Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Longrigg Medical Centre

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our clinical team! We are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work 3 days per week (ideally Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday). We are a friendly and sociable team, with a communal office where clinical staff can work on admin and chat with colleagues over a cuppa.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients via both face to face and telephone consultations.

The post holder 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 post holder 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, and admitting patients as appropriate.

For further information please refer to job description.

About us

We are a team of 4 partners and 4 salaried GP's as well as an experienced practice nursing team, and we have excellent admin support.We are proud to be a highly respected teaching and training practice.As part of a small and friendly PCN we have a wider team also including 3 PCN pharmacists, a mental health practitioner and physiotherapist, as well as ateam of excellent community link workers who support patients with social prescribing needs.

We would provide regular clinical supervision/mentoring for the successful candidate with a GP Partner, and there is always a duty doctor available for urgent clinical queries if required.

We would welcome any informal queries and visits prior to application.Please contact the practice manager Gail White onto arrange.

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A4862-24-0000

Job locations

2 Longrigg

Leam Lane Estate

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear

NE10 8PH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities -Clinical Nursing Practice

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.

Carries out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care.

Delivery of care in line with local guidance, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.

Triage and treat patients, performing assessment of their needs and making referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams.

Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.

Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.

Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.

Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.

Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises (or their own home if agreed with the post holder) who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency.

Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations and other organisations as necessary.

Care Management.

Communicates confidential and sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers in relation to their condition.

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).

To monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.

Health Improvement

Management of health screening programmes and ensures other team members are aware of health priorities and screening objectives and programmes.

Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practices 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

Administration and professional responsibilities

Produce accurate, legible, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation and treatment, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accurate details.

Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator.

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.

Training and personal development

Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level.

Training needs will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation.

Contribute to the identification and assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effective programmes of education.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work and ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain revalidation requirements.

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.

Regularly participate in clinical supervision/mentoring.

Notes:

Notes: The job description and person specification may be amended following consultation with the post holder to facilitate the development of the role, the organisation and the individual.

All personnel should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the organisation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities -Clinical Nursing Practice

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.

Carries out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care.

Delivery of care in line with local guidance, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.

Triage and treat patients, performing assessment of their needs and making referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams.

Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.

Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.

Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.

Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.

Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises (or their own home if agreed with the post holder) who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency.

Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations and other organisations as necessary.

Care Management.

Communicates confidential and sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers in relation to their condition.

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).

To monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.

Health Improvement

Management of health screening programmes and ensures other team members are aware of health priorities and screening objectives and programmes.

Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practices 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

Administration and professional responsibilities

Produce accurate, legible, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation and treatment, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accurate details.

Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator.

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.

Training and personal development

Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level.

Training needs will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation.

Contribute to the identification and assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effective programmes of education.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work and ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain revalidation requirements.

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.

Regularly participate in clinical supervision/mentoring.

Notes:

Notes: The job description and person specification may be amended following consultation with the post holder to facilitate the development of the role, the organisation and the individual.

All personnel should be prepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties, to enable the efficient running of the organisation.

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
  • Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
  • Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
  • Meets the HEE standards for registered ANP working at advanced level

Desirable

  • Qualified triage nurse
  • Minor illness qualification
  • Teaching qualification
  • ALS and PALS

Experience

Essential

  • Job plan that demonstrates advanced nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level
  • Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment

Desirable

  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

Other

Essential

  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Occupational health clearance
  • Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of an ANP

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Clinical knowledge and skills including:
  • ECGs
  • Venepuncture
  • New patient medicals
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Requesting and processing pathology tests
  • Advising patients accordingly
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Asthma
  • CHD
  • Immunisations (routine and childhood)
  • Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
  • Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
  • Broad knowledge of clinical governance
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  • Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
  • Polite and confident, flexible and co-operative
  • Motivated, forward thinker
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations

Desirable

  • Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
  • Flexibility to work outside core office hours
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
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
  • Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
  • Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
  • Meets the HEE standards for registered ANP working at advanced level

Desirable

  • Qualified triage nurse
  • Minor illness qualification
  • Teaching qualification
  • ALS and PALS

Experience

Essential

  • Job plan that demonstrates advanced nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level
  • Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment

Desirable

  • Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse

Other

Essential

  • Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Occupational health clearance
  • Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of an ANP

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Clinical knowledge and skills including:
  • ECGs
  • Venepuncture
  • New patient medicals
  • Chaperone procedure
  • Requesting and processing pathology tests
  • Advising patients accordingly
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Asthma
  • CHD
  • Immunisations (routine and childhood)
  • Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
  • Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
  • Broad knowledge of clinical governance
  • Ability to record accurate clinical notes
  • Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
  • Knowledge of health promotion strategies
  • Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
  • Polite and confident, flexible and co-operative
  • Motivated, forward thinker
  • Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations

Desirable

  • Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
  • Flexibility to work outside core office hours
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Longrigg Medical Centre

Address

2 Longrigg

Leam Lane Estate

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear

NE10 8PH


Employer's website

https://www.longriggmedicalcentre.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Longrigg Medical Centre

Address

2 Longrigg

Leam Lane Estate

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear

NE10 8PH


Employer's website

https://www.longriggmedicalcentre.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Gail White

gail.white3@nhs.net

01914692173

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A4862-24-0000

Job locations

2 Longrigg

Leam Lane Estate

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear

NE10 8PH


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