Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Chester-le-Street; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge End Surgery is seeking an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to enhance our clinical team. The ideal candidate will be capable of assessing and managing complex health needs while delivering high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include patient diagnostics, treatment plans, and collaboration with the healthcare team, aligned with professional standards and practices.

Qualifications

• Experience working autonomously in an advanced nursing role.
• Nurse prescribing experience and primary care knowledge.
• Skills in managing long-term and complex patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated diagnoses.
• Develop and implement treatment plans integrating drug and non-drug methods.
• Communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent to treatment.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Communication

Change Management

Teaching and Mentorship

Education

Registered first level nurse or equivalent

Clinical supervision training

Job description

Bridge End Surgery are looking for an additional experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our clinical team.

The successful applicant will be a highly motivatedindividual with good communication and interpersonal skills. Please note it is essential that you have completedan Independent prescriber qualification and primary care experience anadvantage.

Main duties of the job

Clinical practice, assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluated treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis. Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.

Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long term condition. Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic disease conditions integrating both drug and non drug based treatment methods into a management plan.

Provide information and advice on prescribed and over the counter medication on medication regimes, side effects and interactions.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

About us

We are a well established Practice based in Chester leStreet and are part of Chester le Street Primary Care Network with apopulation of approximately 8000 patients

The clinical team currently comprises of 2 GP Partners, 6salaried GP's, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Practice Nurses, 1 Health CareAssistant, 1 Nurse Associate and 1 GPA. We also have a very experiencedReception and Admin Team.

Bridge End Surgery are an established training practice.

Job responsibilities

The post holder is an experienced nurse acting within their professional boundaries. They will provide care for the presenting patient form initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.

The post holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice population. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.

In order to work at this level NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in acorance with evidence based practice and national and practice protocols and within sxope of practice
• Prioritis health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

Communication

Utilse and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

Communicate effectively with patients and carers recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating

Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders

Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues

Delivering a quality service

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes qaulity

Deliver care according to NIUCE guidelines and evidence-based care

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation

In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice

Use a structured framework to manage, review, and identify learning from patients' complaints, clinical incidents and near miss events

Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model

Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work

Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision makers in order to bring about new developments in the provision of services

Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards

Team Working

Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working

Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need

Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team

Discuss, highlight and work with the team and create opportunities to improve patient care

Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success

Management of risk

Manage and assess risk within areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients

Apply infection control measures within the practice accordingto local and national guidelines

Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all

Managing Information

Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communication information

Review and process data using accurate codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes

Learning and development

Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future set standards

Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered first level nurse or equivalent
• Clinical supervision training

Experience

• Working autonomously in an advanced nursing role
• Nurse prescribing
• Experience of working within a primary care or General Practice setting
• Nurse led triage
• Health needs assessments

Skills

• Clinical Leadership skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Change management
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting

Skills

• Clinical Leadership skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Change management
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting

Knowledge

• Advanced clinical practice skills
• Management of patients with long term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Clinical examination skills
• Accountability of own role
• Local and national policies
• Clinical governance issues in primary care

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.