Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner 7-Day Service

Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)

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Job summary

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're also flexible, offering extended hours access to a 7-Day GP Service 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're a high quality, responsive, forward-thinking organisation proudly serving our local community.

The Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for the assessment of health and clinical needs of the patient. To undertake consultations with patients as an autonomous practitioner using advanced clinical practice skills, own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer, or discharge patients.

The post is a casual one whereby shifts are requested and allocated via an app-based rota system. We are currently looking for an Advanced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join the 7-Day GP Service team who are flexible to work from 5pm in the evenings between Monday to Friday and throughout the weekend during the daytime.

Please read the attached job description and person specification for further details. Should you have any questions please contact Louise Sproat on louise.sproat1@nhs.net .

Main duties of the job

The main duties include but are not limited to;

  • 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 within local agreed pathways and protocols 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
  • Asses and evaluate, with the patient, 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 7-Day GP Service team

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're also flexible, offering extended hours access to a 7-Day GP Service 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're a high quality, responsive, forward thinking organisation proudly serving our local community.

Please visit our website for more information regarding the 7-Day service or contact Louise Sproat.

If you are looking for a part-time position and are flexible to work of an evening and/or weekend this is an excellent opportunity to work as part of an established team.

"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

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

24 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45 an hour weekdays and £50.00 per hour at the weekend

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0192-24-0025

Job locations

Family Surgery

107 Liverpool Road

Southport

Merseyside

PR8 4DB


Job description

Job responsibilities

The main duties of the role include but are not limited to;

  • 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 within local agreed pathways and protocols 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
  • Asses and evaluate, with the patient, 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 7-Day GP Service team
  • 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:
  1. Identification of emergency care needs requiring despatch of a 999 ambulance
  2. 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:

  1. 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
  2. Undertaking other duties when required, such as audits or administrative tasks
  3. 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
  4. 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
  • Work remotely using EMIS Web following the Working At Home Policy ensuring records and patient information is protected following GDPR.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main duties of the role include but are not limited to;

  • 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 within local agreed pathways and protocols 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
  • Asses and evaluate, with the patient, 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 7-Day GP Service team
  • 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:
  1. Identification of emergency care needs requiring despatch of a 999 ambulance
  2. 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:

  1. 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
  2. Undertaking other duties when required, such as audits or administrative tasks
  3. 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
  4. 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
  • Work remotely using EMIS Web following the Working At Home Policy ensuring records and patient information is protected following GDPR.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Non-medical independent/supplementary Nurse prescriber V300
  • MSc in Advanced Practice

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a mental health setting or a strong interest/experience of dealing with patients with mental health issues
  • 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
  • Ability to use the EMIS Clinical System used within local primary care
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching skills
  • 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 recover and recuperate quickly from difficult or challenging situations.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • 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
  • 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.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Non-medical independent/supplementary Nurse prescriber V300
  • MSc in Advanced Practice

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a mental health setting or a strong interest/experience of dealing with patients with mental health issues
  • 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
  • Ability to use the EMIS Clinical System used within local primary care
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching skills
  • 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 recover and recuperate quickly from difficult or challenging situations.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • 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
  • 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.

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

Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)

Address

Family Surgery

107 Liverpool Road

Southport

Merseyside

PR8 4DB


Employer's website

https://www.southportandformbyhealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)

Address

Family Surgery

107 Liverpool Road

Southport

Merseyside

PR8 4DB


Employer's website

https://www.southportandformbyhealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Human Resources Manager

Louise Sproat

louise.sproat1@nhs.net

Date posted

24 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45 an hour weekdays and £50.00 per hour at the weekend

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0192-24-0025

Job locations

Family Surgery

107 Liverpool Road

Southport

Merseyside

PR8 4DB


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