Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our friendly clinical team at Warwick Gates Family Health Centre.
We are looking for 25-30 hours, adding to our current team of experienced ANPs to support us in continuing to provide high-standard Primary Care to our local population in Warwick Gates and surrounding areas.
We pride ourselves on being a caring and forward thinking practice, our dedicated team work collaboratively to deliver an excellent service at every contact and ensure excellent clinical outcomes for patients.
We have an outstanding team and work hard to ensure that our Practice Team are engaged and motivated contributing to service delivery with a supportive culture of mutual learning.
We have robust governance processes in place, including a rotation of weekly meetings and gatherings focused on practice quality & performance, safeguarding and vulnerable patients, staff/operations, significant events and clinical team collaboration.
Partners encourage a culture of transparency and openness to ensure learning from all feedback ad complaints received.
We have an active Patient Group who meet bi-monthly with the Practice Manager and other staff members. The Group are sighted on practice plans and objectives, opportunities to improve access, patient survey results and PCN priorities.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will:
- Carry out patient assessment, diagnosis as
appropriate and adequately interpret test result
- Independently
prescribe appropriate medication within scope of practice
- Evaluate
or refer to other specialists where necessary
- Work alongside our existing ANP Team with regular
pre-allocated clinical supervision sessions held with one of our GP Partners to
ensure a supportive culture and continuous learning/development
takes place.
- Provide high quality effective patient care
- Investigate and refer patients as appropriate in line with current NICE guidance
- Carry out both face to face and telephone consultations
- Ensure appropriate clinical coding to support clinical audit and Quality & Outcome achievements
- Ensure accurate and robust note keeping
- Ensure excellent communication skills with patients, carers and their families
- Ensure attendance and contributions at weekly meetings and educational sessions
- Build strong working relationships with Partners and the wider practice team ensuring collaboration with all staff
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
- Ensure compliance with on line mandatory training and attend annual prescribing updates
- Attend required training events e.g. PLT and feedback
- Proactively report and consider any Learning/Significant Events
- Share concerns and obtain feedback and clinical insight from GPs and peers where needed
About us
The successful candidate(s) will join a friendly and dynamic practice team that works together to serve a practice population of approximately 12,500 patients, aiming to deliver modern primary care with the traditional feel of a family GP Practice.
Due to local housing developments, our patient list size is increasing at a pace, with ongoing growth and sustainability at the centre of our strategic planning.
Our team consists of 3 GP Partners, 5 salaried GPs, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Nurse Associate, 1 Healthcare Assistant, 3 Medical Secretaries and a team of Care-Coordinators overseen and supported by our Management Team. We use EMIS clinical system and communicate daily using MS Teams.
We are part of South Leamington Primary Care Network and work proactively with neighbouring Practices to deliver services at scale, focused on local community needs.
Partners work hard to ensure Warwick Gates Family Health Centre is a friendly and supportive environment with staff room facilities, free tea/coffee refreshments, Christmas party and regular nights out for those that wish to join us, a strong focus on health and well-being encouraging good work/life balance.
We are a team of high achievers supporting staff to develop and progress . Our values and behaviours reflect our caring and transparent approach with patients at the heart of our decision making.
CQC rated Good.
On site parking is available.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibility
of the practitioner will be to see patients requiring same-day acute and minor illness type appointments. This includes 15 patients per session, including face-to-face, telephone and home visit contacts. This may include extended hours sessions
pro rata.
Undertake consultations
with patients (including babies & children from 12 weeks) with a range of acute and
chronic medical conditions as an autonomous practitioner. Using own clinical judgement to diagnose,
treat, refer and/or discharge these patients.
Make direct referrals
to acute, secondary care and social services within locally agreed pathways,
guidance and protocols as required
Develop, implement and
embed health promotion and well-being programmes & deliver such health
promotion where appropriate
Implement and evaluate
individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients, referring
patients to secondary care as required
Contribute to practice
targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
Maintain chronic
disease registers
Identify, manage and
support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse
effects on the patients health
Support patients in the
use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own
scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
Request, process and
interpret pathology and other test results as required
Ensure that patients
receive high quality clinical care, delivered in a timely manner
Supply and administer
medicines as indicated to address patient need, where necessary working to
Patient Group Directive
Ensure complete and
accurate documentation of each and every patient contact via EMIS web. Use read
codes effectively
Work as an autonomous
practitioner and as part of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams in order
to ensure patients needs are met
Provide clinical advice
to Reception staff where required
With other staff in the
practice help deliver vaccination
programmes for adults and children ie influenza
Support the team in
dealing with clinical emergencies
Recognise, assess and
refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Implement vaccination
programmes for adults and children
Support the clinical
team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national
policies
Ensure up to date training and development including annual prescribing updates, participation in annual appraisals and NMC revalidation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibility
of the practitioner will be to see patients requiring same-day acute and minor illness type appointments. This includes 15 patients per session, including face-to-face, telephone and home visit contacts. This may include extended hours sessions
pro rata.
Undertake consultations
with patients (including babies & children from 12 weeks) with a range of acute and
chronic medical conditions as an autonomous practitioner. Using own clinical judgement to diagnose,
treat, refer and/or discharge these patients.
Make direct referrals
to acute, secondary care and social services within locally agreed pathways,
guidance and protocols as required
Develop, implement and
embed health promotion and well-being programmes & deliver such health
promotion where appropriate
Implement and evaluate
individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients, referring
patients to secondary care as required
Contribute to practice
targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
Maintain chronic
disease registers
Identify, manage and
support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse
effects on the patients health
Support patients in the
use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own
scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
Request, process and
interpret pathology and other test results as required
Ensure that patients
receive high quality clinical care, delivered in a timely manner
Supply and administer
medicines as indicated to address patient need, where necessary working to
Patient Group Directive
Ensure complete and
accurate documentation of each and every patient contact via EMIS web. Use read
codes effectively
Work as an autonomous
practitioner and as part of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams in order
to ensure patients needs are met
Provide clinical advice
to Reception staff where required
With other staff in the
practice help deliver vaccination
programmes for adults and children ie influenza
Support the team in
dealing with clinical emergencies
Recognise, assess and
refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Implement vaccination
programmes for adults and children
Support the clinical
team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national
policies
Ensure up to date training and development including annual prescribing updates, participation in annual appraisals and NMC revalidation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Nurse Independant Prescriber Formulary
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Nurse Independant Prescriber Formulary
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
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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).