Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care Management Solutions Ltd

The closing date is 30 June 2024

Job summary

To work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the delivery of practice nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The advanced nurse practitioner will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well women and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.

Main duties of the job

The following are the core responsibilities of the advanced nurse practitioner.There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

About us

Chiltern House Medical Centre offers clinical services to NHS patients who need to be sure of the very highest standards. But it's how we do what we do that makes the difference. We aim to deliver a genuinely caring and thoughtful patientcentred services. From first referral through diagnosis to effective treatment we promise true professionalism. No patient will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, gender, social class, age, religion, sexual orientation, appearance, disability or medical condition. At the practice, patients come first.

Date posted

19 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0054-24-0007

Job locations

Chiltern House Medical Centre

Temple End

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP13 5DN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

b. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advise to patients

c. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients

d. Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health

e. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

f. Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients

g. Provide specialist clinics such as ear syringing, contraception etc.

h. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens

i. Provide travel medicine services

j. Request pathology services as necessary

k. Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required

l. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary / specialist care as required

m. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

n. Ensure read codes are used effectively

o. Maintain chronic disease registers

p. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics

q. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics

r. Develop, implement and embed travel clinics

s. Develop, implement and embed an effective call/recall system

t. Be responsible for the implementation of an effective immunisation programme

u. Chaperone patients where necessary

v. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

w. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

x. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

y. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children

z. Extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance

aa. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required

bb. Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance

cc. Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

dd. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

ee. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

ff. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

gg. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Secondary Responsibilities

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the advanced nurse practitioner may be requested to:

a. Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle

b. Act as the IPC lead for the practice, ensuring compliance, undertaking audit as necessary

c. Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medicaments

d. Overall management of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, acting as a mentor to students and newly qualified staff

e. Maintain an effective nursing staff rota, ensuring all clinics are staffed appropriately

f. Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

g. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice

h. Develops an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the practice

i. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

j. Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)

k. Drives the development of nursing services within the practice, liaising with external agencies and professional organisations as required

l. Develops practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation

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