Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Paramedic Pratitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

MEON HEALTH PRACTICE

ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER-ADVANCED PARAMEDIC PRATITIONER

Job Description

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)-Advanced Paramedic Partitioner you will be an experienced clinician who, acting within your professional boundaries, will provide same day care for patients registered at Meon Health Practice. This will include telephone triage, initial 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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Care

Act as Advanced Nurse Practitioner-Advanced Paramedic Practitioner demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing/paramedic roles.

Undertake consultations with patients as an autonomous practitioner and using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat or refer patients.

Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and nondrug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

Make direct referrals to primary, secondary, and social services within locally agreed pathways, guidance, and protocols.

Work with patients and their carers in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.

Ensure care plans are in place, including emergency health care plans following discussion with the patient and family members.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care, delivered in a timely manner.

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs.

and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, within scope of practice

Ensure complete and accurate documentation of each and every patient contact.

Work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of multi-disciplinary and multiagency teams in order to ensure patients needs are met.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.

ProfessionalAdhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct or HCPC and always work within the scope of professional practice.

Ensure that professional practice adheres to organisational and NMC/HCPC policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Maintain a professional manner and act as a positive role model to other members of the Primary Care team.

Maintain confidentiality with regard to information pertaining to patients and staff.

Ensure that the service interfaces with all other departments in a professional and productive manner, providing an effective service to partner organisations and other service providers.

Where required provide supervision and mentoring to other staff in order to help them develop their knowledge, skills and abilities.

Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.

Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes.

Communication

Communicate effectively with patients and families regarding complex information about their care.

Provide advice and information to patients, carers and their families where appropriate.

Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, allied health professionals and operational staff to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated service.

Promote and demonstrate effective communication networks within the organisation, with partner organisations and other service providers.

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/Advanced Paramedic 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.
• Evidence of continuous professional development

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Highlands Practice

Address

Meon Health Practice

102 Highlands Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO15 6JF

Employer's website

http://www.meonhealthpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)