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Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Clinical Lead
| Posting date: | 16 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34.87 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £34.87 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 April 2025 |
| Location: | Wadhurst, TN5 6BJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U0087-25-0003 |
Summary
Main Role and Responsibilities: Undertakes Clinical Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services Assesses diagnoses and treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions. Refers patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate. Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations Undertakes and interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures e.g. cytology, venepuncture, blood pressure monitoring etc. Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others e.g. direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues. Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply. Communicates highly sensitive condition related information to patients, relatives and carers. Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic disease e.g. Diabetes, COPD, asthma, IHD referring to other clinical staff as appropriate. Contribute to practice targets both local and national within the disease management agenda e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, NSFs, National benchmarking. Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiate changes as necessary. Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct. Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management. Extended and supplementary prescriber