Job summary
An
exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Nurse
Practitioner to join our friendly practice team.
We are
looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic team player who can demonstrate
high standards of clinical excellence.
You will be experienced, dynamic and committed to providing high standards of care. You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making working collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of our patients.
Experience working in a general practice environment would be an advantage but is not essential. Hours are approximately 37hrs per week as per clinical team rota (part-time and job share will be considered).
- 9,400 patients (approx.)
- Purpose built premises
- SystmOne computer system
- High QOF achievement
- Friendly, experienced practice team
- Special interest & personal development
supported
- Practice culture promotes excellent work / life
balance
- CQC rated as Good in all areas (most recent review
July 2023)
- Excellent salary and 6 weeks holiday (pro rata)
Main duties of the job
ANPs are a vital resource in general surgery, assisting our GPs with urgent care for patients as well as also managing ongoing patient care of areas to which they are competent. By interacting more with our patient population we hope to teach patients about the different routes into primary care and find the way that suits them best.
Reporting to the Lead GP, the ANP will:
- Work within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines
- Work within professional guidelines and codes of conduct
- Adhere to the requirement that information relating to patients, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the company may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the company policies and procedures relating to confidentiality
About us
At Hartlepool and Stockton Health GP Federation our guiding aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. Relationships are key to everything we do and by working with our practice members and their Primary Care Networks, as well as other local partners, we strive to provide excellent services that help people to live their best lives.
As part of this support, we are hosting this job advert on behalf one of our member practice, Hart Medical Practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- Working independently and alongside GPs to identify appropriate care paths and treatment methods for patients through face to face appointments, telephone consultations and home visits
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems whether self-referred or referred from other health care professionals
- Using clinical nursing practice at an advanced level to deliver quality care and advice to patients and demonstrate an in depth knowledge of the options for achieving control of symptoms and assessing the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Perform safe triage of patients when necessary via telephone, video, e-consultation and face to face consultations
- Prescribe medication appropriate to patient needs or refer the patient to a community pharmacy who will provide designated minor aliment services and prescription advice
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
- Support and educate patients to adopt and promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
- Maintain a concept of nursing which incorporates physiological, social and spiritual components
- Supporting nursing team
Management of Chronic Disease and QOF areas
- Therapeutic Monitoring advice
- Wound Care and Management advice
- Home Visits and housebound immunisation visits
- Path Lab results
- 111 Triage
- e-Consultation triage
- Workflow, administrative and Medication task
Communication
- Ensuring that all written documentation is completed and that appropriate data is collected.
- Promoting and maintaining effective liaison, communication and relationships with all of the providers involved in caring for the patient
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients fully understand advice and instructions.
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
- Promote and practice excellent verbal communication skills with patients and colleagues
- Maintain effective communication within the project team and with external stakeholders, providers and organisations as appropriate
- Communicate with and support patients with complex mental health issue
Quality
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultations to agreed standards
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
- Support and participate in shared learning across the company and wider organisation
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate patients response to the consultation and the effectiveness of care
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of the statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance
Health and Safety
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Awareness of local and national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/ contractual / profession requirements and good practice guidelines
- Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified and escalating issues as appropriate
- Maintenance of sterile environments and awareness of spillage control procedures
- Correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
- Waste Management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
- Reporting potential risks identified
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Team Working
- Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop
- Work as an effective and responsible team member and be supportive to others
- Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon effective care delivery
- Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care
Learning and Development
- Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
- Participate in annual individual performance review including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of personal and professional development
- Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform other about current and future developments
- Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
- Evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.
- Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers in order to bring about new developments in the provision of services
Managing information
- Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
- Review and process data using accurate codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit purposes
- Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases
- Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team
In general the post holder will be expected to undertake all of the normal duties and responsibilities associated with an Advanced Nurse Practitioner working within Primary Care
This job description may be reviewed in the light of changing organisational and service needs. Any changes will be fully discussed with the post holder. The post holder may also be required to carry out other work appropriate to the grade of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- Working independently and alongside GPs to identify appropriate care paths and treatment methods for patients through face to face appointments, telephone consultations and home visits
- Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems whether self-referred or referred from other health care professionals
- Using clinical nursing practice at an advanced level to deliver quality care and advice to patients and demonstrate an in depth knowledge of the options for achieving control of symptoms and assessing the health needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
- Perform safe triage of patients when necessary via telephone, video, e-consultation and face to face consultations
- Prescribe medication appropriate to patient needs or refer the patient to a community pharmacy who will provide designated minor aliment services and prescription advice
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
- Support and educate patients to adopt and promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care
- Maintain a concept of nursing which incorporates physiological, social and spiritual components
- Supporting nursing team
Management of Chronic Disease and QOF areas
- Therapeutic Monitoring advice
- Wound Care and Management advice
- Home Visits and housebound immunisation visits
- Path Lab results
- 111 Triage
- e-Consultation triage
- Workflow, administrative and Medication task
Communication
- Ensuring that all written documentation is completed and that appropriate data is collected.
- Promoting and maintaining effective liaison, communication and relationships with all of the providers involved in caring for the patient
- Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients fully understand advice and instructions.
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
- Promote and practice excellent verbal communication skills with patients and colleagues
- Maintain effective communication within the project team and with external stakeholders, providers and organisations as appropriate
- Communicate with and support patients with complex mental health issue
Quality
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultations to agreed standards
- Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
- Support and participate in shared learning across the company and wider organisation
- In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate patients response to the consultation and the effectiveness of care
- Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of the statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance
Health and Safety
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Awareness of local and national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/ contractual / profession requirements and good practice guidelines
- Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified and escalating issues as appropriate
- Maintenance of sterile environments and awareness of spillage control procedures
- Correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements
- Waste Management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection
- Reporting potential risks identified
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Team Working
- Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop
- Work as an effective and responsible team member and be supportive to others
- Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon effective care delivery
- Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care
Learning and Development
- Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate
- Participate in annual individual performance review including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of personal and professional development
- Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform other about current and future developments
- Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
- Evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.
- Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers in order to bring about new developments in the provision of services
Managing information
- Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
- Review and process data using accurate codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit purposes
- Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases
- Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team
In general the post holder will be expected to undertake all of the normal duties and responsibilities associated with an Advanced Nurse Practitioner working within Primary Care
This job description may be reviewed in the light of changing organisational and service needs. Any changes will be fully discussed with the post holder. The post holder may also be required to carry out other work appropriate to the grade of the post.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- You will be experienced, dynamic and committed to providing high standards of care. You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making working collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of our patients.
Desirable
- Experience working in a general practice environment would be an advantage but is not essential.
Qualifications
Essential
- The successful applicant will preferably hold an MSc or Bsc Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Practice qualification, plus the Independent non-medical prescribing qualification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- You will be experienced, dynamic and committed to providing high standards of care. You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making working collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of our patients.
Desirable
- Experience working in a general practice environment would be an advantage but is not essential.
Qualifications
Essential
- The successful applicant will preferably hold an MSc or Bsc Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Practice qualification, plus the Independent non-medical prescribing qualification.
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).
