Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Its an exciting time to join the PHL Group team. Our teams are ambitious and committed to delivering excellent services to those within our care.

Were recruiting Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) and Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) from a variety of professional backgrounds including nurses, pharmacists and paramedics if youre experienced, with a Masters level award or equivalent and keen to taken on an expanded role within Primary Care, we would welcome your application.

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, within our Urgent Treatment Centres, you will support existing clinical care to enhance the capacity and capability within our multi-professional teams.

You will be responsible for the assessment of health and clinical needs of our patients, undertaking consultations as an autonomous practitioner, using your advanced clinical practice skills, and own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer or discharge patients. This role will be face to face supported by a variable rota covering weekdays, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

• Carry out consultations with patients taking a comprehensive patient history; physical examinations and use of your expert knowledge and clinical judgement to identify potential diagnosis.
• Decide on and carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referring to primary or secondary care specialist services within local agreed pathways and protocols as appropriate,
• Provide clinical advice and mentorship to junior clinical staff.

Qualifications, Experience & Training

• Registered Nurse, Paramedic, Pharmacist,
• Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (equivalent or higher),
• Evidence of completion of study in minor illness,
• Independent prescriber,
• Evidence of study in minor injury or willingness to develop these skills,
• Evidence of completion of study in paediatric minor illness or willingness to develop these skills,
• Evidence of study in paediatric minor injury or willingness to develop these skills.

Competitive benefits package will be offered
.

We are looking for ACPs across a number or our sites in Staffordshire and the North East.

For a full job description, further information about this role or to apply please contact the Recruitment team via email at

As part of our ongoing commitment to support the
Armed Forces community
, PHL Group has been awarded the Defence Employers Recognition Scheme Silver Award and Veteran Aware accreditation. These prestigious accolades highlight our unwavering dedication to supporting ex-military personnel, recognising the value that serving personnel, both regular and reservists, veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

PHL Group was foundedin 2009 by a team of commercial partners and experienced General Practitioners with a clear vision of providing services that would contribute to and benefit the local healthcare economy. PHL (formerly known as Hampshire Doctors on Call) runs Integrated Urgent Care, which evolved from the former Out of Hours model, for localities in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. All of the core services which look after patients with an urgent healthcare need are joined up together, and PHL work closely with system partners such as South Central Ambulance Service.

The services we operate include call handling,telephone clinical assessment, out of hours home visiting services and some face-to-face Primary Care appointments services in Hampshire. In 2021 a newly formed

Healthcare Division was created and incorporates PHLs Urgent Care, Primary Care and Youla Care Concierge Services. The new division combines PHL'shealthcare operations into one team and utilises internal and external resources efficiently to achieve our organisations vision: to be an innovative healthcare enabler, known for providing a range of high-quality care.

PHL Group aims to assist candidates with their transition into a career in the thriving and fast-paced private healthcare industry. We are looking for talented individuals that want to join us on our journey to becoming the fastest growing, most trusted healthcare organisation.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for the assessment of healthand clinical needs of the patient. To undertake consultations with patients asan autonomous practitioner using advanced clinical practice skills, own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer or discharge patients

Key Responsibilities:

Undertake consultations with patients taking acomprehensive patient history, carry out physical examination use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to identify the potential diagnosis

Exercise a higher degree of personal and professional autonomy using advances clinical practice skills to include clinical interventions

Refer patients for investigations when necessary/appropriate

Make a final diagnosis, decide on and carryout treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referring to primary orsecondary care specialist services…