Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Bank)

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Coventry is seeking a skilled Bank Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their Enhanced Access Team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient care, managing complex clinical cases, and working autonomously within your capabilities. Ideal candidates will have an MSc in Advanced Practice and strong clinical reasoning skills, among other qualifications. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a community health setting.

Benefits

27 days of annual leave

Enhanced sick pay

NHS pension scheme

Enhanced maternity leave

Paternity leave

Blue Light Discounts

Employee Assistance Network

Internal Awards

Exclusive Discounts

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC.
• Experience in community/primary care.

Responsibilities

• Safely manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
• Provide evidence-based patient care.
• Work autonomously as a primary care practitioner.

Skills

Complex clinical reasoning skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

MSc Advanced Practice

Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Health Assessment

Job description

Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced,registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practicecharacterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making.

A fantastic opportunity to join our Enhanced Access Team andbe a part of the overall vision of Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance has becomeavailable, and we are currently seeking a driven and dedicated individual tofill the role of Bank Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

Our Advanced Nurse Practitioners play a vital role as partof a busy team. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in providingexceptional patient care in a variety of settings, working alongside othermembers of the organisation or wider health and social care team. You will beresponsible for assessing, planning, and delivering care to patients acrossvarious age groups and clinical conditions, ensuring they receive the higheststandard of treatment and support.

If youre excited by the prospect of tackling newchallenges, collaborating with a dynamic team, and helping shape the future ofour organisation, we would love to hear from you! Apply today and take thefirst step toward an exciting new chapter in your career.

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities:

• Safely manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations using data gathering, assessing for red flags, investigation, diagnosis, management, and review within their agreed scope of practice and capabilities.
• Must demonstrate complex clinical reasoning skills, to use problem solving approaches to analyse and synthesise information, manage medical and clinical uncertainty particularly in relation to a wide range of contexts and clinical presentations, and to include physical, mental, and social problems.
• Have a sound understanding of referral pathways including routine, urgent, 2-week wait and emergency admissions.
• Use resources appropriately and effectively.
• Manage acute/chronic presentations and medical complexity.
• Safely and effectively use a range of consultation modes to include telephone, video, online and face to face.
• Prescribe treatment and medication safely in line with local and national guidelines (where professional regulation and training permits i.e., an independent prescriber)
• To offer personalised care to people and signpost to and link with other members of the organisation or wider health and social care team.
• To provide accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultations, consistent with legislation policies and procedures
• Support the practices on-call triage system.

About us

At Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation, growth, and continuous learning. As a member of our team, youll have the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals who are committed to delivering excellence and driving positive change within our industry.

We take pride in offering a robust range of benefits to support our employees, including:

• Annual Leave: Enjoy 27 days of annual leave for full-time employees, in addition to bank holidays.
• Sick Pay: Our enhanced sick pay policy ensures you are supported during times of illness.
• Pension Scheme: Access to the NHS pension scheme to secure your financial future.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave: We provide generous maternity leave to support new parents.
• Paternity Leave: We also offer paternity leave to allow new fathers to bond with their new-borns.
• Blue Light Discounts: Take advantage of exclusive discounts available for our staff. After probation you can make a expense claim for the price of your blue light discount card and receive full reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Network: Access support through our employee advice network for personal and professional challenges 365 days a year 24-7
• Internal Awards: We recognise and celebrate the achievements of our staff through internal awards.
• Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from a variety of discounts that enhance your overall employee experience.

We are committed to creating a supportive and rewarding work environment for all our employees.

Job responsibilities

Summary of Responsibilities:

Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making.

This is underpinned by a masters level 7 award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of; clinical practice; leadership and management; education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.

As an medical prescriber with a minor injury and illness qualification essential and the ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care.

Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance peoples experience and improve outcomes.

Definition of advanced clinical practice provided by the Advanced Clinical Practice HEE Multi-professional (ACP) Framework (2017).

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Work as part of the multidisciplinary clinical team, for the provision of health care services to the patients of the organisation.

Work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients within the scope of your capabilities.

The post holder will take professional accountability for working at advanced level within the remit of qualifications and capabilities, as defined by the appropriate Framework for Advanced Practice, and working within the organisation's standards and protocols, and local and national frameworks for best practice.

Develop a portfolio of evidence demonstrating competencies and capabilities: in the four pillars for nurses as defined in the Core Framework for Advanced Clinical practice ACP Primary Care Nurse 2020.

1. Clinical practice

2. Leadership and Management

3. Education

4. Research

The postholder will be able to:

Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

Develop critical thinking, complex clinical reasoning, and problem-solving skills

Be a caring, compassionate clinician that is committed to high quality patient care

Practice, without direct supervision, as an autonomous primary care healthcare practitioner.

Safely manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations using data gathering, clinical examinations, diagnosis, organising investigations, safe prescribing, management, completing referrals, and follow-up within their agreed scope of practice and capabilities.

Clinical responsibilities:

Safely manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations using data gathering, assessing for red flags, investigation, diagnosis, management, and review within their agreed scope of practice and capabilities.

Must demonstrate complex clinical reasoning skills, to use problem solving approaches to analyse and synthesise information, manage medical and clinical uncertainty particularly in relation to a wide range of contexts and clinical presentations, and to include physical, mental, and social problems.

Have a sound understanding of referral pathways including routine, urgent, 2-week wait and emergency admissions.

Use resources appropriately and effectively.

Manage acute/chronic presentations and medical complexity.

Safely and effectively use a range of consultation modes to include telephone, video, online and face to face.

Prescribe treatment and medication safely in line with local and national guidelines (where professional regulation and training permits i.e., an independent prescriber)

To offer personalised care to people and signpost to and link with other members of the organisation or wider health and social care team.

Make every contact count in terms of public and patient health. Provide health promotion and patient education in supporting patients for healthier lifestyle, self-care and in managing their own conditions.

Understand the needs of the organisation's population and work to meet them effectively as part of the wider team.

Work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team understanding the capabilities of colleagues to promote the most appropriate care for people.

Manage urgent situations by providing effective immediate emergency care, including initiating, and performing BLS/anaphylaxis management and use of AED

To provide accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultations, consistent with legislation policies and procedures

Support the practices on-call triage system.

Manage own and others pathology results in accordance with own level of capabilities and following shared care pathology guidance and organisations policies and procedures.

Safely and effectively manage documents (clinical letters/hospital discharges) in accordance with own level of clinical capabilities and following organisations policies and procedures.

Communication skills:

Have advanced and flexible interpersonal and communication skills to engage ineffective and complex interactions with patients, carers, and colleagues as detailed in the profession specific framework.

Communicate effectively with individuals who require additional assistance for consultation e.g., use of interpreters, BLS interpreters, easy read, people with LDetc.

Use communication skills to maintain a professional approach when working with patient and colleagues.

Equality and diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues to include:

Act in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with organisations procedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Safeguarding: Individuals have a duty of care to children and vulnerable adults that they encounter whilst at work to safeguard and promote their welfare and to work to prevent, recognise, respond, appropriately refer, and record potential neglect or abuse, adhering to the company's Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and PREVENT policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MSc Advanced Practice from University or Credentialing via RCN, or completion of HEE pathway that provides a Digital Badge - Credentials - Advanced Practice (hee.nhs.uk)
• Health Assessment
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
• Registered with NMC

Experience

• Experience of working in community / primary care
• Management of long-term conditions
• Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines

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.