Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY:
Working as an autonomous Advanced Nurse Practitioner as part of Greasby
Surgerys team of doctors and nurses you will be expected to assess, triage and treat patients independently within the
GP setting.
The post holder will be a
clinical expert in direct contact care and potentially telephone triage for
patients who may need urgent (on the day) treatment or advice for a range of
conditions.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Working with the team of doctors and nurses at Greasby
Surgery the post holder will be responsible for:-
Clinical/Job Skills
Undertake the assessment, evaluation and planning of patient care
packages.
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness,
appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based and national
and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
Analyse signs and symptoms, laboratory tests and other measures of
function to formulate a diagnosis.
Identify and assess any complication surrounding patient care and refer
to physicians as appropriate.
Utilise sound clinical decision making to provide evidence based
treatment plans in response to clinical assessment.
Ensure high QOF and QIF
achievements and other local enhanced incentives.
Monitor indicators of chronic disease, anticipating possible decline,
and proactively manage to enhance well-being and maintain independence.
Manage caseload and integrate care across all settings preventing
duplication, fragmentation and delay occurring as patients move between care
settings.
Develop specialised care plans for each patient on caseload.
Empower patients and carers to evaluate possible treatment options as
disease progresses and evaluate relative benefits and burdens of these options.
Plan interventions in light
of patients expressed wishes and goals of care, facilitating discussion with
the family and significant others concerning end of life care plans.
Communication
To be able to maintain accurate electronic and written patient records.
Attend team meetings or other Practice meetings as required.
Negotiate with professionals
in all settings to provide care in the most appropriate and least invasive
manner possible.
Provide
comprehensive training sessions to team members and other health professionals
as required.
Other Responsibilities
The responsibility of the post will change over time and
will be subject to ongoing review between the post holder and line
manager. The post holder may be required
to undertake other duties to meet the needs of this developing service.
- Adhere
to organisational policies
- Information
Governance
- GDPR
- Records
management
- Caldicott
- Audit
and Effectiveness
- Data
Returns
- Participation
/ attendance at meetings
- Maintenance
of active NMC registration
- Maintenance
of active Indemnity
Practice
staff are expected to adhere to the smooth and effective running of the Practice
and will be expected to work as part of the Team.
Personal / Professional Development
The post-holder will participate in any
training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such
training to include:
Participation
in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for
maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Taking
responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating
skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Confidentiality
While
seeking treatment, patients entrust with us, or allow us to gather, sensitive information
in relation to their health and other matters.
They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will
respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In
the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post holder
may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their
carers, primary care staff and other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is to be
regarded 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 and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Quality
The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:
Alert
other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Assess
own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision.
Contribute
to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and
making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Work
effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources.
Communication
The post-holder should recognise the importance
of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate
effectively with other team members.
Communicate
effectively with patients and carers.
Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
The
post-holder will:
Apply
Practice Policies, Standards and Guidance.
Discuss
with other members of the team how the Policies, Standards and Guidelines will
affect own work.
Participate
in audit where appropriate.
GENERAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Equal
Opportunity
All employees must comply with Greasby Group
Practices Equal Opportunity Policy and must not discriminate on the grounds of
age, class, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national grounds, disability,
family responsibilities, gender, marital status, religion or sexual orientation
or any other grounds which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
All
employees have a responsibility to ensure the development of cultural
competence within service provision to meet the diverse needs of Stoke on
Trents population.
Health
and Safety
All employees are subject to the requirements
of the Health & Safety at Work Act. The post holder is required to ensure
that his/her work methods do not endanger themselves or others.
Data
Protection / Confidentiality
All employees are subject to the requirements
of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must maintain strict confidentiality in
respect of patient and staff records and information.
Continuing
Professional Development
The post holder will be expected to undertake
ongoing personal, professional and management development in line with the
responsibilities of the post.