Job summary
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Advanced Nurse
Practitioner to join our friendly, dedicated and established team based in
Chesham.
As a member of our clinical team you will be working alongside our GPs and other allied healthcare professionals to provide the very best patient care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be required to work independently, within the scope of their professional boundaries, to assess and manage patients. You will be providing assessment, treatment, and diagnosis to patients via face-to-face consultations. Consultations will be held in surgery. You will be seeing patients with acute and emergency primary care clinical presentations.
You will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care including assessment and diagnostic skills. There will be a need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients making any necessary referrals for investigations as appropriate.
You will need to be a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner, with an MSc or equivalent relevant nursing degree. An independent prescribing qualification is preferable, as well as prior experience of working in Primary Care.
About us
The New Surgery is a stable six-partner Practice supported by an excellent, dedicated team of nurses and admin /reception team.We also benefit from a wide multi-disciplinary team, including clinical support from a Pharmacist, Physiotherapist and Nursing Associate.
We are a GMS practice, with a list size of 11,000, based in a purpose-built medical centre in Chesham with free parking available on site.We share the premises with another GP surgery and a dentist.There is also a pharmacy on the ground floor.
We are an EMIS practice, rated GOOD by CQC and we consistently receive excellent results in the National Patient Survey.
Our current ANP is leaving us to pursue a new opportunity abroad and we are keen to find a replacement who will fill this established and fully integrated role within our clinical team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the main responsibilities of this role. There may be, on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels:
-
Manage
patients presenting with a range of acute medical conditions
-
Provide
advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with
clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
-
Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to the patients health
-
Undertake
the collection of pathological specimens
-
Request
pathology services as necessary
-
Process
and interpret pathology and other test results as required
-
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
-
Chaperone
patients where necessary
-
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
-
Recognise,
assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
-
Be
an extended and supplementary prescriber
-
Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines
(within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
-
Contribute
to practice targets (QOF, etc), complying with local and regional guidance
-
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and
national policies
-
Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately
-
Deliver
opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- In addition, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner may be requested to:
-
Undertake
audits as required
-
Participate
in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
-
Support
and participate in shared learning within the organisation
-
Continually
review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives
where appropriate
-
Participate
in the review of significant and near-miss events
-
Drive
the development of nursing services within the organisation, liaising with
external agencies and professional organisations as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
following are the main responsibilities of this role. There may be, on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels:
-
Manage
patients presenting with a range of acute medical conditions
-
Provide
advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with
clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
-
Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to the patients health
-
Undertake
the collection of pathological specimens
-
Request
pathology services as necessary
-
Process
and interpret pathology and other test results as required
-
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
-
Chaperone
patients where necessary
-
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
-
Recognise,
assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
-
Be
an extended and supplementary prescriber
-
Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines
(within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
-
Contribute
to practice targets (QOF, etc), complying with local and regional guidance
-
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and
national policies
-
Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately
-
Deliver
opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- In addition, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner may be requested to:
-
Undertake
audits as required
-
Participate
in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
-
Support
and participate in shared learning within the organisation
-
Continually
review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives
where appropriate
-
Participate
in the review of significant and near-miss events
-
Drive
the development of nursing services within the organisation, liaising with
external agencies and professional organisations as required
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters degree in Advanced Practice required for qualification post December 2020
- Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Minor illness qualification
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters degree in Advanced Practice required for qualification post December 2020
- Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Minor illness qualification
Desirable
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).