Job summary
The Acute Advanced PractitionerTeam of 2 APs will work to provide additional acute access for the PCN memberpractices and will work as part of the wider PCN multi-disciplinary team. Therole requires the practitioner to be able to assess and treat patients withintheir scope of practice as well as close liaison with the patients GP practice,and to be an independent prescriber.
This is an excitingopportunity to be part of and help develop a new service from its inception.Working hours will be within practice contract hours of 8am and, andspecific working patterns can be discussed with the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
1. Recognise and work within own competence andprofessional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
2. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patientconsultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
3. Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains andpromotes quality
4. Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
5. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review,benchmarking and formal evaluation
6. Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems andprocesses across the organisation and its activities
7. Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work ofself and the team, implementing improvements where required Inpartnership with other clinical teams
8. Collaborate on improving the quality ofhealth care responding to local and national policies and initiatives asappropriate
9. Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness ofcare
10. Use a structured framework (eg root-cause analysis) to manage, review andidentify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-missevents
11. Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
12. Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification ofvulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutorychild/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance
About us
Leigh Primary Care Networksupports is made up of 9 practices in Leigh (Wigan Borough) covering a patient population ofroughly 57,000.
Leigh PCN memberpractices have worked together successfully for a number of years, but theformation of PCNs has allowed the PCN to develop further and establish asuccessful workforce including First Contact Practitioners, Care Coordinators, Community Link Workers, and Pharmacists, led by an effectiveleadership team headed by our Clinical Director and Data & TransformationLead.
Allthese services are successfully embedded within our practices. We now want to add an ANP service to the teamand believe this will be instrumental in continuing to meet the challenges inprimary care and providing high quality and responsive services in Leigh.
Job description
Job responsibilities
13. Working with patients and their carers and the wider neighbourhood team
14. Keeping patients at the centre of collaborative and integrated neighbourhood working
15. Providing effective care planning and comprehensive assessments
16. Supporting the development of effective systems and processes to ensure well-co-ordinated, high quality care that meets contractual requirements
17. Develop the service alongside the PCN leadership team and wider MDT
Please see full job description attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
18. Advanced Practitioner qualification (MSc)
19. Registered with the appropriate professional council
20. Be an independent prescriber or working towards an independent prescribing qualification
21. Commitment to maintain mandatory and role specific training
Experience
Essential
22. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
23. Time management and ability to prioritise workload
24. Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative
25. Ability to assess and manage risk when working with individuals
Desirable
26. Knowledge of EMIS Web and System One Clinical System