Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Retford & Villages PCN
Retford & Villages Primary Care Network are seeking a driven, emotionally intelligent, high quality ANP who values excellent patient care; to see patients, working across all practices, seeing patients on acute presentation.
The successful candidate will act as an autonomous practitioner working independently, to provide complete episodes of care for patients of any age, management of a wide variety and range of presenting complaints and health care needs. To assess, diagnose and treat conditions of patients attending primary care, initiating direct referrals as appropriate.
You will provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.
To develop new and innovative concepts, models, methods and practices to deliver and improve primary care services in order to meet the needs of the organisation.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertakes clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary healthcare services.
2. Assesses, diagnoses and treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.
3. Directly admits patients to secondary care with acute medical needs.
4. Refers patients to other medical specialties for assessment if deemed appropriate.
5. Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations including referral for x-ray.
6. Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures.
7. Makes critical clinical judgements to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job for example, first contact with patients presenting acutely and manages care in the presence and absence of protocols.
8. Makes decisions where appropriate without recourse to others e.g. direct referral of patients to hospital consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues.
9. Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.
10. Extended and supplementary prescriber.
About us
The Primary Care Network (PCN) model enables a new and different way of working, with a different mix of skills in primary care and refreshed focus on improving the health of our population.
Retford & Villages PCN comprises of 5 General Practices: Riverside Health Centre, Kingfisher Family Practice, Crown House Surgery, Tuxford Medical Centre and North Leverton Surgery. With a population of over 57,000 people, we are the largest of the three PCNs in Bassetlaw, responsible for 44% of the registered patients.
The area we cover is largely rural. Although the area served is relatively affluent, there are more deprived families and communities clustered around the town of Retford. A higher percentage of our patients are supported in residential or nursing care than the national rate.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to full job description attached to this vacancy for further information.
We would be happy to speak with interested candidates and arrange an informal visit by request.
Person Specification
Experience
* Understanding of computer based medical records management SystmOne / EMIS.
* Recent primary and community nursing experience.
* Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments, and injuries.
* Worked in a General Practice Environment.
* Working with community development initiatives.
* Health-needs assessment.
* Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines.
* Audit.
* Research.
Knowledge and Skills
* Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and NHS.
* Excellent verbal communication & interpersonal skills.
* Sound knowledge of computer literacy.
* Ability to work with staff of all levels in a positive, helpful and constructive manner.
* Ability to cope with change.
* Clinical examination skills.
* Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service.
* Clinical governance issues in primary care.
* Communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Health Promotion Strategy knowledge.
* Audit Experience.
* Uses initiative.
Qualifications
* Registered first level nurse MSc or equivalent (portfolio route).
* Digital Badge.
* Clinical supervision training and experience.
* Prescriber.
* Community nursing specialist qualification.
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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