Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making.
A fantastic opportunity to join our Enhanced Access Team and be a part of the overall vision of Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance has become available, and we are currently seeking a driven and dedicated individual to fill the role of Bank Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
Our Advanced Nurse Practitioners play a vital role as part of a busy team. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in providing exceptional patient care in a variety of settings, working alongside other members of the organisation or wider health and social care team. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, and delivering care to patients across various age groups and clinical conditions, ensuring they receive the highest standard of treatment and support.
Main duties of the job
Clinical responsibilities:
* Safely manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations using data gathering, assessing for red flags, investigation, diagnosis, management, and review within their agreed scope of practice and capabilities.
* Must demonstrate complex clinical reasoning skills, to use problem solving approaches to analyse and synthesise information, manage medical and clinical uncertainty particularly in relation to a wide range of contexts and clinical presentations, and to include physical, mental, and social problems.
* Have a sound understanding of referral pathways including routine, urgent, 2-week wait and emergency admissions.
* Use resources appropriately and effectively.
* Manage acute/chronic presentations and medical complexity.
* Safely and effectively use a range of consultation modes to include telephone, video, online and face to face.
* Prescribe treatment and medication safely in line with local and national guidelines (where professional regulation and training permits i.e., an independent prescriber).
* To offer personalised care to people and signpost to and link with other members of the organisation or wider health and social care team.
* To provide accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultations, consistent with legislation policies and procedures.
* Support the practices on-call triage system.
About us
Are you looking to contribute your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment? A fantastic opportunity to join our team and be part of the vision at Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance. We're seeking a dedicated individual to fill the role of Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
In this position, you'll support us in achieving our goals and contributing to our organisation's success. At Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance, we foster a culture of innovation, growth, and continuous learning. You'll work alongside talented professionals committed to delivering excellence and driving positive change within our industry.
We offer a robust range of benefits to support our employees, including:
* 27 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
* Enhanced sick pay policy
* Generous maternity and paternity leave
* Blue Light Discounts (full reimbursement after probation)
* Employee Assistance Network (support 24/7, 365 days a year)
* Internal awards to celebrate achievements
* Exclusive employee discounts
Join us and be part of a supportive and rewarding work environment. If you're excited by new challenges and collaborating with a dynamic team, apply today!
Job responsibilities
Summary of Responsibilities:
This is underpinned by a masters level 7 award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of; clinical practice; leadership and management; education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.
A non-medical prescriber with a minor injury and illness qualification is essential and the ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care.
Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people's experience and improve outcomes.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
* Work as part of the multidisciplinary clinical team, for the provision of health care services to the patients of the organisation.
* Work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients within the scope of your capabilities.
* The post holder will take professional accountability for working at advanced level within the remit of qualifications and capabilities, as defined by the appropriate Framework for Advanced Practice, and working within the organisations standards and protocols, and local and national frameworks for best practice.
* Develop a portfolio of evidence demonstrating competencies and capabilities: in the four pillars for nurses as defined in the Core Framework for Advanced Clinical practice ACP Primary Care Nurse 2020.pdf (hee.nhs.uk) of,
* Clinical practice
* Leadership and Management
* Education
* Research
* The post holder will be able to:
* Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
* Develop critical thinking, complex clinical reasoning, and problem-solving skills
* Be a caring, compassionate clinician that is committed to high quality patient care
* Practice, without direct supervision, as an autonomous primary care healthcare practitioner.
* Safely manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations using data gathering, clinical examinations, diagnosis, organising investigations, safe prescribing, management, completing referrals, and follow-up within their agreed scope of practice and capabilities.
Communications skills:
* Have advanced and flexible interpersonal and communication skills to engage in effective and complex interactions with patients, carers, and colleagues as detailed in the profession specific framework.
* Communicate effectively with individuals who require additional assistance for consultation e.g., use of interpreters, BLS interpreters, easy read, people with LD etc.
* Use communication skills to maintain a professional approach when working with patients and colleagues.
Equality and diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers, and colleagues to include:
* Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with organisations procedures and policies, and current legislation.
* Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers, and colleagues.
* Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Safeguarding:
Individuals have a duty of care to children and vulnerable adults that they encounter whilst at work to safeguard and promote their welfare and to work to prevent, recognize, respond, appropriately refer, and record potential neglect or abuse, adhering to the company's Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and PREVENT policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MSc Advanced Practice from University or Credentialing via RCN, or completion of HEE pathway that provides a Digital Badge - Credentials - Advanced Practice (hee.nhs.uk)
* Health Assessment
* Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
* Registered with NMC
Experience
* Experience of working in community / primary care
* Management of long-term conditions
* Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
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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