Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The successful candidate will undertake both emergency minor illness, and routine clinics within the surgery as part of our advanced practitioner team.

We would welcome applicants who have experience in either home visiting, nursing home care, and/or a clinical specialty for example chronic disease or women's health.

To deliver a high

standard of patient care within the practice, using advanced autonomous

clinical skills and a broad, in-depth theoretical knowledge base.

Working as a member

of the routine and duty clinical team consisting of GP, ANP/ACP and Paramedic, managing a

clinical caseload, dealing with patients presenting needs within a primary

care setting.

Work as an

autonomous practitioner, providing clinical care including telephone and face

to face, triage, diagnosis, and treatment including home visits, as appropriate.

Utilise advanced

skills and expert knowledge to assess,

diagnose, plan, implement & evaluate treatment/interventions and care for

patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.

Clinically examine

and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective,

and plan care accordingly.

Assess, diagnose,

plan, implement & evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with

long-term conditions or complex needs.

Diagnose and manage

both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based

treatment methods into a management plan and within scope of practice.

Initiate and

interpret tests and investigations as appropriate.

Prescribe and

review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs

and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice

protocols, and within scope of practice.

Work with patients

in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.

Provide information

and advice on prescribed and over the counter medication on medication

regimens, side effects and interactions.

Support patients to

adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply

principles of self-care.

Participate in

vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children where

required.

Prioritise health

problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent

or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Record accurate

data in the patient records to an agreed standard.

Collaborate with

other members of the Primary Health Care Team including doctors, nurses and

other AHPs, accepting referrals and referring to them for specialist care.

Direct referral to

and liaison with consultants and other professional agencies.

Ensure a high

standard of clinical practice is maintained by ensuring care is based on

current best practice, embarking upon further training if required and

continuing to update clinical knowledge.

Recognise and work

within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC / HCPC.

Produce accurate,

contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with

legislation, policy, and best practice.

Be aware of and

follow data protection regulations (GDPR) and confidentiality requirements.

Use technology and

appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and

monitoring of care, presenting, and communicating information.

Review and process

data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information

retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.

Prioritise,

organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes

quality.

Effectively apply practice

policies, standards, and guidance.

Deliver high

quality evidence-based care according to NICE, and other regional / local

guidelines and best practice.

effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and

formal evaluation.

Keep up to date

with current evidence-based practice.

Alert other team

members and the practice management team to issues of quality and risk.

Assess own

performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under

supervision.

Contribute to the

effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making

suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

Work effectively

with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Participate in

research and utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of

the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.

In partnership with

other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care

responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.

Support and

participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.

Assist in the

development and implementation of policies and procedures.

Understand and

apply legal frameworks that support the identification of vulnerable and abused

children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health

procedures and local guidance.

Participate in

annual professional development review.

Attend and

participate in significant event meetings.

Attend and

participate in practice clinical meetings.

Health & safety

The post-holder

will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety

and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the

practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy

and published procedures.

Identify the risks

involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that minimises

those risks.

Make effective use

of training to update knowledge and skills.

Use appropriate

infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and

free from hazards.

Actively report health

and safety, and infection control hazards immediately when recognised.

Keep own work areas

and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of

general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders

role.

Undertake periodic

infection control training.

Equality and diversity

The post-holder

will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and

colleagues.

Act in a way that

recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that

is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

Respect the

privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behave in a manner

which is welcoming to, and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects

their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Support people who

need help in exercising their rights

New Road Surgery is

based in the centre of Bromsgrove, providing services to around 13,000

patients.

rated Good and commended for our team ethos and team atmosphere.

We are looking to

expand our current clinical team and are offering the opportunity to join our

friendly, supportive and well organised team.

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered professional NMC or HCPC; - Independent prescribing qualification; - Masters level study (level 7)

Desirable: - Full MSc; - Additional professional qualification e.g. FRSH diploma, chronic disease diploma

Experience

Essential: - Working as an autonomous practitioner; - Experience of primary care

Desirable: - Experience of home visiting; - Experience in an area of specialty e.g. women's health