Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Thornaby & Barwick Medical Centre; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who is an experienced healthcare professional with a master's degree and the ability to prescribe independently. Responsibilities include providing patient-centered care through assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as developing clinical policies and procedures. The role entails working autonomously and effectively communicating with patients. Suitable candidates will have the necessary clinical knowledge, skills, and a commitment to high standards of care. This position offers a chance to be part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting diverse patient needs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in advanced clinical practice.
• Experience in general practice and fast-paced clinics.
• Clinical knowledge and skills in specific specialism.

Responsibilities

• Practice autonomously within specialty.
• Provide patient-centered care including assessment and treatment.
• Analyze and interpret patient data for diagnosis and planning.

Skills

Independent prescribing

Clinical assessment

Patient-centered care

Evidence-based practice

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Master's Degree in relevant area

Qualified independent prescriber - V300

Job description

Thornaby & Barwick Medical Group are looking to welcome an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to our team. We are looking for an experienced healthcare professional, with the ability to prescribe and work independently. You will need a digital badge.

We require:

• A masters degree or equivalent in the relevant area of expertise; that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies
• You musthave either graduated from a Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or completed the Centres ePortfolio (supported) Route; both pathways enable eligibility for an Advanced digital badge issued by the Centre, demonstrating recognised educational and experiential preparation in advanced practice

The successful candidate would have developed the skills and knowledge to allow them to take on an expanded role and scope of practice caring for patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will practiceautonomously, within their speciality and be able to provide patient-centredcare. This will encompass the skills of clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis,and treatment within an agreed scope of practice.

Be involved in decision-making and support newways of working that create efficient and patient focused services.

Support the ongoingdevelopment of clinical practice and standards of care within the service,including the development of policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines incollaboration with multi-disciplinary colleagues.

Administration requirements to deliver safepatient care and be involved in the continuity of care.

Involvement in signposting, triage, and seeingpatients.

Demonstrate a high level of expertise, providing advice, education, and support to patients, their families, and their carers.

About us

Thornaby and Barwick Medical Group is part of BYTES PCN and provide services to patients via a multi-disciplinary team of GPs, Advanced Practitioner, Nurses, GPAs, Physician Associate, Pharmacy Technician, MSK, Social Prescribers, Adult and children mental health professionals, alongside competent and efficient admin and reception teams and managers.

We have 6 GP Partners and 7 salaried GPs.

Our patient population is around 21,000, working across 2 practice sites.

We are a training practice and regularly host GP Trainees and hold education meetings to develop shared learning.

Job responsibilities

Job description and responsibilities

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) hasbeen assessed and deemed as competent in practice using their expert clinicalknowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act and makeautonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients.

The post holder works at the level of advancedclinical practice and has developed and can evidence the underpinningcompetencies applicable to the specialty or subject area, i.e., the knowledge, skills,and behaviours appropriate to the healthcare professionals (HCP) setting andjob role.

The role provides an opportunity for patients toavoid the need to be referred to a GP, thereby enabling them to receive timelycare and negate unnecessary delay in receiving treatment.

An ANP is autonomous in making decisions basedon assessment, diagnosis and interpretation of test results and will initiate, evaluate,and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines,therapies, lifestyle advice and care.

The following are the core responsibilities of theAdvanced Nurse Practitioner.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out othertasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels,however core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Practice in compliance with their respectivecode of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, beingresponsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, and omissions at thislevel of practice

Demonstrate a critical understanding of theirbroadened level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competenceand professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity,risk, uncertainty, and incomplete information

Act on professional judgement about when to seekhelp, demonstrating critical reflection on own practice, self-awareness,emotional intelligence, and openness to change

Work in partnership with individuals, families,and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate

Demonstrate effective communication skills,supporting people in making decisions, planning care, or seeking to make apositive change

Use expertise and decision-making skills toinform clinical reasoning

Initiate, evaluate, and modify a range ofinterventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyleadvice and care

Exercise professional judgement to manage risk

Manage patients presenting with a range of acuteand chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice

Implement and evaluate individual specialisedtreatment plans for chronic disease patients

Identify, manage, and support patients at riskof developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients'health

Be a professional role model for the organisation

Actively engage in peer review to inform own andothers practice, formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning andmake improvements

Actively seek feedback and involvement fromindividuals, families, carers, communities, and colleagues in the co-productionof service improvements

Critically assess and address own learningneeds, negotiating a personal development plan that reflects the breadth ofongoing professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinicalpractice (clinical practice, leadership and management, education andresearch).

We may require the role to provide chronic disease clinics, deliveringpatient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care asrequired

Maintain accurate clinical records inconjunction with extant legislation and to ensure SNOMED CT codes are usedeffectively

Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomeof relevant research, evaluation and audit, using the results to underpin ownpractice and to inform that of others

Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local andregional guidance

Chaperone patients where necessary

Support the team in dealing with clinicalemergencies

Support the team with all safeguarding matters inaccordance with local and national policies

Understand practice and local policies forsubstance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

Deliver opportunistic health promotion whereappropriate

Conduct home visits

Carry out care home visits when required

You may be expected to partake in practice meetings to develop new pathways, contribute to discussions and understand practice updates to policies or procedures

Secondary responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the AdvancedNurse Practitioner may be requested to:

Support practice and PCN leads to ensurecompliance, and undertaking audits as necessary

Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation,and disposal of medicines

Participate in local initiatives to enhanceservice delivery and patient care

Support and participate in shared learningwithin the organisation

Continually review clinical practices,responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

Participate in the review of significant andnear-miss events applying a structured approach i.e., root cause analysis (RCA)

Commensurate with their role, support thedevelopment of clinical services within the organisation, liaising withexternal agencies and professional organisations as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Master's degree as detailed within the HEE document tilted Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England
• Qualified independent prescriber - V300
• Registered on their appropriate professional register
• We require:
• A masters degree or equivalent in the relevant area of expertise; that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies
• Have either graduated from a Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or completed the Centres ePortfolio (supported) Route; both pathways enable eligibility for an Advanced digital badge issued by the Centre, demonstrating recognised educational and experiential preparation in advanced practice

Experience

• Clinical knowledge and skills in particular specialism
• Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
• Motivated, forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
• Experience of General Practice
• Experience of fast paced clinics with same day appointments

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.