Looking for a experienced Advanced Practitioner in our friendly practice.
Covering a session 3-4 per week
The role will expect clinical examinations , acute care and diagnostic and prescribing certification
Main duties of the job
The candidate will need to show good patient care - dealing with patients via telephone consultations, face to face and video calls.
Examinations with diagnosis and treatment in acute care
About us
The team consists of 5 GPs , 1 Advanced Practitioner ,2 Practice Nurse and an multi team of HCP with Office Staff.
Our work ethic continues with team work and development with forward planning and initiative. We strive on excellent patient care
Job responsibilities
Criteria
Knowledge
- Advanced clinical practiceskills Management of patients with long-term conditions
- Management of patients withcomplex needs
- Clinical examination skills
- Accountability of own roleand other roles in a nurse-led service
- Local and national healthpolicy
- Clinical governance issues inprimary care
- Patient group directions andassociated policy
- Knowledge of public healthissues
- Able to identify determinantson health in the area
- Knowledge of public healthissues in the area
Skills
- Clinical leadership skills
- Communication skills, bothwritten and verbal
- Communication of difficultmessages to patients and families
- Negotiation and conflict managementskills
- Change management
- Teaching and mentorshipclinical setting
- Resource management
Experience
- Significant post registrationexperience
- Recent primary and communitynursing experience
- Nurse-led management of minorillness, minor ailments and injuries
- Nurse-led triage
- Compiling protocols andclinical guidelines
- Clinical Leadership
- Audit
- Research
- Nurse prescribing
- Project management
- Working with community developmentinitiatives
- Health-needs assessment
Qualifications
- Registered first level nurseMSc or equivalent
- Clinical supervision trainingand experience
- Community nursing specialistqualification
Other
- Highly motivated
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Ability to work acrossboundaries
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Qualifications in clinical examination skill
- Prescribing
- Full masters in desirable in advanced practice
Experience
- Experience in working in GP Practice desirable but not essential.
- The successful applicant will have significant experience in managing minor illness, previous GP practice or primary care experience and an Independent Prescriber qualification.
- Main duties of the job
- The role involves delivering high-quality clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and, where required, safe referral. Sessions will include same-day assessment appointments and may include pre-booked chronic disease clinics depending on the post holder's skills, interests and practice need.
- A key part of the role is supporting our Duty Team by helping manage on the day patient demand through telephone, face-to-face and online consultations. The post holder will work autonomously while also contributing positively to the wider clinical team.
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.