Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Consett Medical Centre; Templetown; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The advanced nurse practitioner will work as part of the primary healthcare team at Consett Medical Centre, providing Personal Medical Services to registered patients. The post holder will be an experienced Nurse Practitioner who will assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate care within professional boundaries.

They will manage a clinical caseload in a busy primary care setting, prescribe from an agreed formulary, refer to GPs as needed and contribute to developing nursing services while maintaining

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to network with colleagues across teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• High level of accountability and autonomy.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation.
• Good IT skills applied to clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Triage and treat patients in primary care settings.
• Support infection control measures per local guidelines.
• Refer patients to other health professionals as needed.
• Prescribe from the independent/supplementary nurse prescribing formulary.
• Develop clinical protocols for the nursing team.
• Help set up new patient services and improve existing ones.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and investigations.
• Contribute to clinical audit and standards of care.
• Be aware of safeguarding and ensure documentation and referrals.
• May assess and treat patients in their own homes if required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Networking

Verbal and written communications

Relationship building

Autonomy

Time management

IT skills

Education

Governance & Audit

Acute & chronic care (diploma level)

NMC First Level Nurse

BSc Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Skills Level 7

Paediatric Clinical Skills

Independent/Supplementary Prescriber

Job description

Job summary

The advanced nurse practitioner will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to patients registered with the Practice. The post holder will be an experienced Nurse Practitioner who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care.

Main duties of the job

• To manage a clinical caseload, dealing with presenting patients needs in a primary care setting.
• To deliver a high standard of patient care using advanced autonomous clinical skills and a broad in depth theoretical knowledge base.
• To make professional clinical decisions within the role of autonomous practitioner applying evidence-based practice and help lead on provision of nurse access for acute clinical conditions.
• To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To provide advice and accept referrals from other healthcare professionals.
• To prescribe from an agreed formulary and refer to GPs as necessary.
• To help provide specialist education and training regarding acute/chronic clinical conditions to other nursing staff and students.
• To ensure the highest standards of care are provided for the patients.
• To contribute to the development the nursing services offered by the practice.
• Ensure patient records are recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
• To provide clinical leadership within the practice when required.

About us

This partnership consists of 6 partners, 5 salaried doctors and 2 ANPs responsible for approximately 17000 patients in Consett and surrounding areas. The position of Nurse Practitioner is challenging, and our patient list size generates a heavy and demanding workload.

Job responsibilities

• Triage and treat patients wishing to see a healthcare professional making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary and secondary healthcare team(s).
• To support patients and colleagues in adopting safe infection control measures for the Practice according to local guidelines.
• To refer patients directly to other health professionals as needed and collaborate with health professionals across primary and secondary care using locally agreed guidelines.
• To prescribe from the independent /supplementary nurse prescribing formulary and refer to GPs as necessary.
• To contribute to the development of clinical protocols for the nursing team when required.
• Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services when required.
• Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings /reports.
• To assist in clinical audit and the setting and monitoring of standards of care and implement standards for quality assurance.
• Understand the importance of recognition, observation, documentation, communication, and referral on of both adult and child safeguarding concerns and be aware of local guidance.
• May be required to assess and treat appropriate patients in their own homes.

Essential skills and competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to network
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to develop strong and effective working relationships
• Able to demonstrate and high level of personal, professional accountability and autonomy
• Ability to manage own time effectively
• Good IT skills

Desirable skills

• Car driver
• Flexibility and adaptability

Essential qualifications

• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Knowledge of assessment/diagnosis/management of acute and chronic illness via diploma level courses
• NMC First Level Nurse
• BSc (Hons) Nurse Practitioner Degree or equivalent qualification
• Clinical Skills Level 7
• Paediatric Clinical Skills or undertaking studies towards
• Independent/Supplementary Nurse Prescriber or undertaking studies towards

Desirable qualifications

• Significant post-registration clinical experience (35+ years)

Essential experience

• Minimum 2 years primary care experience working without direct supervision

Desirable experience

• Experience of undertaking a research project and applying the findings to practice

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Working pattern: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Depending on experience