Job summary
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) has been assessed as
competent in practice using their expert clinical knowledge and skills. They
have the freedom and authority to act and make autonomous decisions in the
assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
The ANP provides an opportunity for patients to receive
timely care and negate unnecessarily delay in receiving treatment and without
the need to refer to a GP.
ANPs in primary care are able to develop close, long-term
relationships with their patients and work in partnership with them to achieve
optimum health. They are autonomous in making decisions based on assessment,
diagnosis and interpretation of test results.
Main duties of the job
Working collaboratively with the General Practitioners,
and the wider Primary Health Care Team to support the clinical and wellbeing needs of the patient
Safe and competent clinical decision-making skills must
be demonstrable including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of
care for patients presenting with minor illness within a Primary Care setting.
Provide high quality nursing care from the patients first
contact through to resolution or referral as appropriate, in accordance with
standards of good practice
To administer and prescribe medication accurately and
safely according to established organisational policies and directions, and in
accordance with NMC guidelines.
Main duties of the job
A. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and
chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
B. Implement and evaluate individual specialised
treatment plans for chronic disease patients
C. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients
health
D. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients
as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
E. Provide wound care
F. Provide specialist clinics such as contraception etc.
G. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
About us
Our friendly and well established practice has a current
partnership made up of , Dr Jatinder Bratch (GP trainer) and Dr
Kay Snowdon (GP trainer) and Dr Rohan Shakoor
We have 2 salaried GPs, 2 registrars and a full complement of
nurses in our team.
The practice admin team consisting of
receptionists, administrators, care coordinators and is
led by Sharon Russell, Practice Manager.
The current list size is 8900. We work in Denton Burn in the West of
Newcastle and the practice boundaries are restricted to a 2-3 mile radius.
The majority of our patients are in employment, own their
own homes, and have a means of transport to the surgery. The demography of our patients is that of an urban practice with a mix of children, young people and the
elderly.
We are a SystmOne practice and have a
list size of 8900. We are a training team with 2 of the GP Partners being
trainers of registrars.
The successful candidate will be available to undertake a
variety of duties including telephone, face to face and e-consultations, home
visits, medicines management, and associated paperwork.
We are high QOF achievers and rated good by CQC.
Membership of Newcastle Outer West Primary Care Network
allows access to First contact practitioners for both mental health and
physiotherapists, health and wellbeing team, pharmacists and pharmacy
technicians who now carry out many medicines' changes from hospital discharge
letters.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary
Responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the advanced nurse practitioner. There
may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent
upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and
well-being programmes
b.
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and
chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advise to
patients
c.
Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment
plans for chronic disease patients
d.
Identify, manage and support patients as risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health
e.
Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as
required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
f.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
g.
Request pathology services as necessary
h.
Process and interpret pathology and other test results as
required
i.
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with
extant legislation
j.
Ensure read codes are used effectively
k.
Maintain chronic disease registers
l.
Chaperone patients where necessary
m.
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
n.
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
o.
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with
mental health needs
p.
Extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant
guidance
q.
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines
or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing
annually as required
r.
Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with
local and regional guidance
s.
Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the
patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
t.
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately
(ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the
individual)
u.
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters,
in accordance with local and national policies
v.
Understand practice and local policies for substance
abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
w.
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary
Responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the advanced nurse practitioner. There
may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent
upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a.
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and
well-being programmes
b.
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and
chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advise to
patients
c.
Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment
plans for chronic disease patients
d.
Identify, manage and support patients as risk of
developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients
health
e.
Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as
required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
f.
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
g.
Request pathology services as necessary
h.
Process and interpret pathology and other test results as
required
i.
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with
extant legislation
j.
Ensure read codes are used effectively
k.
Maintain chronic disease registers
l.
Chaperone patients where necessary
m.
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
n.
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
o.
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with
mental health needs
p.
Extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant
guidance
q.
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines
or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing
annually as required
r.
Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with
local and regional guidance
s.
Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the
patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
t.
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately
(ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the
individual)
u.
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters,
in accordance with local and national policies
v.
Understand practice and local policies for substance
abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
w.
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with current NMC pin or Emergency Care Practitioner
- Independent/Supplementary Prescribing
- MSc/Post graduate Diploma: Nurse
- Practitioner in Primary Care or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of health promotion
- strategies
- Awareness of local and national health
- policy
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- in primary care
- Knowledge of patient group
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health
- issues
- Able to identify determinates
- on health in the local area
- Knowledge of public health
- issues in the area
- Wider health economy
- awareness
Experience
Essential
- Employment within a Primary or Urgent Care setting
Desirable
- Experience of Chronic Diseases
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with current NMC pin or Emergency Care Practitioner
- Independent/Supplementary Prescribing
- MSc/Post graduate Diploma: Nurse
- Practitioner in Primary Care or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of health promotion
- strategies
- Awareness of local and national health
- policy
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- in primary care
- Knowledge of patient group
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health
- issues
- Able to identify determinates
- on health in the local area
- Knowledge of public health
- issues in the area
- Wider health economy
- awareness
Experience
Essential
- Employment within a Primary or Urgent Care setting
Desirable
- Experience of Chronic Diseases
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
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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).