Job Summary
Hollinwood Medical Practice is seeking an experienced ANP to work 18 hours per week, within their professional boundaries, to see patients on an appointment basis and provide care including initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients presenting at the practice. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Assess, examine, diagnose, and treat patients attending the practice within the parameters of experience and competency.
2. To be an independent prescriber and prescribe within the formulary agreed with the practice dependent upon experience and training.
3. To work autonomously with patients, being able to assess, diagnose, and manage patients attending with minor illness and injuries.
4. To recognise when other clinicians will be best placed to review a patient and to ensure all patients receive the highest care.
About Us
Hollinwood Medical Practice has a registered list of 8000+ patients, based in Oldham. We are looking for an ANP to join our established team of HCAs, Nurses, and GPs. Each day is different, so you need to have great diagnosis skills and be able to think on your feet. You will be part of a team that provides support, training, and a good amount of tea and cake! You will also be joining the wider team of ANPs across the company who get together annually for learning and development opportunities.
Hollinwood Medical Practice is part of the Hope Citadel Healthcare group, a team of 10 practices that are looking to bring transformation in individuals, families, and communities through whole-person centred healthcare.
Date Posted: 03 February 2025
Pay Scheme: Other
Salary: £50,000 to £53,000 a year Depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part-time
Reference Number: B0212-25-0005
Job Locations:
Hollinwood Medical Practice, 1 Clive Street, Oldham, OL8 3TR
Job Responsibilities
Communication
1. Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, and preferred ways of communication.
2. Utilise communication skills to support patients to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens.
Delivering a Quality Service
1. Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
2. Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures.
3. Deliver care according to the NSF and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and evidence-based care.
4. Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.
5. Participate in the management, review, and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents, and near-miss events utilising a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis).
Team Working
1. Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
2. Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of those taking on delegated duties.
Management of Risk
1. Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
2. Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety, and security legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
3. Ensure safe storage, rotation, and disposal of vaccines and drugs is undertaken.
4. Undertake mandatory and statutory training.
Utilising Information
1. Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation, and monitoring, presenting and communicating information.
2. Review and process data using accurate Read codes about patients in order to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
Learning and Development
1. Act as mentor to students, assessing competence against set standards as requested and if appropriately qualified.
2. Make effective use of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information.
This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and consultation. You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties, which may be requested from time to time.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential:
* Aware of accountability of own role and other roles.
* Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care.
* Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy.
* Awareness of the concept of whole person healthcare.
* Acute ailments management.
Desirable:
* Ability to identify determinants on health in the local area.
* Knowledge of public health issues in the local area.
* Awareness of local and national health policy.
* Awareness of issues within the wider health economy.
Qualifications
Essential:
* Registered First level Nurse.
* V300 Prescribing qualification.
Desirable:
* Clinical supervision and training experience.
Skills
Essential:
* Clinical skills around diagnosis and treatment of minor ailments.
* Communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families.
* Negotiation and conflict management skills.
* IT skills in clinical systems such as EMIS Web.
Experience:
Essential:
* Minimum 2 years post-registration experience.
* Experience in Primary Care.
* Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines.
* Experience of audit.
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.
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: Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC
Address: Hollinwood Medical Practice, 1 Clive Street, Oldham, OL8 3TR
Employer's Website: http://www.hopecitadel.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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