3 x ANP/Paramedic Prescriber/Nurse Prescriber

North Norfolk Primary Care Ltd

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Job summary

We are looking for three Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Paramedic Prescriber or Nurse Prescriber to join our friendly Norwich Walk-in-Centre as bank staff member.

You will be reliable and dependable, passionate and committed to delivering high quality health care in a fast paced environment.

You will possess excellent communication skills and work collaboratively with MDT and Secondary Care Support Services to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures and providing nurse leadership as required.

You will be responsible for diagnosing and treating patients of all ages with minor illnesses or injuries. As an independent Prescriber, you will be responsible for safely prescribing medication to complement treatment plans for a range of medical conditions and competent dealing with emergency situations

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical care to registered and unregistered patients attending NNPC Walk-in-Centre.
To undertake full holistic assessment, liaising and referring to other agencies and professionals as necessary
To use clinical examination and diagnostic skills, initiate investigation, prescribing care and treatment as appropriate
To facilitate and/or provide health promotion and education
To work collaboratively with other health professionals and agencies
To prescribe effectively from the non-medical nurse prescribers formulary in line with local and national prescribing formularie

About us

Norwich Walk-in-Centre is part of the Primary Care Community Services and provides same-day urgent treatment for a wide range of minor illnesses and minor injures.

Norwich Walk-in-Centre is busy and delivers primary care services to over 7,000 patients per month. We work as one caring and supportive team. We are committed to ensure that we promote ans share our core values to enhance the working secondary care services.

The Norwich Walk-in-Centre is open from 7am to 9pm during the weekdays, weekends and Bank Holidays.

Our Clinical staff are supported by an excellent management and admin teams.

We are an expanding team, working together to enable an environment that is supportive and interesting for all our staff, one in which people can grow their careers in line with the organisations aims and values.

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0179-24-0018

Job locations

3rd Floor, Reed House

Peachman Way Broadland Business Park

Norwich

NR7 0WF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title:Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Prescriber/Clinical Prescriber Walk-In Service

Accountable to:Team Leader

Key areas of responsibility:

To work as an autonomous clinical practitioner, utilising care and case management assessment, clinical examination and diagnostic skills to provide high-quality holistic care and treatment.

To prescribe effectively from the extended nurses formulary.

To assist in the co-ordination of North Norfolk Primary Care Walk-In Service on a day-to-day basis.

Main Clinical Responsibilities:

To provide clinical care to registered and unregistered patients attending North Norfolk Primary Care Walk-In Centre.
To undertake a full holistic assessment, liaising and referring to other agencies and professionals as necessary.
To use clinical examination and diagnostic skills, initiate investigation, prescribing care and treatment as appropriate.
To facilitate and/or provide health promotion and education.
To work collaboratively with other health professionals and agencies.
To develop and maintain advanced nursing skills.
To prescribe effectively from the non-medical nurse prescribers formulary in line with local and national prescribing formularies.

Education and Development:

To support peer review and reflective practice.
To formally and informally disseminate knowledge and skills to other staff.
To proactively develop practice across boundaries.
To undertake and participate in clinical supervision.
To identify personal and professional development needs and implement action plans to meet those needs.
To participate in agreed in-service training programme. Contribute to identifying own training needs and those of nurses working at the Centre.
To attend mandatory training annually.

Research/Audit:

Support evaluation, research, and clinical audit at the Centre as appropriate.

Identify, apply and disseminate research findings, related to advanced nursing practice.

Support the understanding and utilisation of evidence based practice.

To give a quality service using the audit process to evaluate the service being provided, implementing action plans and change of practice as necessary.

To be involved in the process of clinical governance.

Management:

To oversee the day-to-day functions of the Walk-In team.

To support the Clinical Lead/Clinical Manager and Practice Manager, undertaking specific areas of work as requested.

To ensure quality targets are met or exceeded.

To ensure continuity of service.

To actively market and promote the Centre.

To assist in ensuring that all staff are familiar with medical emergency procedures.

To assist in the training of clinical staff employed at the Centre.

Assist in the recording of complaints, incident and accidents involving patients, visitors and staff.

Professional:

To ensure all practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice, Standards in the Administration of Medicines and Standards of Record Keeping.

To maintain and develop advanced clinical skills.

To identify areas of unsafe practice and areas of concern, initiating prompt and appropriate action.

To respect confidentiality of all matters learnt as a result of their employment in the NHS including matters relating to other members of staff and members of the public/patients.

To have a working knowledge of NPHC policies and procedures.

To attend meetings as required.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Centre, 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.

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources in line with Health Centre Policy.

Note:

The responsibilities of this role will normally include all duties described in this job description and any additional or different duties, which the employer may require from time to time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title:Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Prescriber/Clinical Prescriber Walk-In Service

Accountable to:Team Leader

Key areas of responsibility:

To work as an autonomous clinical practitioner, utilising care and case management assessment, clinical examination and diagnostic skills to provide high-quality holistic care and treatment.

To prescribe effectively from the extended nurses formulary.

To assist in the co-ordination of North Norfolk Primary Care Walk-In Service on a day-to-day basis.

Main Clinical Responsibilities:

To provide clinical care to registered and unregistered patients attending North Norfolk Primary Care Walk-In Centre.
To undertake a full holistic assessment, liaising and referring to other agencies and professionals as necessary.
To use clinical examination and diagnostic skills, initiate investigation, prescribing care and treatment as appropriate.
To facilitate and/or provide health promotion and education.
To work collaboratively with other health professionals and agencies.
To develop and maintain advanced nursing skills.
To prescribe effectively from the non-medical nurse prescribers formulary in line with local and national prescribing formularies.

Education and Development:

To support peer review and reflective practice.
To formally and informally disseminate knowledge and skills to other staff.
To proactively develop practice across boundaries.
To undertake and participate in clinical supervision.
To identify personal and professional development needs and implement action plans to meet those needs.
To participate in agreed in-service training programme. Contribute to identifying own training needs and those of nurses working at the Centre.
To attend mandatory training annually.

Research/Audit:

Support evaluation, research, and clinical audit at the Centre as appropriate.

Identify, apply and disseminate research findings, related to advanced nursing practice.

Support the understanding and utilisation of evidence based practice.

To give a quality service using the audit process to evaluate the service being provided, implementing action plans and change of practice as necessary.

To be involved in the process of clinical governance.

Management:

To oversee the day-to-day functions of the Walk-In team.

To support the Clinical Lead/Clinical Manager and Practice Manager, undertaking specific areas of work as requested.

To ensure quality targets are met or exceeded.

To ensure continuity of service.

To actively market and promote the Centre.

To assist in ensuring that all staff are familiar with medical emergency procedures.

To assist in the training of clinical staff employed at the Centre.

Assist in the recording of complaints, incident and accidents involving patients, visitors and staff.

Professional:

To ensure all practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice, Standards in the Administration of Medicines and Standards of Record Keeping.

To maintain and develop advanced clinical skills.

To identify areas of unsafe practice and areas of concern, initiating prompt and appropriate action.

To respect confidentiality of all matters learnt as a result of their employment in the NHS including matters relating to other members of staff and members of the public/patients.

To have a working knowledge of NPHC policies and procedures.

To attend meetings as required.

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Centre, 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.

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources in line with Health Centre Policy.

Note:

The responsibilities of this role will normally include all duties described in this job description and any additional or different duties, which the employer may require from time to time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

See Job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

See Job description

UK Registration

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Additional information

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

North Norfolk Primary Care Ltd

Address

3rd Floor, Reed House

Peachman Way Broadland Business Park

Norwich

NR7 0WF

Employer's website

https://www.nnpc.info (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Norfolk Primary Care Ltd

Address

3rd Floor, Reed House

Peachman Way Broadland Business Park

Norwich

NR7 0WF

Employer's website

https://www.nnpc.info (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

t.randall@nhs.net

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0179-24-0018

Job locations

3rd Floor, Reed House

Peachman Way Broadland Business Park

Norwich

NR7 0WF

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