Advanced Nurse Practitioner Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a lead nurse to integrate advanced clinical practice with leadership of the nursing team within Integrated Care Partnership. The post-holder will assess, diagnose, treat, and refer patients with acute and chronic illness, lead chronic disease clinics, and carry out medication reviews.

Registration with the NMC, an independent prescriber status, and a relevant Masters/advanced practice qualification are essential, with training plans and appraisals run

Qualifications

• NMC registration with revalidation evidence.
• Masters or advanced practice qualification as required.

Responsibilities

• Clinically lead, mentor and support the nursing team.
• Independently assess, diagnose, treat and discharge or refer patients.
• Run chronic disease clinics and manage treatment plans.

Skills

ECGs and venipuncture

New patient medicals

Chaperoning

Interpersonal & negotiation

Safeguarding adults and children

Diabetes knowledge

Hypertension knowledge

Immunisations

Women's health

Education

Masters degree or advanced practice (post-2020 or pre-2020)

Minor illness qualification

Tools

NMC registration & revalidation

Independent nurse prescriber

Job description

This lead role sits within Integrated Care Partnership, a standalone Primary Care Network, and combines advanced clinical practice with leadership of the nursing team. The post-holder independently assesses, diagnoses and treats patients with acute and chronic illness, runs chronic disease clinics and prescribes, referring on where needed. Clinical leadership covers nurses, nurse associates and healthcare assistants, with training plans and appraisals run alongside the Operations Manager. Fit depends on NMC registration, a Masters or advanced practice qualification, and independent prescriber status.

What the job involves

• Clinically lead, mentor and support the nursing team of nurses, nurse associates and HCAs
• Independently assess, diagnose, treat and discharge, or refer, patients with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses
• Run chronic disease clinics, implement individual treatment plans and keep chronic disease registers with call/recall
• Prescribe as an extended and supplementary prescriber and carry out medication reviews
• Undertake training needs analysis and deliver training and development plans for nursing staff
• Conduct nursing team appraisals in collaboration with the Operations Manager
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams across primary and secondary care and voluntary groups to avoid unnecessary hospital admission
• Request, process and interpret pathology and other test results
• Recognise, assess and refer patients with mental health needs
• Develop health promotion programmes and well woman and well man clinics
• Support vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Drive development of nursing services, liaising with external agencies and professional bodies

Qualifications

• Masters degree for qualifications gained after December 2020, or an advanced practice degree gained before then
• Minor illness qualification

Registration & licences

• Registered nurse with the NMC, with evidence for revalidation
• Qualified independent nurse prescriber on the NMC register

Experience

• Leading chronic disease management
• Prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
• Infection prevention and control measures
• Quality initiatives such as benchmarking

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical skills in ECGs, venepuncture, new patient medicals, chaperoning and processing pathology
• Clinical knowledge of diabetes, hypertension, asthma, spirometry, CHD, immunisations and women's health
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure and Barring Service check

Other

• Occupational health clearance
• Access to own transport and regular travel across the locality
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours

Nice to have

• Qualified triage nurse
• Teaching qualification
• ALS and PALS
• Experience as a practice or community nurse
• Appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including PCNs and commissioners
• Knowledge of IT systems, word processing, email and the internet
• Identifying and managing risk when working with individuals