Advanced Practitioner

A new opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Practitioner to join our fantastic team at SELDOC.

SELDOC is a successful GP cooperative, operating for over 25 years across South London, providing services for 2 million patients.

We are offering a mixture of sessional roles, including face-to-face assessments at base, home visits and telephone advice from base.

We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate Advanced Practitioners from a nursing or healthcare professional background, with experience in primary and/or urgent care and who are educated to an advanced level of practice (level 7), with the ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Will work autonomously within a health care team consisting of Shift Managers, Advanced Practitioners, GPs, Drivers, Call Handlers and Receptionists.
• The composition of this team will vary from shift to shift and Advanced Practitioners must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with all staff members.
• Be clinically competent to deal with patients presenting of all ages with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
• Will be required to use a multi skilled approach. Whilst using the available technology, the AP will use effective listening and communication skills and patient records to make safe clinical decisions and document these accurately.
• Must be able to retrieve and use information regarding healthcare provision in the patient’s locality, allowing appropriate referral where necessary.

How will we support you?

• Career development opportunities (e.g. regular clinical audit and feedback.
• Regular educational sessions that include monthly topical events, and peer-support forums
• Support from the wider team, should you need it

About The Candidate
Qualifications: 

• Current registration with professional body
• Masters level (or working towards) education in Advanced Practice
• Postgraduate level qualification in Advanced Practice
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Recognised Prescribing Qualification  

   

  Experience:
• Experience of working autonomously, diagnosing and treating patients
• Experience in paediatrics, including children under the age of two (2)
• Experience in mental health assessment
• Experience of telephone triage
• Experience of working as a practitioner in a primary care environment, Emergency Department, Urgent Care/Treatment Centre, MAU/EAU or other first contact setting
• Evidence of comprehensive history taking and assessment skills.