Job summary
Southport and Formby Health are the
interim provider for the provision of APMS primary medical services for Lincoln
House.
We hope to provide a high quality
service that is responsive and accessible for patients at their point of need.
Lincoln House will be staffed by a
variety of clinicians and administrators including GPs, Advanced Nurse
Practitioners, practice nurses, GP assistants and pharmacists.
This an exciting opportunity for an
individual to contribute to creating a modern general practice involving
total clinical triage of patients and an administration hub to deal with back
office functions. We hope this individual will bring continuity and assist in
the development of a local GP surgery.
Please see the attached Job Description for more details or contact Louise Sproat on louise.sproat1@nhs.net with any questions.
Interviews will take place week commencing 22nd January 2024, we look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
In general, the post holder will be
expected to demonstrate the capabilities, duties and responsibilities
associated with a competent Advanced Nurse Practitioner working within a primary
care context.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Undertake
consultations with patients taking a comprehensive patient history, carry out
physical examination use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to
identify the potential diagnosis
-
Exercise a higher degree of personal
and professional autonomy using advanced clinical practice skills to include
clinical interventions
-
Refer patients for investigations when
necessary/appropriate
-
Make a final diagnosis, decide on, and
carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referral to
primary or secondary care specialist services as appropriate
-
Ensure that all treatments and care
provided are based on best practice/evidence-based care
-
Plan and provide skilled competent
care to meet the patients health and social care needs, involving other
members of the healthcare team as appropriate
-
Work with multi-disciplinary and
multi-agency teams in order to ensure patient needs are met
-
Assess and evaluate the effectiveness
of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed
-
Use independent/supplementary
prescribing skills for benefits of patient care
About us
We are a GP owned company created to enhance the delivery of healthcare services to people living in Southport and Formby. Our services are provided locally, meaning fewer visits to large, busy hospitals and faster treatment in a convenient location. We are also flexible, offering extended hours access to a GP during evenings and weekends recognising that sometimes getting to a daytime appointment just isn't possible.
Our member practices share resources to ensure that the services we offer are the best they can be. We are a high quality, responsive, forward thinking organisation proudly serving our local community.
"I have a great sense of pride working for Southport and Formby Health, it is a fantastic place to work and I can't recommend it highly enough. The working environment is supportive and positive, everyone working together as a team." -Nicola Ball, Governance Officer
Job description
Job responsibilities
In general, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate the capabilities, duties and responsibilities associated with a competent Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Undertake
consultations with patients taking a comprehensive patient history, carry out
physical examination use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to
identify the potential diagnosis
-
Exercise a higher degree of personal
and professional autonomy using advanced clinical practice skills to include
clinical interventions
-
Refer patients for investigations when
necessary/appropriate
-
Make a final diagnosis, decide on, and
carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referral to
primary or secondary care specialist services as appropriate
-
Ensure that all treatments and care
provided are based on best practice/evidence-based care
-
Plan and provide skilled competent
care to meet the patients health and social care needs, involving other
members of the healthcare team as appropriate
-
Work with multi-disciplinary and
multi-agency teams in order to ensure patient needs are met
-
Assess and evaluate the effectiveness
of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed
-
Use independent/supplementary
prescribing skills for benefits of patient care
-
Work independently and as part of the team
at Lincoln House
-
Provide
support/leadership/training/education
-
Assist in clinical audit and setting
and monitoring of service and unscheduled care
-
Identify and take appropriate actions
to address risk to the patient, this will include:
-
Identification of emergency care needs
requiring despatch of a 999 ambulance
-
Safeguarding children and protection
of vulnerable adult issues which require referral on to other agencies in line
with local policies
-
Work independently and at the same
time contribute to the work of the whole team to ensure the delivery of a
consistently high level of service, this will include:
-
Taking responsibility and being
accountable for managing own workload, risk assessment and management, acting
within professional codes and appropriately to the clinical team leader for
advice and support
-
Undertaking other duties when
required, such as audits or administrative tasks
-
Identifying issues which may
negatively impact upon service delivery and reporting these on to the clinical
support manager/clinical manager operational team leader/shift manager in a
timely fashion
-
Acting as a clinical resource for
non-clinical staff who may require advice and support
-
Maintain contemporaneous records of
the consultation and action using clinical software and where necessary written
records, in line with NMC guidance and local policies, guidelines and
procedures
-
Remain focused on the delivery of an
excellent service within an unpredictable, diverse, and challenging workload
Job description
Job responsibilities
In general, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate the capabilities, duties and responsibilities associated with a competent Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Undertake
consultations with patients taking a comprehensive patient history, carry out
physical examination use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to
identify the potential diagnosis
-
Exercise a higher degree of personal
and professional autonomy using advanced clinical practice skills to include
clinical interventions
-
Refer patients for investigations when
necessary/appropriate
-
Make a final diagnosis, decide on, and
carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referral to
primary or secondary care specialist services as appropriate
-
Ensure that all treatments and care
provided are based on best practice/evidence-based care
-
Plan and provide skilled competent
care to meet the patients health and social care needs, involving other
members of the healthcare team as appropriate
-
Work with multi-disciplinary and
multi-agency teams in order to ensure patient needs are met
-
Assess and evaluate the effectiveness
of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed
-
Use independent/supplementary
prescribing skills for benefits of patient care
-
Work independently and as part of the team
at Lincoln House
-
Provide
support/leadership/training/education
-
Assist in clinical audit and setting
and monitoring of service and unscheduled care
-
Identify and take appropriate actions
to address risk to the patient, this will include:
-
Identification of emergency care needs
requiring despatch of a 999 ambulance
-
Safeguarding children and protection
of vulnerable adult issues which require referral on to other agencies in line
with local policies
-
Work independently and at the same
time contribute to the work of the whole team to ensure the delivery of a
consistently high level of service, this will include:
-
Taking responsibility and being
accountable for managing own workload, risk assessment and management, acting
within professional codes and appropriately to the clinical team leader for
advice and support
-
Undertaking other duties when
required, such as audits or administrative tasks
-
Identifying issues which may
negatively impact upon service delivery and reporting these on to the clinical
support manager/clinical manager operational team leader/shift manager in a
timely fashion
-
Acting as a clinical resource for
non-clinical staff who may require advice and support
-
Maintain contemporaneous records of
the consultation and action using clinical software and where necessary written
records, in line with NMC guidance and local policies, guidelines and
procedures
-
Remain focused on the delivery of an
excellent service within an unpredictable, diverse, and challenging workload
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate with stakeholders and convey complex messages to different recipient groups
- Able to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners within and without organisations
- Strong intellectual, strategic, and systemic thinking skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to achieve outcomes
- Ability to motivate others by influencing and inspire others in new enhanced ways of working
- Ability to work autonomously
- Strong leadership and a shared vision for better care
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to use the EMIS Web used within local primary care
- Has the ability following clinical assessment, to prescribe appropriately within professional competency and to review effectiveness of treatment within the four pillars of Advanced Practice
- Demonstrates high level of competence in clinical examination and diagnostic skills in adults and children
- Demonstrate safe and effective prescribing within own competency
- Interpret pathology/radiology results/reports and action where appropriate
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, provide enhanced discussions with patients
- Embed the core NMC values and expectations of care, compassions, courage, communication, commitment, and competence into everyday practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Non-medical independent/supplementary Nurse prescriber V300
- MSc in Advanced Practice
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to communicate with stakeholders and convey complex messages to different recipient groups
- Able to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners within and without organisations
- Strong intellectual, strategic, and systemic thinking skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to achieve outcomes
- Ability to motivate others by influencing and inspire others in new enhanced ways of working
- Ability to work autonomously
- Strong leadership and a shared vision for better care
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to use the EMIS Web used within local primary care
- Has the ability following clinical assessment, to prescribe appropriately within professional competency and to review effectiveness of treatment within the four pillars of Advanced Practice
- Demonstrates high level of competence in clinical examination and diagnostic skills in adults and children
- Demonstrate safe and effective prescribing within own competency
- Interpret pathology/radiology results/reports and action where appropriate
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, provide enhanced discussions with patients
- Embed the core NMC values and expectations of care, compassions, courage, communication, commitment, and competence into everyday practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Non-medical independent/supplementary Nurse prescriber V300
- MSc in Advanced Practice
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).
