Job summary
JOB SUMMARY
The role's main focus will be
to provide high quality Planned and proactive care for care home
patients in a weekly ward round; including but not limited to:
- supporting the practice with ongoing management
of care home patients by reviewing patients and amending Personalised Care
& Support Plans and RESPECT forms.
- supporting care home patients with
anticipatory care discussions and planning.
- providing acute medical treatment for care home
patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- assessing and managing patients with
undifferentiated and undiagnosed health care needs including investigating, treating,
and referring patients as appropriate.
- Independently prescribing (where applicable to the
role) and review appropriate medications in accordance with local policies and
evidence based medical practice and work collaboratively with the wider team to
support patients and to promote medication adherence.
- ordering investigations, follow-up results and
arranging appropriate management including seeking advice where appropriate.
- Actively take a personalised care
approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making
with the presenting person.
- Supporting practices with ward rounds
and MDTs.
Main duties of the job
CLINICAL
ASSESSMENT:
To provide a first point of contact for care
home patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health needs at the most
appropriate time and place.
Provide comprehensive and supportive end of life
discussions with palliative care home residents, ensuring a thorough advanced
care assessment and plan are developed.
Complete frailty assessments and provide plans
using this information.
Provide and receive complex information; develops communication skills/present
complex information to GPs where appropriate.
To provide advanced assessment skills in history
taking and clinical examination to formulate a diagnosis and initiate an
appropriate plan of care, including referral to other health and social care professionals,
as necessary.
Instigate and interpret diagnostic
investigations as appropriate.
About us
About the Practice
Practice Population of 13600
and we cover the town of Ledbury itself plus the surrounding villages and
hamlets.
5 Partner GP Team supported by multidisciplinary clinical
team of Salaried GPs, Nurses, HCAs, Paramedic Practitioner, ANP, P, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician, First Contact Practitioner and Care Co-ordinators.
Values: peer support, high quality patient centred
care, innovation, continuous service improvement, compassion and good humour.
Good CQC rating
Training practice we have a combination of FY2s
and trainees at different times
Medical system: EMIS Web, Docman 10, accuRx
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an ANP or ACP to work 3 days per week carrying out ward rounds to our care homes. You will work together with the GP who has responsibility for the patients residing in the care homes, and you will have the expert help of a dedicated care home coordinator who will manage the administrate and planning side of your rounds.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, organised and efficient and able to work independently.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an ANP or ACP to work 3 days per week carrying out ward rounds to our care homes. You will work together with the GP who has responsibility for the patients residing in the care homes, and you will have the expert help of a dedicated care home coordinator who will manage the administrate and planning side of your rounds.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, organised and efficient and able to work independently.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- * Experience of working as an ACP or ANP in a community or medical setting
- * Able to work independently
- * Able to communicate effectively
- * Organised and efficient
Desirable
- * Experience of working with older adults
- * Experience of working with patients in care homes
Qualifications
Essential
- QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPLIANCE:
- * The successful candidate will have or working towards a Post Graduate Degree Qualification in their field, Clinical Practice or equivalent qualification, with evidence of academic study and practical experience of situations that are typically encountered in a primary care setting.
- * You will need to be registered with a professional body.
- * It is a requirement for the candidate to have attained a post graduate qualification in Prescribing or be working towards qualification.
- * To remain up to date with all mandatory training.
- * To maintain up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding adult guidance to ensure that those at risks of abuse/suffering abuse are identified and the necessary process to protect them is followed.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- * Experience of working as an ACP or ANP in a community or medical setting
- * Able to work independently
- * Able to communicate effectively
- * Organised and efficient
Desirable
- * Experience of working with older adults
- * Experience of working with patients in care homes
Qualifications
Essential
- QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPLIANCE:
- * The successful candidate will have or working towards a Post Graduate Degree Qualification in their field, Clinical Practice or equivalent qualification, with evidence of academic study and practical experience of situations that are typically encountered in a primary care setting.
- * You will need to be registered with a professional body.
- * It is a requirement for the candidate to have attained a post graduate qualification in Prescribing or be working towards qualification.
- * To remain up to date with all mandatory training.
- * To maintain up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding adult guidance to ensure that those at risks of abuse/suffering abuse are identified and the necessary process to protect them is followed.
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).
