Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary: The Primary Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) plays a crucial role in delivering comprehensive and patient-centered primary healthcare services. Working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the ANP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions.

Responsibilities:

1. Patient Assessment and Diagnosis:

• Conduct thorough health assessments, including medical history, physical examinations, and diagnostic tests.
• Formulate differential diagnoses and develop treatment plans in collaboration with the healthcare team.

1. Treatment and Management:

• Prescribe medications, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and develop treatment regimens.
• Manage chronic conditions, promote health maintenance, and provide preventive care.

1. Clinical Procedures:

• Perform minor procedures, such as wound care and joint injections.
• Provide contraceptive advice/treatments and other necessary medical interventions.
• Potential for coil fittings

1. Patient Education:

• Educate patients and their families about health conditions, treatment options, and preventive measures.
• Encourage and support lifestyle modifications for improved health outcomes.

1. Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborate with GPs and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated and holistic patient care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and colleagues to promote a positive healthcare experience.

1. Documentation:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records, including progress notes, treatment plans, and other relevant documentation.

1. Quality Improvement and Compliance:

• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and adhere to healthcare regulations and standards.
• Stay current with evidence-based practices and contribute to the development of clinical protocols.

Qualifications:

1. Master's or Doctoral degree in Nursing clinical practice.
2. Current and unrestricted Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (ANPR) license with NMC with previous experience of working in a general practice/primary care setting
3. Certification as a competent Nurse Practitioner in the primary care specialty.
4. Independent prescriber.
5. Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills.
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
7. Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based healthcare environment.
8. Commitment to ongoing professional development and continuous learning.

Job Overview:

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner is a specialised healthcare professional responsible for providing expert care and treatment of conditions in a primary care setting.

TLC holds annual contracts to provide a number of services to our Federated general practices from the Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford and Romsey & North Baddesley areas. Services are currently provided at the following premises:

Abbeywell Surgery, Nightingale site, Romsey,

St Andrews Surgery, Eastleigh and

Knightwood Surgery premises, Chandlers Ford.

Contracts held:

To provide enhanced access appointments to general practices as follows:

Monday to Friday: 6.30pm 10.30pm

Saturdays: 9am 5pm

Sundays & Bank Holidays: Out of Hours appointments during a 4-hour session (shared with GPs in the team)

Currently appointments are provided in Romsey & Eastleigh

Transformation team:

Providing a holistic assessment for frail and/or elderly patients to prevent hospital admissions.

Complex Wound Care:

Provided to named general practices from Eastleigh currently provided at Knightwood Surgery premises, Chandlers Ford

Possible contract developments:

To provide a womens health service

To provide an enhanced contraceptive service to include coil fittings

To provide a spirometry service

To provide dermoscopy

To provide a vasectomy service

This list is not exhaustive and these services may or may not be commissioned

Job Description Agreement

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.

Special Working Conditions

The post-holder is required to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies, where relevant

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Federation may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Federation policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Federation Health & Safety Policy, to include:

using personal security systems within the workplace according to Federation guidelines;

identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks;

making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills;

using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards; and

reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Federation procedures and policies, and current legislation;

respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues; and

behaving in a manner which is welcoming to the individual, and is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Federation as part of this employment, such training to include:

participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development; and

taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Federation, and will:

alert other team members to issues of quality and risk;

assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision;

contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance;

work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs; and

effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

communicate effectively with other team members;

communicate effectively with patients and carers; and

recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services:

The post-holder will:

apply Federation policies, standards and guidance;

discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work;

participate in audits where appropriate; and

undergo further training and development as the job develops.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MSc Nursing degree with an active registration with the NMC
• Independent Prescriber
• Minimum 2-3 years of clinical experience in primary care
• Proven competencies using expert clinical knowledge and skills

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in primary care
• Experience of working with GP's and Practice Nurses
• Safeguarding Level 3 training

Desirable

• Experience of working in a GP 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Tri Locality Care (TLC) Limited

Address

The Knightwood Surgery

Pilgrims Close

Chandler's Ford

Eastleigh

Hampshire

SO53 4SD

Employer's website

http://www.trilocalitycare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)