Job summary
Concept House and Sefton Road Surgery have an exciting opportunity for a
highly motivated and committed Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our clinical
team.
We are looking for an ANP who is committed to providing complete and
professional care to our patients. The ideal candidate will be expected to care
for patients who present with undifferentiated problems, minor illness/ailments
and undertake home visits when required (training and support will be
provided). They will be expected to demonstrate an ability to provide high
quality, evidence based clinical care.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical
decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with
the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the
delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required
About us
We are a friendly practice with a dedicated team of clinical and administrative staff.
Our Principal GP is Dr David Goldberg.
The practice employs 2 full time and 3 part-time salaried GPs, a Practice Nurse and 3 Health Care assistants.The District Nurse team provide care in the community for our patients.
We serve around 5,800 patients, and we are fully computerised which means that hospital letters, lab results and all clinical information is transmitted and stored electronically making patients' medical records secure, accurate and easy to access.
Our Vision
To work in partnership with our patients and staff to provide the best Primary Care services possible working within local and national governance, guidance and regulations.
Our Mission
To improve the health, well-being and lives of those we care for.
Future
To provide high quality, safe, professional Primary Health Care General Practice Services to our patients.
We are a training practice and we usually have a fully qualified 'trainee' GP attached to the practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivering a quality service
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
- Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
- Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Use a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events
- Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
- Working with the practice management monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies
- Contribute to the appraisal of the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance
- Working with practice management to ensure the whole team have skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. Provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required
See Job Description for all responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivering a quality service
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
- Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
- Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
- Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
- Use a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events
- Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
- Working with the practice management monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies
- Contribute to the appraisal of the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance
- Working with practice management to ensure the whole team have skills and knowledge regarding domestic violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour. Provide guidance and support to ensure appropriate referral if required
See Job Description for all responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Required Knowledge and Experience
- Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of further study (ideally at MSc level)
- Independent Prescribing Qualifications
Desirable
- Preferred Experience
- General Practice
- Chronic Disease Management
- Knowledge of medical and surgical terminology
- Ability to interpret patient medical records
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Infection Control
- Leadership experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Required Knowledge and Experience
- Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of further study (ideally at MSc level)
- Independent Prescribing Qualifications
Desirable
- Preferred Experience
- General Practice
- Chronic Disease Management
- Knowledge of medical and surgical terminology
- Ability to interpret patient medical records
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Infection Control
- Leadership experience
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).