• Experience with auditing and compliance with clinical guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic health care for patients in a busy practice.
• Participate in practice on-call team.
• Manage patient results and take appropriate actions.

Skills

Holistic health care

Advanced clinical skills

Non-medical prescribing

Tools

EMIS Web

Job description

Advanced Practitioner (4-8 sessions) – Armada Family Practice

Great opportunity to join a friendly and supportive practice!

About us

The Armada Family Practice works from a modern purpose-built health centre with a practice population of circa 16,300 patients. We are part of Swift Primary Care Network which covers approximately 80,000 patients across South Bristol.

Our clinical team comprises of GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Paramedic Practitioners, Practice Community Nurses, Practice Pharmacists, MSK practitioner, Mental health nurse, Health and Wellbeing coach, Practice nurses, HCAs, General Practice Assistants and a large administration team.

• On call team, you are never on your own.
• Compact practice area with easy parking.
• Training Practice
• Daily get together over coffee
• EMIS Web clinical system
• CQC rated “Good”
• Future Partnership opportunities

All our appointments are booked by our experienced care navigation team who ensure that patients are booked in with the right clinicians at the right time. They use a navigation tool called Sentiers which has been adapted to meet our needs and appointment system.

Job Description

Main Objectives of Post

• To provide holistic health care for patients including those with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems using advanced clinical skills.
• To assist the workload of our busy practice by dealing with requests for advice, appointments and visits, and carrying out consultations with patients as required within the scope of the post, prescribing as necessary within guidelines for non-medical prescribing.

Main Responsibilities

• To undertake face to face and remote consultations for both same day and routine appointments, providing appropriate care and treatment to patients
• To undertake home visits for selected patients with the agreement of the on-call team.
• Visit patients in nursing homes and undertake ward round as necessary
• To participate in the practice on call team
• Undertake all necessary administrative duties, referrals, letters, manage patient results and take appropriate action.
• To maintain knowledge of medical developments within primary care and to ensure all new clinical guidelines are implemented and adhered to.
• To undertake regular audits as required NHS England, Bristol ICB and identified key practice developments, particularly in relation to long-term condition management.
• To be available to offer flu vaccinations or similar when conducting home visits.
• To be involved in research projects or any other practice projects as appropriate.
• To promote a team approach to patient care through liaison with other Primary Health Care Team Members E.g. Treatment Room, Community Nurses, Health Visitors, and Midwives.
• Attend all practice meetings as necessary
• To make efficient use of the EMIS system to record all consultations.

Please email the practice manager, Mrs Victoria Fyfe at [e-mail] to discuss further or arrange an informal visit.

Pay A4C equivalent based on skills and experience 4-8 sessions

How to Apply

Interested candidates can send the application as mentioned in the post or e-mail contact person if any questions for the job role.