Job summary
We are seeking a talented, qualified ANP experienced in Primary Care to focus on our care homes and most frail patients.
We are on a mission to deliver a service where patients quickly and easily receive the right care from the right person, at the right time, in the right place, and this dedicated support role will ensure our care home and most frail patients receive the care they need.
This is an amazing opportunity to join our Primary Care Team in Leicestershire. Working among a multidisciplinary team of like-minded professionals, we offer an exceptional package and progression for the right person. These are exciting times - come and join us!
Main duties of the job
The Role
- Full-time, 37.5 hours
- Local travel to care homes and/or frail patients
- Fabulous benefits package
- Competitive pay
Our approach is focused on delivering brilliant care with a particular focus on our most frail patients and patients within care homes linked to our Leicestershire practices.
You will lead the service delivering telephone, online and face-to-face consultations across Leicestershire.
People mean the world to us and we believe in providing great support for all our team members. Your wider support network will include a range of clinical expertise from GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, healthcare assistants and additional PCN roles, and you will have 1:1 support and protected clinical supervision time with the clinical lead for the practice.
We work hard to develop our practices to make sure patients get the very best care, and that we have the very best people working in them!
Come and work at Spirit Primary Care for a motivating experience, giving you the opportunity to shape primary care with passion, aspiration and innovatively!
A full Job Description is available.
About us
At Spirit Primary Care we continue
to transform and revolutionize the way that we deliver Primary Care services.
With a focus on collaboration across practices, the development of more
effective triage services and the increased use of new technology, we continue
to improve the experience of Primary Care for both staff and patients.
Tracking our performance against
nationally established goals leads us to deliver better, more streamlined
patient care, helps us to reduce the administrative burden and increase the
uptake and ease of access to care.
We have an extensive multi-disciplinary team who
are keen to innovate and utilize their varied skillset and we are seeking
talented individuals like you to become a part of it!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Provide clinical care and examinations to frail patients
and patients within the practices associated care homes, including clinical
administration as required.
Conduct
comprehensive assessments of patient frailty levels and develop individualised
care plans addressing frailty concerns, collaborating with healthcare
professionals to implement personalised interventions.
Prescribe
treatment including medications as a Non-medical Prescriber.
Clinical Governance
Contribute
to Clinical Governance- reporting any Learning events, Significant Events,
Complaints, or safeguarding concerns.
Conduct
regular audit of practices and protocols to ensure compliance, negotiating
changes and introducing service improvements as required.
Support the
Registered Manager in compliance and targets for the practice.
Leadership and Collaboration
Provide
clinical leadership, support and guidance to the practices associated care
homes and to other healthcare professionals internally involved in the
patients care.
Be a key team player and the go to person for clinical
issues for care home patients.
Coordinate
interdisciplinary teams, including nurses, caregivers, therapists, and
administrative staff, ensuring cohesive and efficient care delivery.
Actively
engage in MDT meetings.
Act as an
ambassador for the practice.
Professional Development
Maintain
professional practice through continuing education, professional updating and
when/where available, involvement with professional specialist groups.
Participate in own annual performance review, including taking
responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional
development.
Adhere to
NMC guidelines for continuing professional development and practice and ensure
revalidation criteria is met.
Familiarising yourself and adhering to all Company Policies
and Procedures
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Provide clinical care and examinations to frail patients
and patients within the practices associated care homes, including clinical
administration as required.
Conduct
comprehensive assessments of patient frailty levels and develop individualised
care plans addressing frailty concerns, collaborating with healthcare
professionals to implement personalised interventions.
Prescribe
treatment including medications as a Non-medical Prescriber.
Clinical Governance
Contribute
to Clinical Governance- reporting any Learning events, Significant Events,
Complaints, or safeguarding concerns.
Conduct
regular audit of practices and protocols to ensure compliance, negotiating
changes and introducing service improvements as required.
Support the
Registered Manager in compliance and targets for the practice.
Leadership and Collaboration
Provide
clinical leadership, support and guidance to the practices associated care
homes and to other healthcare professionals internally involved in the
patients care.
Be a key team player and the go to person for clinical
issues for care home patients.
Coordinate
interdisciplinary teams, including nurses, caregivers, therapists, and
administrative staff, ensuring cohesive and efficient care delivery.
Actively
engage in MDT meetings.
Act as an
ambassador for the practice.
Professional Development
Maintain
professional practice through continuing education, professional updating and
when/where available, involvement with professional specialist groups.
Participate in own annual performance review, including taking
responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional
development.
Adhere to
NMC guidelines for continuing professional development and practice and ensure
revalidation criteria is met.
Familiarising yourself and adhering to all Company Policies
and Procedures
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously with confidence to make decisions independently
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with patients/stakeholders
- Critical thinking and negotiation skills
- Dealing with sensitive and complex information
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written skills
- Competent in use of electronic systems e.g. EMIS, SystmOne, CRIS etc.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified/working towards appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice.
- Independent Prescriber Qualification.
- To work within the regulatory requirements, codes and guidance of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Working within Primary Care/General Practice
Specific Skills/Competencies
Essential
- To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development.
- To have excellent interpersonal and intrapersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team.
- Work as a champion in the interests of patients/staff through the application of ethical, legal, and professional knowledge and skills.
- Ability to work autonomously with confidence to make decisions independently
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with patients/stakeholders
- Critical thinking and negotiation skills
- Dealing with sensitive and complex information
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written skills
- Competent in use of electronic systems e.g. EMIS, SystmOne, CRIS etc.
- Ability to motivate others to increase engagement and morale whilst promoting confidence and public trust
- Ability to build working relationships that promotes both the profession and organisation (not limited to colleagues, CCG, external professional network, clinical staff in primary care services).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously with confidence to make decisions independently
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with patients/stakeholders
- Critical thinking and negotiation skills
- Dealing with sensitive and complex information
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written skills
- Competent in use of electronic systems e.g. EMIS, SystmOne, CRIS etc.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified/working towards appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice.
- Independent Prescriber Qualification.
- To work within the regulatory requirements, codes and guidance of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Working within Primary Care/General Practice
Specific Skills/Competencies
Essential
- To maintain professional and clinical competence through mechanisms of continuing professional development.
- To have excellent interpersonal and intrapersonal skills and be committed to working as part of a team.
- Work as a champion in the interests of patients/staff through the application of ethical, legal, and professional knowledge and skills.
- Ability to work autonomously with confidence to make decisions independently
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with patients/stakeholders
- Critical thinking and negotiation skills
- Dealing with sensitive and complex information
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written skills
- Competent in use of electronic systems e.g. EMIS, SystmOne, CRIS etc.
- Ability to motivate others to increase engagement and morale whilst promoting confidence and public trust
- Ability to build working relationships that promotes both the profession and organisation (not limited to colleagues, CCG, external professional network, clinical staff in primary care services).
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
Spirit Primary Care Limited
Address
Beaumont Leys Health Centre
1 Little Wood Close
Leicester
LE4 0UZ