Nursing Staff jobs in Grande-Bretagne

Cambridge Avenue & Messingham Medical Centre are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our innovative and forward thinking Practice to help us meet our patients needs

They will be able to work autonomously within the scope of their experience and qualifications but will have the support and supervision of the doctors within the practice. This includes appointments within the surgery as well as visits to patients in their own homes or nursing/residential homes where required.

They will provide assessment and care of acutely presenting patients within the practice.

They will recognise and work within their own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC. In order to work at this level NMC requirements for advanced clinical practice must be met.

You will be an Advanced Clinical/Nurse Practitioner and an Independent Prescriber and able to manage patients autonomously. These will be with a minor illness focus across the age range and online triage consultation cover .

The main duties will include assessing and diagnosing patients presenting with acute issues, either face to face, by telephone or any other methods as appropriate. You will undertake a variety of duties including face to face consultations, telephone consultations, and home visits. This will be for patients across the age range and across both sites.

You will also assist the nursing team with patients who have presented with issues beyond those that they feel competent to manage.

Please see the job description for a more detailed overview of the job role and responsibilities

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Cambridge Avenue & Messingham Medical Centre, you will play a vital role in delivering primary care services to our diverse patient population. You will work autonomously while being fully supported by a well-established team. The practice prioritises their patients care but adopts a supportive and team working environment.

We value flexibility, and whilst we're looking for approx. 24 - 28 hours a week and would also ask for some adaptability to allow for training, holiday cover, and occasional other colleague absences. This is for a fixed term of 18 months initially.

Assess, examine, diagnose, and develop management plans for patients presenting with a new problem. Deliver evidence-based care according to national and local guidelines.

Prescribe within the scope of knowledge in accordance to both practice, NHS Dorset and National guidance.

Produce accurate complete records of patient consultation using accurate cod to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

Assist the practice to obtain the level of QoF points required by acting on highlighted QoF indicators where appropriate.

Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects, and interactions.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Support patients in the application of the principles of self-care and healthy living.

Where suitably qualified, to manage the health needs of women presenting for family planning, cervical cytology, or sexual health consultation.

Participate in opportunistic vaccination and immunisation of both adults and children.

Follow agreed clinical protocols with referral to GPs as appropriate.

If required, to assess and manage the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care or phlebotomy provision.

Support the nursing team with assessing patients who have presented with issues beyond those the nurse/HCA feels competent to manage where it is within the clinical scope of your own competence

General

ake responsibility for your own learning and personal development to include acting as a positive role model.

Have an awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, such as prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome cultural and language barriers.

Carry out consultations within the practice face to face, by telephone or using online or other methods as appropriate.

Use the audit cycle to evaluate the quality of the work within the practice and use results to implement improvements where required.

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.

Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance including contributing to case conferences or documentation if required.

Maintain and clean equipment as per guidelines that are used in the course of your duty.

Chaperoning and assisting patients who are being examined by another clinician on request.

Maintain general tidiness and cleanliness of the consultation or treatment room that you are working in.

Participation in administrative systems in the Practice

A duty to advise GP(s) of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks.

Attend and participate in any Practice meetings when required. These may be on days you do not normally work, however you are expected to attend and will be paid overtime.

On occasion there may be a requirement to undertake home visits

Any other delegated duties appropriate to the post

• Registered first level nurse
• BSc, (NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met)
• Independent/supplementary nurse prescribing qualification
• Advanced nursing specialist qualification
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Specialism in area other minor ailments/injuries such as sexual health, diabetes, respiratory, mental health

• Nurse Prescribing
• Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and other minor injuries
• Nurse-led triage
• Audit
• Clinical meetings involvement
• 2 years + recent primary/community nursing experience
• Compiling clinical protocols and guidelines
• Research and QI

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.

Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours