Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) - Selly Oak Health CentreNHS
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our Primary Care team, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care for individuals presenting with acute & chronic illness.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work autonomously and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients with complex symptoms that have not yet been diagnosed.
This role is well suited to an ACP with strong clinical decision-making skills, experience in urgent and same-day care, and a commitment to proactive chronic disease management that reduces avoidable admissions and improves patient outcomes.
Job description
Role Duties
Clinical Practice
Independently assess, examine, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with acute illness and acute exacerbations of chronic disease.
- Provide expert management of conditions including:
- COPD and asthma exacerbations
- Heart failure decompensation
- Diabetes complications
- Frailty and complex multimorbidity
- Acute infections in patients with chronic disease
- Chronic pain flare ups
- Hypertension and cardiovascular instability
- Request, interpret, and act upon diagnostic investigations.
- Prescribe medications independently within scope of practice.
- Develop and implement evidence based management plans.
- Identify deteriorating patients and escalate appropriately.
- Deliver same day urgent care clinics and home visit assessments where required.
Please see attached job description/person specification for full details.
About us
OHP was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients..
We are currently a GP partnership of 30 practices with 38 surgeries, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.
Our head office is based in Cotteridge, but this role will be based at Selly Oak Health Centre.