Job summary
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner is an experienced registered nurse with specialist skills to assess and treat patients and manage the clinical environment, in liaison with the management and GP team. The ANP will act as an autonomous practitioner in forming holistic clinical decisions and complex management plans in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of patients. In conjunction with the GP Partners they will help formulate the development of clinical guidance for all aspects of clinical practice within Nightingale Valley Practice.
The post holder will work closely with all members of the practice to ensure that high quality patient care is maintained.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse with advanced nursing skills to join Nightingale Valley Practice as an ANP.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, flexibility, and reliability with an organised approach to work.
In this role you will work independently, making professional, autonomous decisions.
You will be responsible for making any necessary referrals, requests for investigations and do these in in an appropriate manner and timescale.
The role will involve initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment plan and evaluation of patient care.
You will be responsible for making any necessary referrals, requests for investigations and do these in in an appropriate manner and timescale.
The role will involve independent prescribing within the scope of professional practice.
The advanced nurse practitioner will support the GP team managing same day appointment requests from patients.
The nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, seeking GP input as appropriate where the problem lies outside their professional capability.
You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making and a high level of independent care including assessment, diagnostic and prescribing skills.
You will attend patients with urgent medical problems
About us
Currently our multi-disciplinary team includes an administration and reception team, 9 GPs, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners and an experienced nursing team.
As part of Connexus PCN we employ clinical pharmacists, social prescribers, First Contact Physios, Paramedic and are soon to appoint other health care professionals to deliver services that support a wide range of patients and assist with the clinical workload.
Job description
Job responsibilities
SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
To work as an autonomous practitioner
Responsible for:
Attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional
Diagnosing, treating and prescribing for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness or injury
Making an assessment of their needs, based on highly developed nursing skills including physical assessment.
Seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs
Patients are to be seen in a timely manner enabling contractual requirements to be met
The ANP will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. There will be a requirement to see extra or emergency patients
Responsible for developing, with the patient, a continuing management plan for the health of the patient and when appropriate to refer to other clinicians and agencies
To provide high quality nursing services to a defined practice population
The role is flexible and demanding and may be expanded in accordance with practice requirements and the nurse practitioners own scope of practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
To work as an autonomous practitioner
Responsible for:
Attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional
Diagnosing, treating and prescribing for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness or injury
Making an assessment of their needs, based on highly developed nursing skills including physical assessment.
Seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs
Patients are to be seen in a timely manner enabling contractual requirements to be met
The ANP will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. There will be a requirement to see extra or emergency patients
Responsible for developing, with the patient, a continuing management plan for the health of the patient and when appropriate to refer to other clinicians and agencies
To provide high quality nursing services to a defined practice population
The role is flexible and demanding and may be expanded in accordance with practice requirements and the nurse practitioners own scope of practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience in a similar role
Desirable
- Relevant nursing/health degree
- Other relevant post registration qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience
- At least 2 years recent primary and community nursing experience
- Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
- Nurse-led triage
- Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Audit
- Research
- Nurse prescribing
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing minor illness
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Clinical examination skills
- Good understanding of local and national health policy
- Clinical governance issues in primary care Clinical leadership skills
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
Desirable
- Teaching and mentorship clinical setting
- Resource management
- Knowledge of public health issues
- Able to identify determinants on health in the area
- Management experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience in a similar role
Desirable
- Relevant nursing/health degree
- Other relevant post registration qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience
- At least 2 years recent primary and community nursing experience
- Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
- Nurse-led triage
- Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- Audit
- Research
- Nurse prescribing
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing minor illness
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Clinical examination skills
- Good understanding of local and national health policy
- Clinical governance issues in primary care Clinical leadership skills
- Communication skills, both written and verbal
- Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
Desirable
- Teaching and mentorship clinical setting
- Resource management
- Knowledge of public health issues
- Able to identify determinants on health in the area
- Management experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
