Credas medical are looking for an Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner to join our team, to help deliver high-quality, person-centred healthcare to our registered patients in five care homes across Darley dale.
Your role supports the care of residents in the care homes aligned to the practice, where your skills for the care of older people with frailty will be highly valued.
Based at Darley Dale Medical Centre you will work closely with our GPs and multidisciplinary team to care for patients in local Care Homes.
More Information:
* 25 days annual leave pro rata + bank holidays
* Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
* Pay: £53k to £56k per year pro rata
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday (Days negotiable)
* Completion of MSc in Advanced Practice (or equivalent)
* Are you a qualified independent prescriber?
Experience:
* Primary care: 2 years (preferred)
Main duties of the job
You will act as an autonomous practitioner working both independently and in conjunction with other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose and manage acute and long term conditions.
Undertake weekly visits to our five local care homes and provide an assessment of our registered patients' health care needs and advance care plans, based on highly-developed knowledge and skills, including skills such as physical examination and evidence-based prescribing.
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols, and within the scope of practice.
Make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
Support and advise patients, families, and carers with your clinical expertise.
Recognise and manage palliative and end of life situations.
Support best practice by working closely with the individual, their carers and family. Communicate well with health and social care teams to ensure high quality personalised care including the completion of Respect and Advance Care planning documentation.
About us
We are based across three sites at Darley Dale, Winster & Youlgreave, in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales.
We are a friendly, supportive team that strive to provide high quality care to our 8,900 registered patients. We have a culture of continuous improvement, responsive to changing healthcare needs. We aim to develop our services to provide the best possible care with the resources available.
We are a Foundation Year 2, GP Registrar and medical student training practice, and an accredited Veteran Friendly practice.
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the job
You will act as an autonomous practitioner working both independently and in conjunction with other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose and manage acute and longterm conditions.
Undertake weekly visits to our five local care homes and provide an assessment of our registered patients' health care needs and advance care plans, based on highly-developed knowledge and skills, including skills such as physical examination and evidence-based prescribing.
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols, and within the scope of practice.
Make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
Support and advise patients, families, and carers with your clinical expertise.
Recognise and manage palliative and end of life situations.
Support best practice by working closely with the individual, their carers and family. Communicate well with health and social care teams to ensure high quality personalised care including the completion of Respect and Advance Care planning documentation.
Person Specification
Experience
* Care, compassion and commitment to looking after frail and older adults are essential qualities we expect from the post holder.
* Continuity is key to safe, effective and person-centred care, so establishing productive professional relationships with care home staff and knowledge of residents over time will support the delivery of excellent care.
* Experience of working in frailty and the care of older adults
* Working autonomously in an advanced nurse/clinical practitioner role
* Managing both acute care needs and long-term health problems relevant to frail and older adults.
* Prescribing
* Experience of working within a primary care or General Practice
* Experience of case management
* Experience of advanced care planning
* Palliative and end of life care
Qualifications
* Registered first level nurse MSc or equivalent
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.
Depending on experience £53,000 - £56,000 per annum depending on experience
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