Sett Valley Medical Centre

Nurse Practitioner / Practice Nurse

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Job summary

Sett Valley Medical Centre is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Nurse Practitioner / Practice Nurse to work 4 days per week in a split role with an independent prescribing qualification to perform as an autonomous practitioner independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.

As well as being part of a great team, the successful candidate will benefit from:

*A friendly, supportive and professional environment

* A culture of continuous improvement and learning

* Support with ongoing training and development

* Regular clinical education sessions

* NHS pension

Main duties of the job

The post is intended to support our existing clinical team and is a permanent position. As an Nurse Practitioner the successful candidate will work to provide excellent care for our patients, and will be able to independently prescribe, assess, diagnose and treat patients at an nurse practitioner level.

As a Practice Nurse the successful candidate will carry out treatment room duties, immunisations, chronic disease management and cervical cytology as well as other general nursing duties.

The role will include a mixture of face-to-face, telephone and home visit appointments to meet the needs of our patients.

For full details please see the attached job description

About us

Sett Valley Medical Centre is a semi-rural 3 partner practice caring for approx. 10,500 patients, situated in the High Peak of Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District National Park, close to Stockport with excellent road and rail links to Manchester.

We are based in a purpose-built surgery, with an outstanding CQC grading, and our ethos is to deliver high-quality medical care through our comprehensive, highly skilled team members.

We have a strong and active patient participation group, and good community health care links. The surgery is paper light and uses EMIS Web.

Date posted

26 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

A0072-23-0011

Job locations

Hyde Bank Road

New Mills

High Peak

Derbyshire

SK22 4BP

The Old Bank Surgery

Market Street

Hayfield

High Peak

Derbyshire

SK22 2EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) / Practice Nurse (PN). There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

Clinical

Provide direct access to patients seeking primary health care; face-to-face, on home visits and on the telephone;

Work within the policies and procedures of the practice and with due regard to the NMC Code;

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/ treatments, and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, referring to secondary or community care as appropriate;

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/ treatments for patients with complex needs, and maintain knowledge of chronic disease processes and their management;

Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment for patients at risk of developing long term conditions;

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to the patients needs, in accordance with national and practice protocols and within scope of practice;

Work with patients and pharmacists to support concordance to treatment, and provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication, side effects and interactions;

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations;

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and self-care, referring as appropriate;

Prioritise and develop the management of housebound patients, managing complex needs and multipathology, and liaising with GPs, voluntary sector, district nurses or community matron as appropriate;

Develop models of good practice from internal and external sources to improve clinical care within the practice team, and hence help in reducing admission, prescribing and duplication of work.

Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning, cervical cytology or sexual health consultations;

Participate in travel and immunisation programmes;

Support and manage opportunistic wound care;

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and well-being

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition as appropriate
Perform clinical procedures as required by the practice and within competency, e.g. phlebotomy, wound care
Perform a range of diagnostic interventions, appropriately interpret results and explain to patients as appropriate.
Work with other health care professionals to diagnose, monitor, manage and treat long-term conditions, including non-drug-based treatment methods using a management plan, and in line with national and local policies and practice needs.

For full details please see the attached job description