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Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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Job summary

Kingswood Medical Centre (KMC) in Basildon has a fantastic opportunity for an ANP to join our team on part-time basis, working 15-20 hours a week.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached job description for a full overview of the role and associated responsibilities.

About us

The KMC is a well-established general practice in Basildon providing high quality, compassionate primary care to the local community. Serving approximately 9,500 patients in the area and part of West Basildon PCN, we are aiming to support and strengthen the delivery of primary care services in line with the NHS Long-term Plan.We aim to achieve high standards of patient-centred care as identified for the specific needs of our population, whilst working to support a resilient and appropriately trained workforce.We operate SystmOne clinical system with a good history of QOF achievement and a CQC rating of Good across all domains.We currently have a multi-disciplinary team consisting of four GPs, an ANP, nurses, HCAs, clinical pharmacists, a social prescriber, a first contact physiotherapists and mental health practitioners. As such, you will be joining an enthusiastic team of clinicians and administrators and will be well supported with on-going professional development. The role will contribute to improving quality of patient care across the practice.

Details

Date posted

03 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0038-23-6243

Job locations

Kingswood Medical Centre

Clay Hill Road

Basildon

Essex

SS16 5AD


Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the advanced nurse practitioner. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

  • Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
  • Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
  • Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
  • Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
  • Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
  • Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
  • Request pathology services as necessary
  • Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
  • Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
  • Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
  • Ensure read/SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
  • Maintain chronic disease registers
  • Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics, well man clinics and travel clinics
  • Develop, implement and embed an effective call/recall system
  • Be responsible for the implementation of an effective immunisation programme
  • Chaperone patients where necessary
  • Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
  • Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
  • Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
  • Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
  • Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
  • Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
  • Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
  • Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual
  • Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
  • Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
  • Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the advanced nurse practitioner. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

  • Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
  • Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
  • Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
  • Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
  • Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
  • Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
  • Request pathology services as necessary
  • Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
  • Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
  • Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
  • Ensure read/SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
  • Maintain chronic disease registers
  • Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics, well man clinics and travel clinics
  • Develop, implement and embed an effective call/recall system
  • Be responsible for the implementation of an effective immunisation programme
  • Chaperone patients where necessary
  • Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
  • Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
  • Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
  • Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
  • Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
  • Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
  • Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
  • Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual
  • Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
  • Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
  • Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification

About the Candidate

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Either Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 or a post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
  • Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register.
  • Meets the NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
  • Meets the standards for the registered ANP working at advanced level
  • Minor illness qualification
Person Specification

About the Candidate

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Either Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 or a post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
  • Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register.
  • Meets the NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
  • Meets the standards for the registered ANP working at advanced level
  • Minor illness 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Kingswood Medical Centre

Clay Hill Road

Basildon

Essex

SS16 5AD


Employer's website

https://www.essexprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Kingswood Medical Centre

Clay Hill Road

Basildon

Essex

SS16 5AD


Employer's website

https://www.essexprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Primary Care Careers

eoe.primarycarecareers@nhs.net

07966211098

Details

Date posted

03 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0038-23-6243

Job locations

Kingswood Medical Centre

Clay Hill Road

Basildon

Essex

SS16 5AD


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