Advanced Practitioner

Devonport Health Centre; West Alvington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff parking on campus

Job summary

Devonport Health Centre is recruiting an Advanced Practitioner with nursing or paramedic experience and registration. The post requires ANP-level qualification and ideally Non Medical Prescriber status or willingness to train.

The role includes clinical duties, pathology handling, chronic disease clinics and extended prescribing responsibilities. The team includes GPs, ACPs and pharmacists; on-site parking is available, and responsibilities span acute and chronic care, wellbeing programmes, and

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and extensive advanced practice experience.
• Masters/advanced practice qualification (ALNP) or equivalent per current guidance.
• Experience leading in chronic disease management and prescribing within scope.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed advanced nursing care for patients.
• Manage complex patient presentations with acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribe within scope and undertake medication reviews as appropriate.
• Lead on safeguarding and risk assessment within the practice.
• Coordinate with the GP team to refer to secondary care when needed.
• Maintain accurate clinical records using SNOMED CT and EHR systems.

Skills

Advanced practice nursing

Non medical prescriber

NMC registered nurse

Chronic disease management

Education

Masters degree for ALNP or equivalent

NMC registration

Tools

SNOMED CT

Electronic health records (EHR)

Job description

Devonport Health Centre is looking to recruit a Advanced Practitioner with a Nursing or Paramedic experience and registration. We have been located on the Cumberland Campus for the last 11 years providing care to the patients of Devonport.

The successful candidate will be qualified to ANP standard and ideally be a Non Medical Prescriber or willing to undertake the course in the very near future.

We have staff allocated parking on the Campus.

Main duties of the job

Clinicalknowledge and skills including:

• Chaperoneprocedure
• Requesting andprocessing pathology tests
• Advisingpatients accordingly
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• CHD
• Abilityto work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Good clinicalsystem IT knowledge and the ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Understandingof safeguarding adults and children
• Effective timemanagement (planning and organising)
• Demonstratepersonal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• Ability tofollow legal, ethical and professional policies/ procedures and codes ofconduct
• Knowledge of ITsystems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and theinternet
• Ability toidentify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Ability to workas a team member and autonomously
• Goodinterpersonal and organisational skills
• Sensitive andempathetic in distressing situations
• Knowledgeof and ability to work to key policies and procedures

About us

Our team work well together to ensure a high standard of clinical care is provided. We comprise of 5 GPs, ACP, Clinical Pharmacist, Mental Health Practitioner, 6 members of the Nursing Team and 10 Admin. We have structured processes which promote supportive working across all members of the practice.

Job responsibilities

Thefollowing are the core responsibilities of the ANP in delivering healthservices.

• Develop, implement and embed healthpromotion and wellbeing programmes
• Manage patients presenting with a rangeof acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
• Implement and evaluate individualspecialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Identify, manage and support patients atrisk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to thepatients health
• Provide advanced, specialist nursingcare to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICEand the NSF
• Beaware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhereto practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children
• Requestand collect pathological specimens. Upon receipt, to process and interpretpathology and other test results as required
• Provide chronic disease clinics,delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients tosecondary/specialist care as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records inconjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are usedeffectively
• Develop, implement and embed well womanand well man clinics
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Prioritise health issues and interveneappropriately
• Support the team in dealing withclinical emergencies
• Recognise, assess and refer patientspresenting with mental health needs
• Support in the provision of vaccinationprogrammes for both adults and children
• Be an extended and supplementaryprescriber, adhering to extant guidance
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF,etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
• Liaise with external services/agenciesto ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
• Delegate clinical responsibilitiesappropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope ofpractice of the individual)
• Deliver opportunistic health promotionwhere appropriate
• Provide holistic support in the clinicalgovernance spectrum assuming a senior role in its compliance
• Support the IPC lead for the practice,ensuring compliance
• Monitor and ensure the safe storage,rotation and disposal of medications
• Undertake overall management of thenursing team, providing guidance when necessary, acting as a mentor to studentsand newly qualified staff
• Participate in local initiatives toenhance service delivery and patient care
• Support and participate in sharedlearning within the organisation
• Develop an area of specialist interest,taking the lead within the organisation
• Continually review clinical practices,responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
• Drive the development of nursingservices within the organisation, liaising with external agencies andprofessional organisations as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice (ALNP) or, a degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
• Has evidence of working at an enhanced level, as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
• Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
• Confirmation of registration with the NMC
• Understanding of general practice and the wider NHS
• Experience of practice within the four pillars
• Experience of leading in chronic disease management
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice
• Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register

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.

Depending on experienceBased on experience and qualifications