Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Horley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd leads service delivery in patient record management within the NHS setting, ensuring accurate documentation, audits, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to maintain continuity of care.

The role emphasizes governance, incident investigation, and ongoing development of staff and education, with a focus on evidence-based practice and quality improvement across services.

Responsibilities

• Maintain patient records in line with recognised standards and ABC policies and use of the electronic patient records system.
• Document a full and accurate record of assessments, investigations, procedures, treatment, and aftercare.
• Contribute to audits and use results to improve service delivery and clinical practice.
• Maintain communication networks with all disciplines to ensure continuity of care.

Job description

Leadership Service Delivery Responsibilities

To ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in line with recognised standards and ABC policies and use of the electronic patient records system. This includes Documenting full and accurate record of assessments, investigation, procedures, treatment, and aftercare. Supporting colleagues to maintain good and complete records. Working closely with the administration and/or operations team, ensuring all records pertinent to patients are filed as appropriate. Contributing to the read-coding of patient data. Work within local and national guidelines and protocols To participate in audits and use the results, current research and government guidelines, to make recommendations for changes to service delivery and clinical practice, and to share knowledge with other healthcare professionals. To contribute to the maintenance and improvement of communication networks with all disciplines to ensure continuity of care. To collect data and provide service information to the Service Manager as required. To contribute to the development and establishment of systems to gather feedback from patients. To ensure that service relevant Managers and Clinical Leads are kept informed on service issues and potential risks. To work with the team in delivering and promoting the needs of the service. To work with the Service Manager and Clinical Lead to meet the clinical governance needs of the service; including investigation of incidents including serious incidents and complaints, where required, sharing learning that arises from investigations. To provide clinical supervision / mentorship where appropriately trained to junior practitioners. To remain updated on the use of all equipment used and to report any technical problems or issues with that equipment. To participate in clinical team meetings to discuss day-to-day operation issues.

Education /Personal & Professional Development

To be skilled in routine and specialist skills Recognise and work within own competence, scope of practice, and professional code To identify own education and training needs in line with competency framework within speciality, and statutory and mandatory training. Ensuring these are addressed though the appraisal process with the clinical supervisor/line manager.

Development of others

Be a mentor and clinical supervisor, where appropriate, to junior members of the multi-disciplinary team. Provide a supportive environment for all staff (including students/trainees when applicable) which encourages learning and professional development. To actively participate in the development of future education and training provision which recognises the needs of patients and is in line with national and local priorities. Deliver presentations and teaching sessions as required

Research / Audit

Evaluate the care of patients through a process of audit to examine, benchmark and develop evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness Collaborate with other health care professionals in initiating and promoting research. Support colleagues in the conduct of research and promote dissemination and implementation of findings To support an ongoing programme of audit to evaluate practice ensuring that the data is used to develop and improve the service. Support multi-disciplinary clinical audit and research across the service implementing innovations in clinical practice and supporting the utilisation of research and evidence-based practice. Support quality improvement and the use of methodologies to promote good clinical practice. Using computer software to input, extract and analyse data as required and to develop and create divisional/specialty reports and other reports as required.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust