Job summary
We are
looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Advanced Practitioner 37.5 hours per week, can be worked over 4 days, to join our
friendly and professional forward-thinking practice team. A highly skilled clinician who wants to make
a difference to the health and lives of the patients we care for. You will already be an experienced clinician
working autonomously in General Practice, working within your own professional
clinical competencies. You will have the
peer-to-peer support of your colleagues.
Main duties of the job
You
will be required to undertake daily online and face to face appointments for
both acute problems and more complex problems, dealing with patients with
co-morbidities, in addition to patient triage and care navigation. RCN or HCPC is
required as well as Advanced Qualification and independent prescribing
qualifications and be competent in patient assessment and triage.
Process your own pathology results and docman letters regarding patients within your care.
About us
We are
a 4-partner practice, with 4 Salaried GPs and a team of 3 Advanced
Practitioners. We have a large nursing
team consisting of 3 Practice Nurses and 3 Health Care Assistants. We have 2
Practice employed Pharmacists and the wider Primary Care Network team who
support the Practice.
We are
a high achieving practice with regards to QOF and are rated Good by CQC.
We are
a practice who prides itself on staff retention and on having a good working
environment for our employees. We very
much work as a team, understanding that everyone is important to the success of
our organisation.
We are
working in an area with a high level of deprivation, and it would be beneficial
if you had an interest in tackling health inequalities and working with our
team to provide the best care possible for our patients.
We
encourage our team to continually develop, and special interests are strongly
encouraged. We also have several
trainees undertaking training within the practice including Physician
Associates and Trainee Practice Nurses. We would encourage everyone to take a
role in training and developing the workforce, internally and externally.
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:
- Manage
patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions,
providing subject matter and advice to patients
- Provide
advanced, specialist care to patients as required in accordance with clinical
based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- c.
Request
pathology services as necessary
- d.
Process
and interpret pathology and other test results as required
- e.
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
- f.
Ensure
read codes are used effectively
- g.
Maintain
chronic disease registers
- h.
Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
- i.
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- j.
Recognise,
assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- k.
Extended
and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
- l.
Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines
(within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
- m.
Contribute
to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
- n.
Liaise
with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- o.
Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
- p.
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.
In
addition to the primary responsibilities, the advanced nurse practitioner
advanced practitioner may be requested to:
- a.
Participate
in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- b.
Support
and participate in shared learning within the practice
- c.
Develops
an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the practice
- d. Continually review
clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where
appropriate
- e. Participate in the
review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e.
root cause analysis (RCA)
- f. Drives the development
of services within the practice, liaising external agencies and professional
organisations as required
- Develops practice administrative and clinical
protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation
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:
- Manage
patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions,
providing subject matter and advice to patients
- Provide
advanced, specialist care to patients as required in accordance with clinical
based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- c.
Request
pathology services as necessary
- d.
Process
and interpret pathology and other test results as required
- e.
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
- f.
Ensure
read codes are used effectively
- g.
Maintain
chronic disease registers
- h.
Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
- i.
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- j.
Recognise,
assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- k.
Extended
and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
- l.
Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines
(within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
- m.
Contribute
to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
- n.
Liaise
with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- o.
Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is
within the scope of practice of the individual)
- p.
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.
In
addition to the primary responsibilities, the advanced nurse practitioner
advanced practitioner may be requested to:
- a.
Participate
in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- b.
Support
and participate in shared learning within the practice
- c.
Develops
an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the practice
- d. Continually review
clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where
appropriate
- e. Participate in the
review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e.
root cause analysis (RCA)
- f. Drives the development
of services within the practice, liaising external agencies and professional
organisations as required
- Develops practice administrative and clinical
protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse or HCPC
- Postgraduate Diploma or Degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)
- Qualified prescriber
- Experience of working within primary care
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Experience of interpreting pathology results
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Good interpersonal skills
- Effective time management
- Ability to work within own scope of practice autonomously
- Experience of visiting vulnerable groups at home
- Car driver
Desirable
- Phlebotomy
- Knowledge of public health and health inequalities
- Local area knowledge
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- EMIS trained
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse or HCPC
- Postgraduate Diploma or Degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)
- Qualified prescriber
- Experience of working within primary care
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Experience of interpreting pathology results
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Good interpersonal skills
- Effective time management
- Ability to work within own scope of practice autonomously
- Experience of visiting vulnerable groups at home
- Car driver
Desirable
- Phlebotomy
- Knowledge of public health and health inequalities
- Local area knowledge
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
- EMIS trained
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).
