Advanced Clinical Practitioner

• Conduct thorough clinical assessments, order appropriate investigations, diagnose, and formulate treatment plans, including onward referrals where appropriate for patients presenting with minor illness symptoms, and those with known long-term conditions. • Follow up investigation results with patients. • Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition as appropriate. • Prescribe medications safely and appropriately, in line with current guidelines. • Undertake medication reviews in line with the Practice protocol. • Provide health promotion and education to patients around self-care and appropriate use of services. • Recognise and act on red flags and signs of serious illness, referring appropriately when needed. • Work collaboratively with GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, and wider primary care teams. • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with practice and legal requirements. • Contribute to the development of the minor illness service, supporting innovation and service improvement. • Participate in clinical audits, reviews, and quality improvement activities. • Be aware of health inequality and government agendas such as Core20PLUS5 with the aim of reducing health disparities between groups of people and improving access to healthcare. • Adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure patient safety. • Make professional autonomous decisions for which you are accountable. • Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. • Works in collaboration with the Pharmacist Team for guidance and direction of prescribed medications. • Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. • Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care. Job description Job responsibilities • Conduct thorough clinical assessments, order appropriate investigations, diagnose, and formulate treatment plans, including onward referrals where appropriate for patients presenting with minor illness symptoms, and those with known long-term conditions. • Follow up investigation results with patients. • Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition as appropriate. • Prescribe medications safely and appropriately, in line with current guidelines. • Undertake medication reviews in line with the Practice protocol. • Provide health promotion and education to patients around self-care and appropriate use of services. • Recognise and act on red flags and signs of serious illness, referring appropriately when needed. • Work collaboratively with GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, and wider primary care teams. • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in line with practice and legal requirements. • Contribute to the development of the minor illness service, supporting innovation and service improvement. • Participate in clinical audits, reviews, and quality improvement activities. • Be aware of health inequality and government agendas such as Core20PLUS5 with the aim of reducing health disparities between groups of people and improving access to healthcare. • Adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure patient safety. • Make professional autonomous decisions for which you are accountable. • Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. • Works in collaboration with the Pharmacist Team for guidance and direction of prescribed medications. • Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. • Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.