Advanced Medical Practitioner - Care Homes

The Advanced Medical Practitioner (AMP) will provide high-quality, safe, effective and person-centred clinical care to patients registered with West Heath Surgery who reside in designated care homes. The post-holder will work as an integral member of the Practice multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with GPs, advanced practitioners, practice nurses, clinical pharmacists, community nurses, therapists, care coordinators, social care professionals, care-home staff and other relevant health and social care professionals., The post-holder will contribute to the delivery of proactive, personalised and coordinated healthcare for care-home residents, with an emphasis on: prevention of avoidable deterioration; early identification and management of acute illness; proactive management of frailty and long-term conditions; personalised care and support planning; medicines optimisation in collaboration with the appropriate prescriber/pharmacy professional; reducing avoidable hospital admissions; facilitating timely access to secondary and community care; supporting residents to remain in their preferred place of care wherever clinically appropriate; effective multidisciplinary working; continuity and coordination of care; and safe, evidence-based clinical decision-making.

The role will support the Practice in delivering its contractual requirements under the current NHS England Network Contract DES and Enhanced Health in Care Homes arrangements. The current EHCH model is designed around proactive, personalised and integrated care for people living in care homes rather than a predominantly reactive model. The post-holder will work within their individual scope of professional practice, competence and authority.

Where an activity requires GP, consultant, specialist or other professional input, the AMP will recognise this promptly and escalate appropriately. Please note, this role is for West Heath Surgery, not South Doc Services. West Heath Surgery is located within West Heath Medical Centre. We aim to provide first class up to date healthcare to the community while maintaining a family doctor relationship with all patients enabling continuity of care throughout a patients life.

The Practice will continue to provide patient focused services using the criteria of clinical excellence providing healthcare to the community with equity and equality of access.