Job summary
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for the right individual to join our growing
multi-disciplinary clinicians. We are
currently looking to expand and require an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to
deliver same day care to individuals as well as looking after patients in their
homes or visiting residential and nursing homes. This will include telephone triage, history
taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care. You
will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making and expert care, including
assessment and diagnostic skills. You
will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
This vacancy is working Part/Full Time
Main duties of the job
Act as Advanced Nurse Practitioner, demonstrating advanced
clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with
conventional nursing roles.
Work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake consultations,
using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat or refer patients and provide
clinical case management for same day access, housebound/care home patients
with acute/chronic/palliative care needs and those at risk of deterioration in
health that may result in unplanned, avoidable hospital admission or necessary length
of hospital stay.
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating
both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
Ensure compete and accurate documentation of each and every
patient contact.
Make direct referrals to primary, secondary, and social services
within locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols. Ensure appropriate DNACPR decisions are in
place.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote
healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
You will undertake proactive
consultations with Nursing Residential home and housebound patients within
the Meon Health Practice. You will provide advice to care home staff on
patient care and wider health policy. This includes patient specific care plans
and DNACPR decisions.
About us
Meon Health Practice has 3 sites, The Highlands Practice, Jubilee Surgery and Whiteley Surgery. Our staff can work across any of the 3 establishments.
Meon Health prides itself in the developement of staff. We also offer the following benefits:
Employee Assistance Programme, Membership to the company shop, Blue Light Card (at a small cost), Cycle to work scheme, Eye Care Vouchers, TELUS (Fitness and Well being App), NHS discounts on line
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL CARE
- Act as Advanced Nurse Practitioner, demonstrating advanced
clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with
conventional nursing roles.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake consultations,
using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat or refer patients and provide
clinical case management for same day access, housebound/care home patients
with acute/chronic/palliative care needs and those at risk of deterioration in
health that may result in unplanned, avoidable hospital admission or necessary length
of hospital stay.
- Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating
both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
- Ensure compete and accurate documentation of each and every
patient contact.
- Make direct referrals to primary, secondary, and social services
within locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols.
- Ensure appropriate DNACPR decisions are in
place.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote
healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
- You will undertake proactive
consultations with Nursing, Residential home and housebound patients within
the Meon Health Practice. You will provide advice to care home staff on
patient care and wider health policy. This includes patient specific care plans
and DNACPR decisions.
Professional role
The post-holder will:
-
Promote evidence-based practice via latest
research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
-
Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through
quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review.
-
Maintain any professional registration.
-
Participate in continuing professional
development (CPD) opportunities to ensure that up to date evidence-based
knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained including
maintaining up to date CPR training and other core competencies.
-
Record accurate, timely consultation data
within the patients records.
-
Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the
Practice.
-
Pro-actively promote the complex care role within the Meon Health Practice
and externally to key stakeholders and agencies.
-
Identify own learning needs in order to
remain up to date and improve service delivery.
Non-clinical team role
The post-holder will:
-
Identify appropriate opportunities to delegate both clinical and
administrative tasks to other appropriate staff.
-
Help the practice operate in a cost-effective manner.
-
Identify and manage care risks on a continuing basis.
-
Participate in practice meetings as required.
-
Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate.
-
Work closely with the doctors and managers in
the setting up and/or improving of Meon Health Practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance
against clinical governance and quality targets.
Health & Safety and Risk Management
-
The post-holder must comply at all times with
Meon Health Practice Health and
Safety policies.
-
The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1998)
and the Access to Health Records Act (1990)
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder must co-operate
with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment.
Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of
gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Respect for patient confidentiality.
The post-holder should respect patient
confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless
sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
Communication and working relationships.
The post-holder will establish and maintain effective
communication pathways with the following:
-
GPs within the Meon Health Practice and externally with the ICB as a
whole
-
Whole nursing team including Nurse Practitioners
-
Reception and Administration Teams
Special Working Conditions
The post-holder is required to travel
independently between sites, patient homes and to attend meetings etc hosted by
other agencies .The post-holder will have contact with bodily fluids, i.e.
wound exudates, urine, blood etc whilst in clinical practice and must take
precautions as required to minimise the risk of infection/contamination using
PPE.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1994
Due to the nature of this work, this post is
exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders
Act 1994 (Exceptions) Order 1995. Applicants for posts are not entitled to
withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent
under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment, any failure to
disclose such convictions could result in disciplinary action or dismissal by
the Practice. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be
considered only in relation to an applicant of a position to which the order
applies.
Job Description Agreement
This job description
is intended to provide an outline of key tasks and responsibilities only. There
may be other duties required of the post-holder commensurate with this
position. This description will be open to regular review and may be amended to
incorporate further development or changes within the Meon Health Practice. All
members of staff should be prepared to work, flexibly within the Meon Health
Practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL CARE
- Act as Advanced Nurse Practitioner, demonstrating advanced
clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with
conventional nursing roles.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake consultations,
using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat or refer patients and provide
clinical case management for same day access, housebound/care home patients
with acute/chronic/palliative care needs and those at risk of deterioration in
health that may result in unplanned, avoidable hospital admission or necessary length
of hospital stay.
- Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating
both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
- Ensure compete and accurate documentation of each and every
patient contact.
- Make direct referrals to primary, secondary, and social services
within locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols.
- Ensure appropriate DNACPR decisions are in
place.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote
healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
- You will undertake proactive
consultations with Nursing, Residential home and housebound patients within
the Meon Health Practice. You will provide advice to care home staff on
patient care and wider health policy. This includes patient specific care plans
and DNACPR decisions.
Professional role
The post-holder will:
-
Promote evidence-based practice via latest
research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
-
Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through
quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review.
-
Maintain any professional registration.
-
Participate in continuing professional
development (CPD) opportunities to ensure that up to date evidence-based
knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained including
maintaining up to date CPR training and other core competencies.
-
Record accurate, timely consultation data
within the patients records.
-
Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the
Practice.
-
Pro-actively promote the complex care role within the Meon Health Practice
and externally to key stakeholders and agencies.
-
Identify own learning needs in order to
remain up to date and improve service delivery.
Non-clinical team role
The post-holder will:
-
Identify appropriate opportunities to delegate both clinical and
administrative tasks to other appropriate staff.
-
Help the practice operate in a cost-effective manner.
-
Identify and manage care risks on a continuing basis.
-
Participate in practice meetings as required.
-
Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate.
-
Work closely with the doctors and managers in
the setting up and/or improving of Meon Health Practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance
against clinical governance and quality targets.
Health & Safety and Risk Management
-
The post-holder must comply at all times with
Meon Health Practice Health and
Safety policies.
-
The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1998)
and the Access to Health Records Act (1990)
Equality and Diversity
The post-holder must co-operate
with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment.
Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of
gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Respect for patient confidentiality.
The post-holder should respect patient
confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless
sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
Communication and working relationships.
The post-holder will establish and maintain effective
communication pathways with the following:
-
GPs within the Meon Health Practice and externally with the ICB as a
whole
-
Whole nursing team including Nurse Practitioners
-
Reception and Administration Teams
Special Working Conditions
The post-holder is required to travel
independently between sites, patient homes and to attend meetings etc hosted by
other agencies .The post-holder will have contact with bodily fluids, i.e.
wound exudates, urine, blood etc whilst in clinical practice and must take
precautions as required to minimise the risk of infection/contamination using
PPE.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1994
Due to the nature of this work, this post is
exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders
Act 1994 (Exceptions) Order 1995. Applicants for posts are not entitled to
withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent
under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment, any failure to
disclose such convictions could result in disciplinary action or dismissal by
the Practice. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be
considered only in relation to an applicant of a position to which the order
applies.
Job Description Agreement
This job description
is intended to provide an outline of key tasks and responsibilities only. There
may be other duties required of the post-holder commensurate with this
position. This description will be open to regular review and may be amended to
incorporate further development or changes within the Meon Health Practice. All
members of staff should be prepared to work, flexibly within the Meon Health
Practice
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The right candidate will have a strong desire to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients in the community setting and have the motivation and flexibility to help develop the services as the team evolves to meet the needs of the population.
- The post holder will be a registered Nurse with post-graduate qualifications relevant to the position e.g. Physical Assessment & History Taking & prescribing.
- Car driver essential
Desirable
- Primary care experience is not essential; however, a good understanding of how Primary Care works would be beneficial.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The right candidate will have a strong desire to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients in the community setting and have the motivation and flexibility to help develop the services as the team evolves to meet the needs of the population.
- The post holder will be a registered Nurse with post-graduate qualifications relevant to the position e.g. Physical Assessment & History Taking & prescribing.
- Car driver essential
Desirable
- Primary care experience is not essential; however, a good understanding of how Primary Care works would be beneficial.
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).
