Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Alma Medical Centre; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Southampton is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to provide patient care through various consultations. Responsibilities include managing chronic and acute conditions, developing health programmes, and prescriptive tasks. Ideal candidates must have relevant nursing qualifications and experience in general practice. The position is part-time with competitive benefits including Medical Indemnity and NHS Pension.

Benefits

Medical Indemnity

NHS Pension

30 days holiday per annum

Qualifications

• Understanding of general practice and the wider NHS.
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews.
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes.
• Manage patients with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Provide specialized treatment plans for chronic disease patients.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Expert care delivery

Health promotion

Medication reviews

Patient management

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Tools

Systemone

Job description

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) at Alma Medical Centre, Southampton, you will provide an efficient on-the-day service to our patients through face-to-face or via telephone/electronic consultations. You will be accountable for delivering safe, clinical decision-making and expert care to a high standard.

If you have an interest in education, you could take part in a new initiative by being involved in the supervision of medical students and GP Registrar training practice.

Salary will be dependent on experience and will be discussed at interview. Other benefits included for this role are Medical Indemnity, NHS Pension, and 30 days' holiday p.a. pro-rata.

This is a part-time post working a minimum of 17 hours per week, with consideration for more hours on Thursdays and Fridays.

Main Duties of the Job

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 specialized treatment plans for chronic disease patients.

Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patient's health.

About Us

Alma Medical Centre is located in the heart of Southampton, with an excellent reputation for patient care, offering a full range of NHS and enhanced services.

There is excellent support from a multi-disciplinary team of GPs, ANPs, and Practice Nurses. The computer system is Systemone.

Job Responsibilities

• 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 specialized treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
• Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patient's health.
• Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence and current guidelines.
• Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.
• Request and collect pathological specimens, 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, ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively.
• Maintain chronic disease registers and implement and embed an effective call/recall system.
• Develop, implement, and embed well woman and well man clinics.
• Chaperone patients where necessary.
• Prioritize health issues and intervene appropriately.
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
• Recognize, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
• Support the provision of vaccination programmes for both adults and children.
• 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 that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual).
• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behavior, referring patients appropriately.
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Understanding of general practice and the wider NHS.
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews.
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse.

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.