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Roles in Primary Care

Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)
Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) come from various professional backgrounds, including nursing, pharmacy, and allied health professions.

Care Coordinator
Care Coordinators play an important role within a PCN to proactively identify and work with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services.

Dietician - First Contact Practitioner
Dietitians are healthcare professionals that diagnose and treat diet and nutritional problems, both at an individual patient and wider public health level.

General Practitioner (GP)
General practitioners (GPs) treat all common medical conditions and refer patients to hospitals and other medical services for urgent and specialist treatment.

General Practice Assistant
As part of the wider team in general practice, General Practice Assistants provide a support role, carrying out administrative tasks, combined in some areas with basic clinical duties.

General Practice Nurse
General Practice Nurses (GPNs) are qualified and registered adult, child, mental health or learning disability nurses.

Health and Wellbeing Coach
Health and Wellbeing Coaches (HWBCs) will predominately use health coaching skills to support people with lower levels of patient activation

Healthcare Assistants
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are a vital part of the team that supports the medical staff and patients in wards and departments throughout the hospital.

Mental Health Practitioner
Mental Health Practitioners including Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT)

Nursing Associate
Nursing Associates work with people of all ages in a variety of settings in health and social care.

Occupational Therapist
Occupational therapists (OTs) support people of all ages with problems resulting from physical, mental, social, or development difficulties.

Paramedic
First Contact Paramedics are autonomous, diagnostic clinicians with experience in handling undifferentiated and unpredictable cases

Pharmacist
Pharmacists working in General Practice are qualified and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britian (GPhC).

Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technicians play an important role within General Practice and complement the work of Clinical Pharmacists through utilisation of their technical skillset.

Physician Associate
A Physician Associate (PA) is a healthcare professional who works closely with doctors and other medical staff to provide care and treatment to patients

Podiatrist - First Contact Practitioner
Podiatrists are healthcare professionals who have been trained to diagnose and treat foot and lower limb conditions.

Practice Manager
A Practice Manager is responsible for the overall management and smooth operation of a medical practice, such as a GP surgery or clinic.

Physiotherapist - First Contact Practitioner
First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) are qualified autonomous clinical practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) problems and undifferentiated conditions

Clerical & Admin
For a general practice to function effectively, a large number of non-clinical staff are needed.

Social Prescribing Link Worker
Social prescribing link workers work collaboratively across the health and care system, targeting populations with greatest need and risk of health inequalities.

Lead Nurse
Lead Nurses are qualified and registered adult, child, mental health or learning disability nurses.