Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for you to join our friendly practice team as a part-time Advanced Nurse Practitioner, working up to 20 hours per week. We are looking for the right person to join us and can be flexible over the number of hours for the post. The starting salary will depend on experience.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will act autonomously within in their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations and home visits. The postholder 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. They will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. The ANP will use skills, knowledge and competence in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referrals, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.
About us
We are a small GP Practice in Mickleover looking to recruit an ANP to join our clinical team of 3 GP Partners, 2 salaried GPs, 1 Practice Nurse, 1 Healthcare Assistant and 2 Pharmacists. We strive to provide our patients with excellent medical care delivered efficiently and effectively in an environment that is patient centred, welcoming, caring, safe and accessible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.
- Carry out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care.
- Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
- 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 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
- 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).
-
Contribute to local and national
practice targets clinical remit e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National
benchmarking.
-
To monitor and meet care outcomes
against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.
Please see the attached full job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.
- Carry out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care.
- Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
- 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 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
- 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).
-
Contribute to local and national
practice targets clinical remit e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National
benchmarking.
-
To monitor and meet care outcomes
against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.
Please see the attached full job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN/RN with current NMC registration
- MSc or BSc, Nurse Practitioner degree
- Independent Prescriber
- Completed Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) Post Graduate Diploma level
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience post-registration of working in primary/community/acute health care setting
- Able to analyse & interpret prescribing data
- Able to manage acute illness, long term conditions and minor ailments
- Interpret a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures
- Have a planned & organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Ability to work independently and in a partnership with other healthcare professionals
- High level of clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Committed to own continuing personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN/RN with current NMC registration
- MSc or BSc, Nurse Practitioner degree
- Independent Prescriber
- Completed Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) Post Graduate Diploma level
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience post-registration of working in primary/community/acute health care setting
- Able to analyse & interpret prescribing data
- Able to manage acute illness, long term conditions and minor ailments
- Interpret a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures
- Have a planned & organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Ability to work independently and in a partnership with other healthcare professionals
- High level of clinical skills and competency relevant to the role
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Committed to own continuing personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
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).