The Nurse Practitioner will act within their professional boundaries to provide patient care from initial triage, history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care in the surgery and on home visits. The Nurse Practitioner will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work flexibly and supportively as a key member of the nursing team and wider multidisciplinary practice team, maximizing efficiency and skill mix.
The role is to complement our existing team of excellent Practice Nurses and HCA’s who undertake all basic nursing duties, health promotion, chronic disease management and minor illness assessments. You will be expected to work autonomously and undertake face-to-face clinical assessment of your patient list in 15-minute appointments, making clinical decisions based on experience, knowledge and analytical ability of undiagnosed presentations. Experience of SystmOne clinical software would be an advantage.
The applicant must be a Nurse prescriber, you must be willing to undertake home visits, make appropriate clinical referrals and process pathology results and hospital correspondence for your patients.
Main duties of the job
Summary of Responsibilities:
* Supporting on the day duties
* Prescribing and advising on medication
* Minor injuries and illnesses
* History Taking
* Working autonomously and under pressure
* Attend Practice Meetings
* Perform audit of aspects of practice nursing work.
* Refer patients to appropriate disciplines within the Primary Care Team and to outside agencies, with GPs involvement where appropriate.
* Work as a member of a coordinated Nurse team and take part in joint projects.
* Attend such training courses as may be required to maintain professional qualifications and expertise
* Have an interest in, and commitment to, continuous professional development
About us
We are a forward-thinking, supportive and innovative practice offering a range of services.
As active members of our PCN, the Practice also has access to shared services and resources including Social Prescribers, Clinical Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, MHP, and remote clinics.
The Surgery moved to its new purpose-built home in Jan 2020. We are a friendly, modern practice with a population of approx 7,100 patients.
We are keen to train and develop our own practice staff and encourage personal development at every opportunity.
Job responsibilities
REPORTS TO: Practice Manager
We are a forward-thinking, supportive, innovative practice who are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced ANP to complement our team. This is an opportunity to help us shape and develop the ANP role at Chapelford Medical Centre to ensure we achieve the best care for our patients.
- active involvement with enhanced services and commissioning
- excellent team spirit, helpful administrative team and free car parking!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse
* Non-Medical Independent Prescriber
Experience
* Several years post registration
* Experience in managing long term conditions
* Experience in minor illness, clinical decisions, telephone triage
* Experience of working autonomously
* Working within a primary care setting
Knowledge/Skills
* Knowledge of the working of general practice
* Up to date knowledge of health agenda, local and national Management of diseases, undiagnosed health roles
* Working autonomously
* Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
* Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team as a key player
* Skills in clinical examination and diagnostic techniques.
* Knowledge of PGD & current prescribing regimes
* Awareness of the legal and ethical issues of the role
* Information Technology Skills.
* Knowledge of PanMersey Guidelines.
* Knowledge of clinical software package.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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