Job summary
Alyn Family Doctors is a long-established group of family doctors
working in partnership in the villages of Llay, Gresford and Rossett and
surrounding areas near Wrexham in North Wales.
We have approximately 12,700 patients cared for by seven GP
partners, two ANPs and a team of healthcare professionals. The practice
operates a total triage system overseen by a GP partner each day. The
administration team includes a nursing administrator and patient engagement
co-ordinator.
We also operate a Home Visiting Service on behalf of the North
& West Wrexham GP Collaborative, staffed by an Urgent Care Practitioner.
The practice is highly regarded and received excellent scores in
the most recent NHS Wales Patient Experience survey.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly practice, with regular events for Hallowe'en, Christmas, and other special events! We also have book swaps and this year are business members of Theatr Clwyd, offering theatre and comedy tickets to staff.
Main duties of the job
The main duties are:
- Autonomous consulter: diagnosing, managing, prescribing and discharging patients with acute presentations and chronic conditions, both in surgery, remotely and in their own homes.
- Assessing, investigating and treating the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Ordering, interpreting and acting upon appropriate investigations
- Referring to other disciplines, to secondary care, or organising emergency admission
- Sharing in the clinical administration duties in the practice
- Providing clinical advice and mentorship to members of the nursing tea,
About us
Our current clinical team comprises seven GP partners, two Advanced Nurse Practitioners (one vacant hence this advertisement), two practice nurses, two healthcare assistants and a registered paramedic.
The practice runs a total triage system, with all appointment requests and requests for medical assistance overseen daily by a duty GP partner.
We're always looking to improve, try new things, and embrace new technologies, so this post will suit someone who can learn quickly, bring new ideas and contribute to a dynamic practice.
It's a collegiate team and we support regular training and development. Ensuring that all staff enjoy a healthy work/life balance is very important to us, so we have regular wellbeing updates, a staff book swap, special events for holidays, and business membership of Theatr Clwyd and William Aston Hall, so we can offer tickets to lots of theatre and comedy shows throughout the year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE
The ANP will operate within their own sphere of competence and
agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical
advice and treatment to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical
safety and excellence.
The ANP will work as anautonomouspractitioner: diagnosing,
managing, prescribing and discharging patients with illness or injury within
their professional scope of practice. This may be by face-to-face consultation,
telephone or in their place of residence.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage
the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for
investigations in the appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a
qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and
accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admitting
and discharging patients as appropriate.
This role will involve working within a multidisciplinary team to
provide care and treatment to patients with either long term conditions or
undiagnosed undifferentiated diagnoses.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The main responsibilities of the role include:
Autonomous consulter: diagnosing, managing, prescribing and
discharging patients with acute presentations and chronic conditions.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to
presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care
workers within the organisation.
Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated
and undiagnosed problems.
Order appropriate investigations
Refer appropriately to other disciplines, to secondary care or to
organise emergency admission.
Share of clinical administration duties in the practice
Clinical advice and mentorship to members of the nursing team
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE
The ANP will operate within their own sphere of competence and
agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical
advice and treatment to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical
safety and excellence.
The ANP will work as anautonomouspractitioner: diagnosing,
managing, prescribing and discharging patients with illness or injury within
their professional scope of practice. This may be by face-to-face consultation,
telephone or in their place of residence.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage
the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for
investigations in the appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a
qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and
accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admitting
and discharging patients as appropriate.
This role will involve working within a multidisciplinary team to
provide care and treatment to patients with either long term conditions or
undiagnosed undifferentiated diagnoses.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The main responsibilities of the role include:
Autonomous consulter: diagnosing, managing, prescribing and
discharging patients with acute presentations and chronic conditions.
Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to
presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care
workers within the organisation.
Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated
and undiagnosed problems.
Order appropriate investigations
Refer appropriately to other disciplines, to secondary care or to
organise emergency admission.
Share of clinical administration duties in the practice
Clinical advice and mentorship to members of the nursing team
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working autonomously in an independent nursing role
- Demonstrable experience of complex decision making
- Experience of providing care for patients with complex needs.
- Experience of working in primary care with undifferentiated presentations
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters degree OR Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification OR RCN accreditation
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Accredited training in chronic disease management
- Clinical supervision training
- Paediatric nursing qualifications are a bonus
Abilities and aptitude
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to needs of the service
Desirable
- Experience of EMIS clinical system
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working autonomously in an independent nursing role
- Demonstrable experience of complex decision making
- Experience of providing care for patients with complex needs.
- Experience of working in primary care with undifferentiated presentations
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters degree OR Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification OR RCN accreditation
- Independent Prescribing Qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Accredited training in chronic disease management
- Clinical supervision training
- Paediatric nursing qualifications are a bonus
Abilities and aptitude
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to needs of the service
Desirable
- Experience of EMIS clinical system
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).
