Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner 7-Day Service
Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)
We are a GP owned company created to enhance the delivery of healthcare services to people living in Southport and Formby. Our services are provided locally, meaning fewer visits to large, busy hospitals and faster treatment in a convenient location. We're also flexible, offering extended hours access to a 7-Day GP Service during evenings and weekends recognising that sometimes getting to a daytime appointment just isn't possible.
The Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for the assessment of health and clinical needs of the patient. To undertake consultations with patients as an autonomous practitioner using advanced clinical practice skills, own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer, or discharge patients.
The post is a casual one whereby shifts are requested and allocated via an app-based rota system. We are currently looking for an Advanced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join the 7-Day GP Service team who are flexible to work from 5pm in the evenings between Monday to Friday and throughout the weekend during the daytime.
Main duties of the job
The main duties include but are not limited to;
* Undertake consultations with patients taking a comprehensive patient history, carry out physical examination use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to identify the potential diagnosis
* Exercise a higher degree of personal and professional autonomy using advanced clinical practice skills to include clinical interventions
* Refer patients for investigations when necessary/appropriate
* Make a final diagnosis, decide on and carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referral to primary or secondary care specialist services within local agreed pathways and protocols as appropriate
* Ensure that all treatments and care provided are based on best practice/evidence-based care
* Plan and provide skilled competent care to meet the patients health and social care needs, involving other members of the healthcare team as appropriate
* Work with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams in order to ensure patient needs are met
* Assess and evaluate, with the patient, the effectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed
* Use independent/supplementary prescribing skills for benefits of patient care
* Work independently and as part of the 7-Day GP Service team
Job responsibilities
The main duties of the role include but are not limited to;
* Assist in clinical audit and setting and monitoring of service and unscheduled care
* Identify and take appropriate actions to address risk to the patient, this will include:
* Identification of emergency care needs requiring despatch of a 999 ambulance
* Safeguarding children and protection of vulnerable adult issues which require referral on to other agencies in line with local policies
* Maintain contemporaneous records of the consultation and action using clinical software and where necessary written records, in line with NMC guidance and local policies, guidelines and procedures
* Work remotely using EMIS Web following the Working At Home Policy ensuring records and patient information is protected following GDPR.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Non-medical independent/supplementary Nurse prescriber V300
* MSc in Advanced Practice
Experience
* Experience of working in a mental health setting or a strong interest/experience of dealing with patients with mental health issues
* Ability to work autonomously
* Ability to communicate with stakeholders and convey complex messages to different recipient groups
Skills and Knowledge
* Has the ability following clinical assessment, to prescribe appropriately within professional competency and to review effectiveness of treatment within the four pillars of Advanced Practice
* Demonstrates high level of competence in clinical examination and diagnostic skills
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, provide enhanced discussions with patients
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.
Southport and Formby Health (GP Federation)
£45 an hour weekdays and £50.00 per hour at the weekend
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