Advanced Nurse Practitioner - West Cornforth Medical Centre

• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
• Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders
• Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues
• Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions.
• Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs
• Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate)
• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan
• 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 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 to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
• Promote and deliver evidence-based care for patients presenting with all conditions
• Working autonomously at other GP practice sites covering General Practitioners/Nurse Practitioners absence and sickness, you may be working in isolation

• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
• Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders
• Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues
• Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
• Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
• Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
• 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
• Use a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events
• Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
• Monitor and develop the performance of the GPN team in accordance with local policies
• Approve the performance of the team, providing feedback as appropriate

Essential

• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Mentor/teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• Extended/Independent Nurse Prescriber

Desirable

• Registered first level nurse MSC or equivalent/Degree

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• At least 3 years recent primary and community nursing experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness.
• Nurse-led triage
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Leading a team

Desirable

• Project management
• Working with community development initiatives
• Health-needs assessment

Essential

• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Team player
• Ability to work across boundaries
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• Local and national health policy
• Wider health economy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Change management skills
• Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Advanced Clinical skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues
• Understanding of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area
• Knowledge of public health issues in the area
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements