Health Care Administration à United States

Towork autonomously, the NP/ANP is responsible for consulting with patients who wishto be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patientspresenting with minor illness; seeing and advising people in respect of theircontinuing medical and nursing needs. All consultations will be recorded on SystmOne,the clinical IT system. NP/ANP is required to conduct both telephone and F2F appointments. Intermittently there is a requirement to see extra oremergency patients and carry out home visits for an agreed cohort of patients. The nurse practitioner will need toprioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessaryreferrals for investigations in a timely appropriate manner. Patients withconditions requiring referral to secondarycare are discussed with the registered GP before making such a referral.

Diagnosingand treating patients presenting with minor illness

Triage andtreat patients presenting with minor illnesses to see a health careprofessional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primaryhealth care team.

Ensureclinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries ofcompetence and to acknowledge individual limitations.

Advisepatients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to othermembers of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.

Undertakethe collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples,swabs etc. Perform appropriate investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administration andprofession responsibilities

Participatein the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

All patientactivities are completed daily.

Ensureaccurate and legible notes of all consultations and management plans arerecorded in the patients notes on the clinical system, SystmOne.

Ensureaccurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patienthealth care and registration with the practice.

Ensurecollection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular andad hoc reports and audit.

Attend andparticipate in practice meetings and mandatory training sessions.

Undertakethe on line training and other training pertinent to the role of NP or ANP as agreedwith the Practice Manager or Partners.

Highachieving, patient focused, well led GP surgery requires an Nurse Practictioneror Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work alongside 3 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs,a highly skilled and talented nursing team of 2 Nurse Practitioners, 6 PracticeNurses, 3 Health Care Assistants and an experienced admin and reception team,striving to deliver excellence in Chelmsley Wood.

Towork autonomously, the NP or ANP is responsible for consulting with patients who wishto be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patientspresenting with minor illness; seeing and advising people in respect of theircontinuing medical and nursing needs. All consultations will be recorded on SystmOne,the clinical IT system. NP or ANP is required to conduct both telephone and F2F appointmentsat ten-minute intervals. Intermittently there is a requirement to see extra oremergency patients and carry out home visits for an agreed cohort of patients. The nurse practitioner will need toprioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessaryreferrals for investigations in a timely appropriate manner. Patients withconditions requiring referral to secondarycare are discussed with the registered GP before making such a referral.

Croft Medical Centre is part of the North Solihull PCNand we are working together at scale in order to provide extended access.

Diagnosingand treating patients

Triage andtreat patients presenting with minor illnesses to see a health careprofessional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primaryhealth care team.

Ensureclinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries ofcompetence and to acknowledge individual limitations.

Advisepatients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to othermembers of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.

Undertakethe collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples,swabs etc. Perform appropriate investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administration andprofession responsibilities

Participatein the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

All patientactivities are completed daily.

Ensureaccurate and legible notes of all consultations and management plans arerecorded in the patients notes on the clinical system, SystmOne.

Ensureaccurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patienthealth care and registration with the practice.

Ensurecollection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular andad hoc reports and audit.

Attend andparticipate in practice meetings and mandatory training sessions.

Undertakethe on line training and other training pertinent to the role of NP or ANP as agreedwith the Practice Manager/Partners.

Thepost-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by thepractice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participationin an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility formaintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Takingresponsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstratingskills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Maintaincontinued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful ornecessary for professional development, ensure PREP requirements are met.

If it isnecessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, fulltraining will be given.

As well asthe nursing team, there is a need to work closely with reception and adminstaff to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problemsencountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of thedifferent roles within the nursing team.

There isalso the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries andagencies, including secondary care.

Meetings

It will be necessary to attend and contributeto relevant practice meetings as requested.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patientsentrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation totheir health and other matters. They doso in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect theirprivacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined inthis job description, the post-holder may have access to confidentialinformation relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and otherhealthcare workers. They may also haveaccess to information relating to the practice as a business organization. All such information from any source is to beregarded as strictly confidential.

Health & Safety:

Thepost-holder will participate in a full range of promotion and management oftheir own and others health and safety and infection control, as defined inthe practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safetymanual, and the practice Infection Control policy and publishedprocedures. This will include (but willnot be limited to):

Usingpersonal security systems within the workplace according to practiceguidelines.

Awareness ofnational standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory /contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines.

Responsiblefor correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection,labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transportarrangements.

Managementand maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice includingprovision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff.

Ownershipofinfection control and clinically based patient care protocols andimplementation of those protocols across the practice.

Activeobservation of current working practices across the practice in relation toinfection control, cleanliness and related activities ensuring that proceduresare followed and weakness / training needs are identified, escalating issues asappropriate.

Identifyingthe risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a waythat manages those risks across clinical and patient process.

Makingeffective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate andmanage the training of others across the full range of infection control andpatient processes.

Monitoringpractice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control along withother members of the nursing team, ensuring that provision of hand-cleansingfacilities, wipes etc. are sufficient to ensure a good clinical workingenvironment. Lack of facilities to beescalated as appropriate.

Safemanagement of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal.

Usingappropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy,clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective actionwhere needed or escalation to responsible management.

Actively identifying, reporting, and correctionof health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognized.

Keeping own work areas and general / patientareas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks inrelation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibilityin the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business inconsultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers.

Undertaking periodic infection controltraining.

Routine management of own areas, andmaintenance of work space standards.

Waste Management, including collection, handling,segregation, container management, storage and collection.

Decontamination control procedures, managementand training, and equipment maintenance.

Maintenance of sterile environments.

Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children.

Equality and diversity:

Thepost-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importanceof peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practiceprocedures and policies, and current legislation.

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

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

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain qualitywithin the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of qualityand risk.

Assess own performance and take accountabilityfor own actions, either directly or under supervision.

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team byreflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improveand enhance the teams performance.

Work effectively with individuals in otheragencies to meet patients needs.

Effectively manage own time, workload andresources.

Communication:

Thepost-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication withinthe team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other teammembers.

Communicate effectively with patients andcarers.

Recognize peoples needs for alternativemethods of communication and respond accordingly.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

Apply practice policies, standards andguidance.

Discuss with other members of the team how thepolicies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.

Participate in audit where appropriate.

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Own transport for home visits to care homes.
• MSc BSc Clinical Nursing - Nurse Practitioner
• Knowledge of Chronic Disease Management
• Previous experience in either GP or walk-in centre advantageous but we will consider experienced applicants from secondary care

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.