Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be an experienced nurse who will act within their professional boundaries to provide the best possible care to presenting patients. This will include taking their clinical history, completing clinical examinations, diagnosing and prescribing appropriate treatment.

They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making at all times by working within Practice guidelines, policies, protocols and procedures reporting outcomes to appropriate clinical staff so standard of care can be monitored and improved where necessary.

Delivering chronic disease management to avoid hospital admissions by creating a personalised care plan involving the patient.

Working with multidisciplinary teams within the practice and across the wider NHS to promote integrated pathways of care.

Recording accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards.

The post holder is required to respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.

Delivering health screening, contraception, dietary advice, blood tests, urinalysis, ECGs and blood pressure checks (Nursing Duties list is non-exhaustive).

Contributing to achieve high targets.

Supporting other Nurses in developing and maintaining clinical skills.

Maintaining effective communication with patients, Carer's, relatives and staff.

A full job description is available from the Practice Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered,
• Prescribing Qualification,
• Training in Disease Management.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing chronic diseases COPD, Diabetes, Asthma etc.
• Experience of patient triage, consulting and prescribing.
• Experience of general nursing duties such as Immunisation's, ECGs, smear tests, health screening, blood pressure monitoring, blood tests etc.
• Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience,
• Previous experience of working within a GP Practice,
• Experience in maintain QOF targets

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

St Luke’s Surgery

Address

29 The Pinfold

Walsall

WS3 3JP

Employer's website

https://www.nhs.uk/Services/gp/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=43582 (Opens in a new tab)