Job summary Act as an audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle and developing the health champion role Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care Support and participate in shared learning within the practice Develop an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the practice Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e., root cause analysis (RCA) Drive the development of nursing services within the practice, liaising with external agencies and professional organisations as required Develop practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation Main duties of the job Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients' health Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) Provide specialist clinics such as ear syringing etc. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens Request pathology services as necessary Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation Ensure read codes are used effectively Maintain chronic disease registers Develop, implement and embed well man clinics Develop, implement and embed an effective call/recall system Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs About us We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Date posted 10 December 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (pro rata if P/T) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 333-D-HJ-1740 Job locations HMP Woodhill MILTON KEYNES LU7 4QD Job description Job responsibilities Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.) Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of the practice of the individual Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate Job description Job responsibilities Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.) Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of the practice of the individual Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate Person Specification Experience Essential oExperience of practice within the four pillars oJob plan that demonstrates advanced nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level oExperience in prescribing and undertaking medication reviews oExperience of working in a primary care environment Desirable oExperience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse Qualifications Essential oRegistered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council oMaster's degree required for qualification post December 2020 OR Post graduate oQualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register oMeets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level oMeets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet oMinor illness qualification Desirable oQualified triage nurse oTeaching qualification oALS Person Specification Experience Essential oExperience of practice within the four pillars oJob plan that demonstrates advanced nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level oExperience in prescribing and undertaking medication reviews oExperience of working in a primary care environment Desirable oExperience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse Qualifications Essential oRegistered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council oMaster's degree required for qualification post December 2020 OR Post graduate oQualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register oMeets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level oMeets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet oMinor illness qualification Desirable oQualified triage nurse oTeaching qualification oALS 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Address HMP Woodhill MILTON KEYNES LU7 4QD Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)