Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join CAMHS in Milton Keynes.

The ACP will be responsible for promoting clinical excellence in the care of patients who present within their service and providing clinical advice and support to nursing / AHP staff and other health care professionals.

They will provide professional and independent clinical care, which enables the coordination of a multi-professional seamless service for patients.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use highly specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare autonomously to patients within their sphere of practice.

The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions.

In addition to this, the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring patients to relevant specialities for any necessary inpatient or outpatient investigations. The ACP will practice at an advanced level, demonstrating in-depth knowledge and competence in aspects which may include acute medicine, community services and mental health; encompassing enhanced assessment, critical thinking, intervention planning and delivery and clinical management skills that are evidence-based.

The ACP will deliver high-quality patient-centred care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Use specialist clinical knowledge to independently assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatments and interventions for patients with complex undifferentiated or undefined presentations.
• Undertake comprehensive knowledge and skills of systematic history taking and clinical examination of patients who have complex needs, developing a co-produced management plan.
• Perform clinical procedures appropriate to the history and clinical examination of the patient, including further invasive testing and treatments requiring highly developed skills and precision, where indicated.
• Utilise clinical reasoning and decision-making skills to make differential diagnosis and provide rationales for patients’ management plans continuously reflecting and evaluating practice findings and clinical response to treatment and establishes an appropriate ongoing management plan accordingly.
• Advocate high quality care for people, act as a champion for people by representing/supporting the person’s interests at team meetings, during hospital care, home care and when interfacing with statutory and non-statutory service providers.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.