Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summaryLaunceston Close Surgery in Winsford is looking for an experienced ANP for 1 day per week to join our friendly practice team.
Our ideal candidate will have experience in general practice.
The candidate will ideally be educated to masters level in advanced nursing and hold an independent prescribing qualification.
Main duties of the job Main duties of the jobYou will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing General Medical Services to the patients of the practice.
The post holder, as the first point of contact will be a caring, compassionate, and a committed experienced nurse who acting within their professional boundaries will provide care that includes but is not limited to history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing and future care plans.
You will instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret complex findings/reports within the scope of an ANP and discuss results with patients where appropriate.
You will provide holistic care to the registered patient population and their families.
About us Overview of your organisationThe practice has approximately 5,200 patients and we are high achievers for QOF and other patient related and contract related targets.
The practice is a very family orientated practice of many years standing and has a variety of healthcare professionals and admin staff including GPs, a pharmacist, practice nurses, a healthcare assistant, a GP Assistant, plus reception and admin staff.We are one of 5 practices who form part of Winsford Primary Care Network and work closely with the other 4 practices to provide a range of services across a total PCN population of approximately 36,000 patients in Winsford.
Our PCN includes Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, Physiotherapists, Care Co-ordinators, Social Prescribing Link Workers and GP Assistants.
Job description Job responsibilities As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will need to manage your own patients in both a primary care practice setting.
Telephone triage may also be required.You will be required to fully document all aspects of patient care using the EMIS Clinical System and agreed templates and protocols, working in accordance with agreed administrative systems.
You will need to send and receive written information on behalf of the practice relating to physical and social welfare of the patients.
Work closely with the manager and other members of staff in setting up and improving practice systems for monitoring and measuring performance against clinical governance and quality indicator targets, including those relating to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.In summary the successful candidate will:Have experience in General PracticeHave active registration with NMCKeep your registration and training up to date and source relevant trainingBe educated to masters level in advanced nursingBe an independent prescriberMeet NMC revalidation requirementsDemonstrate autonomous evidenceFollow agreed policies and proceduresAct upon alerts (eg QOF) during routine visitsProvide all ANP services requiredProvide appropriate healthcare for patients presenting with health problemsProvide preventative healthcare and adviceProvide medical support for patients referred by colleaguesAdhere to the practice prescribing formulary, local and national guidelinesRecord clear IT based consultation notes to agreed standardsCollect data for audit purposes and participate in clinical auditAttend and participate in appropriate meetings as deemed necessary by the PM eg.
MDT and clinical meetings.Carry out any other duty deemed necessary for the safe and smooth running of the practice.ConfidentialityIn the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.
They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers or practice staff and other healthcare workers.
They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation.
All such information from any source is to be regarded as confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, or colleagues, healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons, in accordance with practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.Health & safetyThe post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.
This will include (but will not be limited to):Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimen process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.
Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff.
Responsible for hand hygiene across the practice Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and implementation of those protocols across the practice.
Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes.
Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment.
Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.
Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards.
Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management.
Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually) Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of work-space standards Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection Spillage control procedures, management and training Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance Maintenance of sterile environmentsSafeguardingDemonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children.Equality and diversityThe post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues by:Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.Personal/Professional development:The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Taking responsibility for demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Participation in any mandatory training arranged by the practice and courses relevant to your own professional development.Quality:The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patient needs.
Effectively manage workload and resources in your own area of workCommunication:The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:Communicate effectively with the practice manager and other team members.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.Contribution to the implementation of services:The post-holder will:Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work.
Participate in audit where appropriate.
Person Specification Experience Essential The candidate will ideally have experience of working as an ANP in Primary Care.
Qualifications Essential Educated to Masters Level in advanced nursing and hold an independent prescribing certificate.