Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Martonside Medical Centre

Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Martonside Medical Centre – Middlesbrough

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Address: Martonside Medical Centre 1A Martonside Way Middlesbrough Cleveland TS4 3BU

How to apply for this role

For enquiries / visits please contact Emma Kane.

Responsible to: Operations Manager, GP Partners

Primary

Location:

Martonside Medical Centre

Role Overview

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) is a highly experienced and educated healthcare professional who has been assessed and deemed competent to practice at an advanced level. The ACP uses expert clinical knowledge and skills to work autonomously, exercising professional judgement in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients.

The post holder works at the level of advanced clinical practice and demonstrates the underpinning competencies relevant to their specialty or professional background. These competencies reflect the required knowledge, skills, and behaviours appropriate to the healthcare setting and role.

The role supports timely access to care and reduces unnecessary GP appointments by enabling patients to be assessed, diagnosed, and treated by the ACP without delay.

Core Responsibilities

The ACP is accountable for their professional practice and is expected to work autonomously within their defined scope of practice. Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Act autonomously in the assessment, diagnosis, interpretation of investigations, and treatment of patients
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• Use advanced clinical reasoning and decision‑making skills to manage patients presenting with acute, chronic, complex, and undifferentiated conditions
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• Initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of clinical interventions, including:
  • Prescribing medicines (where qualified)
  • Therapeutic interventions
  • Lifestyle and preventative advice
  • Care planning and follow‑up
• Exercise professional judgement to manage clinical risk
  , including escalation and referral where required.
• Implement and evaluate individualised treatment plans, particularly for patients with long‑term conditions.
• Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing chronic disease, aiming to prevent deterioration and adverse outcomes.
• Provide chronic disease clinics and refer patients appropriately to secondary or specialist services.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical records in line with legislation and professional standards, ensuring effective use of SNOMED CT coding
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• Deliver opportunistic health promotion and preventative care where appropriate.
• Provide chaperoning when required.
• Support the clinical team in managing medical emergencies.

Professional Practice, Leadership & Governance

• Practice in accordance with the relevant professional code of conduct
  , maintaining accountability for decisions, actions, and omissions.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of professional autonomy and the limits of own competence
  , particularly when managing complexity, uncertainty, and incomplete information.
• Apply professional judgement to determine when to seek advice.
• Act as a professional role model
  , demonstrating high standards of clinical practice and professional behaviour.
• Support safeguarding responsibilities in line with national and local policy.
• Understand and apply policies related to substance misuse and addictive behaviours, referring patients appropriately.
• Contribute to clinical governance processes, including:
  • Significant event and near‑miss reviews
  • Root cause analysis (RCA)
  • Risk management and patient safety initiatives
• Contribute to achieving organisational and national targets, including QOF
  , in line with local and regional guidance.

Communication & Partnership Working

• Work in partnership with individuals, families, and carers using a range of assessment and communication approaches.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills to support shared decision‑making, care planning, and behaviour change.
• Engage constructively with colleagues and multidisciplinary teams.
• Seek and value feedback from patients, carers, communities, and colleagues to inform service improvement.

Person Specification

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