Job summary
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner ANP will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients presenting with minor and acute illness and injury, working with the GPs to support same day demand and acute care needs of the patients. This will be via face to face, video, telephone and e consultations.
The postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate
Main duties of the job
Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
About us
This is a busy practice with 7 Partners, 2 salaried GPs and 3 nurses. Over 10500 patients located in Bangor.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication is a fundamental process to ensure continuity and high standards of care. It includes the sharing of ideas, information and feedback to empower patients/families of the young person and members of the health care team. The Advanced Nurse Practitioner must be able to provide and receive highly complex communication that may be of a sensitive nature and relate this to patients and relatives as well as communicate effectively with other staff members within the practice, external organisations and the general public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication is a fundamental process to ensure continuity and high standards of care. It includes the sharing of ideas, information and feedback to empower patients/families of the young person and members of the health care team. The Advanced Nurse Practitioner must be able to provide and receive highly complex communication that may be of a sensitive nature and relate this to patients and relatives as well as communicate effectively with other staff members within the practice, external organisations and the general public.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced Clinical Practice skills
- Management of service users with complex needs
- Clinical examination skills
- Accountability of own role and other roles within the team.
- Understanding of Local and national health policy
- Evidence of CPD portfolio
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered First level nurse
- Educated to degree level
- MSc in Advanced Practice
- Nurse Prescribing qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Experience of performing assessments and formulations at an advanced level
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary case
- Experience of working alone
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced Clinical Practice skills
- Management of service users with complex needs
- Clinical examination skills
- Accountability of own role and other roles within the team.
- Understanding of Local and national health policy
- Evidence of CPD portfolio
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered First level nurse
- Educated to degree level
- MSc in Advanced Practice
- Nurse Prescribing qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Experience of performing assessments and formulations at an advanced level
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary case
- Experience of working alone
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).