Job summary
Are you a tenacious, organised and
skilled Advanced Nurse Practitioner? Are you committed to delivering
high-quality healthcare to patients? Do you want to make a real difference in
peoples lives?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced,
committed Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our group of GP
practices in North Camden, Hampstead Heath.
ThisAdvanced Nurse Practitionerrole
will involve working alongside a multidisciplinary team, including GPs,
Clinical Pharmacists, Nurses and HCAs to provide care and treatment to patients
with long term conditions and undiagnosed undifferentiated diagnoses.
The successfulAdvanced Nurse Practitionerwill
work as an autonomous practitioner, diagnosing, managing and discharging
patients with illness or injury, as well as providing specialist clinics such
as smears, dressings and child immunisations and will be fully supported by their primary
care colleagues.
Main duties of the job
What we are looking for in an
Advanced Nurse Practitioner;
Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing
& Midwifery Council (NMC),
Hold anAdvanced Nurse Practitionerqualification
Can show evidence of using autonomous physical
examination and assessment skills in practice
Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of
complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children
Knowledge and experience of QOF
About us
The team you will be working with as
an Advanced Nurse Practitioner;
A fully staffed multi-disciplinary team including, GPs, Registrars, Physician Associates, HCAs, and a full complement of Administration Staff
Across the 5 practices in the vicinity, you will be
supported by over 20 GPs and 8 Practice Nurses
You will be based specifically at Park End Surgery,
however you may be required to work across or on behalf of the other practices in the area.
The team are a progressive and collaborative group,
ready to welcome on board any successful additions
Teamwork and mutual support
are integral to our working practices and the successfulAdvanced Nurse
Practitionermust share this vision.
What you will get as an Advanced
Nurse Practitioner;
Competitive salary; £48,000 - £60,000 per annum pro
rota
Flexible Hours; 7-9 Sessions Monday to Friday
Location; North Camden Hampstead Heath
Benefits; 5 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays
pro rata, paid protected study time, indemnity insurance, opportunity to join
the NHS Pensions Scheme)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be
dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. Manage patients presenting with a range
of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
b. Implement and evaluate individual
specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients at
risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the
patients health
d. Provide advanced, specialist nursing
care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE
and the NSF
e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.)
f. Provide specialist clinics such as
Smear, Child Imms, Ear syringing, contraception, etc.
g. Develop, implement and embed health
promotion and wellbeing programmes
h. Undertake the collection of pathological
specimens
i. Provide travel medicine services
j. Request pathology services as necessary
k. Process and interpret pathology and
other test results as required
l. Provide chronic disease clinics,
delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to
secondary/specialist care as required
m. Maintain accurate clinical records in
conjunction with extant legislation
n. Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used
effectively
o. Maintain chronic disease registers
p. Develop, implement and embed an
effective call/recall system
q. Be responsible for the implementation of
an effective immunisation programme
r. Chaperone patients where necessary
s. Prioritise health issues and intervene
appropriately
t. Support the team in dealing with
clinical emergencies
u. Recognise, assess and refer patients
presenting with mental health needs
v. Implement vaccination programmes for
adults and children
w. Support patients in the use of their
prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of
practice), reviewing annually as required
x. Contribute to practice targets (QOF,
etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
y. Liaise with external services/agencies
to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
z. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately
(ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of
the individual)
aa. Support the clinical team with all
safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
bb. Understand practice and local policies
for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
cc. Deliver opportunistic health promotion
where appropriate
dd. Help the clinical staff with Home visits
ee. Able to refer appropriately to secondary
care or organize emergency admissions
ff.Able to help with clinical letters which require
auctioning/filing
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be
dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. Manage patients presenting with a range
of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
b. Implement and evaluate individual
specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c. Identify, manage and support patients at
risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the
patients health
d. Provide advanced, specialist nursing
care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE
and the NSF
e. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.)
f. Provide specialist clinics such as
Smear, Child Imms, Ear syringing, contraception, etc.
g. Develop, implement and embed health
promotion and wellbeing programmes
h. Undertake the collection of pathological
specimens
i. Provide travel medicine services
j. Request pathology services as necessary
k. Process and interpret pathology and
other test results as required
l. Provide chronic disease clinics,
delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to
secondary/specialist care as required
m. Maintain accurate clinical records in
conjunction with extant legislation
n. Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used
effectively
o. Maintain chronic disease registers
p. Develop, implement and embed an
effective call/recall system
q. Be responsible for the implementation of
an effective immunisation programme
r. Chaperone patients where necessary
s. Prioritise health issues and intervene
appropriately
t. Support the team in dealing with
clinical emergencies
u. Recognise, assess and refer patients
presenting with mental health needs
v. Implement vaccination programmes for
adults and children
w. Support patients in the use of their
prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of
practice), reviewing annually as required
x. Contribute to practice targets (QOF,
etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
y. Liaise with external services/agencies
to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
z. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately
(ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of
the individual)
aa. Support the clinical team with all
safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
bb. Understand practice and local policies
for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
cc. Deliver opportunistic health promotion
where appropriate
dd. Help the clinical staff with Home visits
ee. Able to refer appropriately to secondary
care or organize emergency admissions
ff.Able to help with clinical letters which require
auctioning/filing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- * Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice.
- * Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
- * Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
- * Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
Desirable
- * Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
- * Qualified triage nurse
- * Minor illness qualification
- * Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- * Experience of working in Primary Care
- * Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Desirable
- * Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
Clinical Knowledge and skills
Essential
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- Wound care
- New patient medicals
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting and processing pathology tests
- Advising patients accordingly
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine and childhood)
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Travel medicines
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic
- medical conditions
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- * Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice.
- * Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
- * Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
- * Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
Desirable
- * Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
- * Qualified triage nurse
- * Minor illness qualification
- * Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- * Experience of working in Primary Care
- * Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Desirable
- * Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
Clinical Knowledge and skills
Essential
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- Wound care
- New patient medicals
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting and processing pathology tests
- Advising patients accordingly
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Immunisations (routine and childhood)
- Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- Travel medicines
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic
- medical conditions
Desirable
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
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).