Job summary
Interviews dates are TBC.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations and home visits.
The postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in this role acts autonomously within their professional scope, providing comprehensive care through face-to-face consultations, telephone interactions, and possibly home visits. They prioritize and triage patient needs, making referrals when necessary. Operating within their competence, the ANP delivers expert clinical advice, managing patient caseloads for treatment, referral, admission, and discharge.
Clinical Nursing Practice:
- Work in a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and high-quality care.
- Conduct advanced clinical nursing practice, aligning with NSF, NICE guidelines, and evidence-based care.
- Triage, treat, and assess patients, making referrals as needed.
- Coordinate care planning and delivery, involving patients and carers.
- Prescribe and review medication, diagnose and manage acute/chronic conditions, and request diagnostic investigations.
Care Management:
- Communicate confidential information and provide specialized care advice.
- Contribute to local and national practice targets, monitor care outcomes, and recommend changes.
- Manage health screening programs, innovate in practice, and make referrals to appropriate agencies.
Health Improvement:
- Provide assessment, screening services, and health education advice.
- Organize and plan nursing services, delegating duties as necessary.
- Along with this there are other administrative and professional responsibilities. Please see the attachment for full details.
About us
St Johns Way is a large doctor's surgery catering to the healthcare needs of 12,000 patients in Archway North London. Our primary focus is to provide high-quality medical care and ensure the well-being of our patients.
One of our core strengths lies in our warm and friendly team. We believe in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for both our patients and staff. Our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, and administrative staff, work together to deliver compassionate and personalised care to every patient. You would be our first ever ANP.
Additionally, we believe in fostering a strong sense of camaraderie and teamwork within our organisation. We organize regular staff outings and events to encourage social interactions and strengthen bonds among team members. These outings serve as opportunities for our staff to unwind, connect with colleagues in a relaxed setting, and build lasting relationships.
Overall, our doctor's surgery is committed to providing excellent medical care, maintaining a warm and friendly atmosphere, and prioritising the well-being of both our patients and staff. We strive to create a supportive environment that promotes both physical and emotional wellness.
Please visit our website to read more about our services:https://www.stjohnsway.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE:ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER
REPORTS TO:THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
HOURS:37.5 hours per week
Job Summary:
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations and home visits.
The postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.
Job responsibilities:
Clinical Nursing Practice
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.
Carries out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care.
Delivery of care in line with NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.
Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.
Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises or their own home who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency.
Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations and other organisations as necessary.
Care Management
Communicates confidential and sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers in relation to their condition.
Provide highly specialised care advice beyond the scope of normal Nursing practice e.g. care treatment plans, making referrals as appropriate (including fast track referrals).
Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking.
To monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.
Health Improvement
Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practices delivery of care.
Improve health outcomes for patients by introducing new developments, and can demonstrate them as reports and presentations where appropriate.
Supports practitioners in reporting the practice population to promote health improvement and disease prevention.
Makes referrals to appropriate agencies (statutory and voluntary) where necessary
Providing assessment, screening services, health education advice:
These may include (but not restricted to);
Blood pressure checks
Urinalysis
Ear syringing
Dressings
Contraception/ fitting contraceptive devices
Routine immunisations and vaccinations
Removal of sutures / clips
First registration checks / health surveillance / general health advice
Assisting with minor procedures in the treatment room
Organise and plan the provision of nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other members of the practice nurse team as appropriate
Administration and professional responsibilities
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
Accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes
Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accurate details
Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Training and personal development
Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level.
Training needs will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice.
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation.
Contribute to the identification and assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effective programmes of education.
Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.
Develop and maintain an in house nurse-training programme reporting to the practice manager.
Act as a mentor for junior staff, assessing competence against set standards.
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work and ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain revalidation requirements.
Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.
Regularly participate in clinical supervision.
Leadership personal and people development
Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services ensuring that the needs of the patient are a priority
Support staff development in order to maximise potential
Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work
Work with practice management to ensure sufficient staffing to provide a safe service, and that staff have the appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix to meet current and future service delivery
Take part in recruitment processes where appropriate.
Maintain effective communication and active involvement in the planning and processes of practice-based commissioning or similar initiatives
Promote the role of the advanced nurse practitioner in general practice.
Manage, supervise, co-ordinate and guide the nursing team
To support the nursing service in participation with the practice manager, ensuring relevant information is disseminated to and from the nursing staff
In participation with the practice manager, carry out yearly appraisals of all the nursing staff and produce a training programme
Ensure adequate nursing cover is provided while within the practice guidelines, keeping the practice manager informed of any problems
Develop and maintain practice policies and protocols for all nursing activity
To be the infection control lead in the practice and ensure all staff are aware of current procedures
To plan, chair and minute management and training meetings for all nurses following the training programme.
Ensure agreed practice audits are carried out
Ensure the practice manager is aware of any matters arising or problems / potential problems
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust practice staff with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.
Comply with Legislation with regards to data protection act and ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
The post-holder must regard all information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers (as well as information relating to the practice as a business organisation) as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality, data protection legislation and the protection of personal and sensitive data, as well as other related healthcare legislation (e.g. the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice)
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE:ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER
REPORTS TO:THE PARTNERS (Clinically)
THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
HOURS:37.5 hours per week
Job Summary:
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations and home visits.
The postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.
Job responsibilities:
Clinical Nursing Practice
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.
Carries out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care.
Delivery of care in line with NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.
Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.
Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises or their own home who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency.
Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations and other organisations as necessary.
Care Management
Communicates confidential and sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers in relation to their condition.
Provide highly specialised care advice beyond the scope of normal Nursing practice e.g. care treatment plans, making referrals as appropriate (including fast track referrals).
Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking.
To monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.
Health Improvement
Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practices delivery of care.
Improve health outcomes for patients by introducing new developments, and can demonstrate them as reports and presentations where appropriate.
Supports practitioners in reporting the practice population to promote health improvement and disease prevention.
Makes referrals to appropriate agencies (statutory and voluntary) where necessary
Providing assessment, screening services, health education advice:
These may include (but not restricted to);
Blood pressure checks
Urinalysis
Ear syringing
Dressings
Contraception/ fitting contraceptive devices
Routine immunisations and vaccinations
Removal of sutures / clips
First registration checks / health surveillance / general health advice
Assisting with minor procedures in the treatment room
Organise and plan the provision of nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other members of the practice nurse team as appropriate
Administration and professional responsibilities
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
Accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes
Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accurate details
Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Training and personal development
Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level.
Training needs will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice.
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation.
Contribute to the identification and assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effective programmes of education.
Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.
Develop and maintain an in house nurse-training programme reporting to the practice manager.
Act as a mentor for junior staff, assessing competence against set standards.
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work and ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain revalidation requirements.
Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.
Regularly participate in clinical supervision.
Leadership personal and people development
Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of practice nursing services ensuring that the needs of the patient are a priority
Support staff development in order to maximise potential
Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work
Work with practice management to ensure sufficient staffing to provide a safe service, and that staff have the appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix to meet current and future service delivery
Take part in recruitment processes where appropriate.
Maintain effective communication and active involvement in the planning and processes of practice-based commissioning or similar initiatives
Promote the role of the advanced nurse practitioner in general practice.
Manage, supervise, co-ordinate and guide the nursing team
To support the nursing service in participation with the practice manager, ensuring relevant information is disseminated to and from the nursing staff
In participation with the practice manager, carry out yearly appraisals of all the nursing staff and produce a training programme
Ensure adequate nursing cover is provided while within the practice guidelines, keeping the practice manager informed of any problems
Develop and maintain practice policies and protocols for all nursing activity
To be the infection control lead in the practice and ensure all staff are aware of current procedures
To plan, chair and minute management and training meetings for all nurses following the training programme.
Ensure agreed practice audits are carried out
Ensure the practice manager is aware of any matters arising or problems / potential problems
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust practice staff with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.
Comply with Legislation with regards to data protection act and ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
The post-holder must regard all information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers (as well as information relating to the practice as a business organisation) as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality, data protection legislation and the protection of personal and sensitive data, as well as other related healthcare legislation (e.g. the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN / RN With current NMC registration
- MSc or BSc, Nurse Practitioner degree
- Independent prescriber
- Completed Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) Post Graduate Diploma level
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience post-registration experience of working in primary / community / acute health care setting
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Able to manage acute illnesses, long term conditions and minor ailments
- Refer patients independently as appropriate
- Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures
- Understanding and experience of inter-agency working across health groups and networks
- Has provided effective health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of health needs
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to come up with solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Experience of Clinical Governance and risk assessment
- Committed to own continuing personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
IT knowledge
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN / RN With current NMC registration
- MSc or BSc, Nurse Practitioner degree
- Independent prescriber
- Completed Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) Post Graduate Diploma level
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience post-registration experience of working in primary / community / acute health care setting
- Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
- Able to manage acute illnesses, long term conditions and minor ailments
- Refer patients independently as appropriate
- Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures
- Understanding and experience of inter-agency working across health groups and networks
- Has provided effective health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of health needs
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to come up with solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Experience of Clinical Governance and risk assessment
- Committed to own continuing personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
IT knowledge
Desirable
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).