Job summary
The Post Holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs, within a small GP surgeryensuring the highest standards of care for all patients.
The ANP/ACP will work within the team to provide high quality care which meets the practices diverse needs
Main duties of the job
The ANP/ACP will be an experienced Nurse with appropriate, specific and advanced qualifications.
Will provide high quality care which meets the practices diverse needs.
Will demonstrate critical thinking ability as necessary
About us
We are a small GP Sugary located within a multi function building in Cromwell Primary Care Centre in Grimsby.
We have a small clinical and admin team who work as a tight knitted unit so the successful applicant with need to work autonomously and join the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess/examine patients, diagnose, plan, treat and review/evaluate. Assessment may be face-to-face by appointment or by telephone as part of a triage/unscheduled care team and will include patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
- Diagnose and manage patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions based on a management plan which includes a medication plan and other interventions.
- Identify health priorities and make timely and appropriate interventions to support patients presenting in an emergency and/or with complex/urgent needs.
- Assess and manage patients physiological and psychological needs, including patients with complex needs, multiple diagnoses and polypharmacy.
- In line with competence and agreed protocols, prescribe medication within local formulary and make appropriate adjustments to treatment, ensuring patient understanding of medication side-effects and interactions, including over-the-counter medication.
- Ensure the team meets the clinical needs of patients presenting with routine and emergency needs and conditions or who require advice and support including chronic disease management, family planning, vaccination and immunisations, health promotion/lifestyle advice, wound care, etc.
- Ensure that all patients who may be vulnerable or who have mental health needs are appropriately managed and refer on to the necessary mental health team. Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
- Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, order and interpret diagnostics as clinically indicated
- Prescribe in accordance with the Centre prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate and engage with the medicines management strategy for the Centre
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assess/examine patients, diagnose, plan, treat and review/evaluate. Assessment may be face-to-face by appointment or by telephone as part of a triage/unscheduled care team and will include patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
- Diagnose and manage patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions based on a management plan which includes a medication plan and other interventions.
- Identify health priorities and make timely and appropriate interventions to support patients presenting in an emergency and/or with complex/urgent needs.
- Assess and manage patients physiological and psychological needs, including patients with complex needs, multiple diagnoses and polypharmacy.
- In line with competence and agreed protocols, prescribe medication within local formulary and make appropriate adjustments to treatment, ensuring patient understanding of medication side-effects and interactions, including over-the-counter medication.
- Ensure the team meets the clinical needs of patients presenting with routine and emergency needs and conditions or who require advice and support including chronic disease management, family planning, vaccination and immunisations, health promotion/lifestyle advice, wound care, etc.
- Ensure that all patients who may be vulnerable or who have mental health needs are appropriately managed and refer on to the necessary mental health team. Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation.
- Assess the healthcare needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, order and interpret diagnostics as clinically indicated
- Prescribe in accordance with the Centre prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate and engage with the medicines management strategy for the Centre
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a busy GP Surgery
- Behave as a positive role model for other Clinical Staff
- Be able to introduce review and update clinical guidelines and protocols in accordance with latest evidence base
- Be able to critically evaluate new developments and make service delivery changes to contribute to the running of the Surgery
- Offer guidance and support within the team including ensuring and maintaining individuals competence
- Implement Risk Assessments to identify hazards and minimize risks to others
Desirable
- Lead and contribute to in house learning and training events
- Assist in dealing with clinical governance activities and clinical audits to ensure continual improvements of service delivery
- Be able to identify opportunities for shared learning
- Take responsibility for own development and that of others
- Challenge under performance or poor skills/inappropriate actions and implement performance management of team members
- Take the lead in clinical performance review process
- Provide mentorship and supervision to other team members of the team
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a busy GP Surgery
- Behave as a positive role model for other Clinical Staff
- Be able to introduce review and update clinical guidelines and protocols in accordance with latest evidence base
- Be able to critically evaluate new developments and make service delivery changes to contribute to the running of the Surgery
- Offer guidance and support within the team including ensuring and maintaining individuals competence
- Implement Risk Assessments to identify hazards and minimize risks to others
Desirable
- Lead and contribute to in house learning and training events
- Assist in dealing with clinical governance activities and clinical audits to ensure continual improvements of service delivery
- Be able to identify opportunities for shared learning
- Take responsibility for own development and that of others
- Challenge under performance or poor skills/inappropriate actions and implement performance management of team members
- Take the lead in clinical performance review process
- Provide mentorship and supervision to other team members of the team
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).
