Job summary
The
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their
professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face,
telephone consultations and home visits.
The
postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed
acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to
patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
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, admission
and discharging patients as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Nursing Practice: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care. Lead on care of the elderly population, supporting Enhanced Service care reviews, chronic conditions, acute care and palliation in the care home setting. Undertake health promotion and advance care planning.
Care Management: Provide highly specialised care advice beyond the scope of normal Nursing practice e.g. care treatment plans, making referrals as appropriate (including fast track referrals). Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking. To monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary. Communicates confidential and sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers in relation to their condition. Health Improvement. Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practice’s delivery of care. Improve health outcomes for patients by introducing new developments, and can demonstrate them as reports and presentations where appropriate. Supports practitioners in reporting the practice population to promote health improvement and disease prevention. Makes referrals to appropriate agencies (statutory and voluntary) where necessary.
About us
The post holder will work in a friendly working environment between three practice in North Cynon, St Johns Medical Practice, Foundry Town and Hirwaun Health Centre. The post holder will cover Nursing Homes in North Cynon Cluster and to provide care to all patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their
professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face,
telephone consultations and home visits.
The
postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed
acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to
patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
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, admission
and discharging patients as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their
professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face,
telephone consultations and home visits.
The
postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed
acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to
patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
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, admission
and discharging patients as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner (NMC/HPC)
- Relevant AP Masters Degree
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children including Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Knowledge and understanding of current policy and issues in professional practice, compliance, standards and the wider NHS
- Significant previous experience of working within specialty area
- Demonstrable experience of complex decision making
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Relevant experience where a degree of autonomous working has been required
- Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Ability to prioritise and delegate work appropriately
- Effective communicator with patients. Relatives and members of the team
- Ability to work in a calm and efficient manner in situation of extreme workload
- Self-motivator
- Positive influencing skills
- Abel to main confidentiality
- Shows respect to team members
- Shows respect for others views and appreciate input from others
- Motivated to use initiative to recognise problems and seek solutions whilst understanding the importance of empowering and enabling others (patients, families, colleagues)
- Friendly and helpful disposition, awareness of how our own and others behaviours impact on peoples experiences and the organisations reputation
- Committed to continuous improvement
- The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to the needs of the service
Desirable
- Registered as a non-medical independent prescriber
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Practitioner (NMC/HPC)
- Relevant AP Masters Degree
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children including Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Knowledge and understanding of current policy and issues in professional practice, compliance, standards and the wider NHS
- Significant previous experience of working within specialty area
- Demonstrable experience of complex decision making
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Relevant experience where a degree of autonomous working has been required
- Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Ability to prioritise and delegate work appropriately
- Effective communicator with patients. Relatives and members of the team
- Ability to work in a calm and efficient manner in situation of extreme workload
- Self-motivator
- Positive influencing skills
- Abel to main confidentiality
- Shows respect to team members
- Shows respect for others views and appreciate input from others
- Motivated to use initiative to recognise problems and seek solutions whilst understanding the importance of empowering and enabling others (patients, families, colleagues)
- Friendly and helpful disposition, awareness of how our own and others behaviours impact on peoples experiences and the organisations reputation
- Committed to continuous improvement
- The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to the needs of the service
Desirable
- Registered as a non-medical independent prescriber
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).