Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Paramedic Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct / equivalent professional body.

Act as a positive role model to staff and patients.

To work as an autonomous practitioner

Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional, diagnosing, treating and prescribing for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness or injury making an assessment of their needs, based on highly developed nursing skills including physical assessment.

Seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.

Administer treatment within protocols, policies and clinical guidelines.

Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to the patients needs in accordance with evidence based practice and clinical guidelines.

To maintain competencies associated with the role ensuring you are working within your own limitations / scope of practice.

Ensure clinical protocols are adhered to at all times.

To participate in the setting of standards of patient care based on sound research findings.

To complete on-line and face to face training as required, maintaining competence and professional development.

Demonstrate flexible and innovative ways of working to provide access to the patient population.

Maintain confidentiality and trust at all times.

Adhere to consent and understand the working principles involved, especially in relation to vulnerable groups.

Clear contemporaneous recording and updating patient care records.

Maintaining a portfolio of professional development for NMC revalidation to maintain professional registration.

To provide high quality advanced nursing service to a defined practice population.The role will include responsibility within the practice for the development and direction of the clinical and managerial aspects of nursing care, as well as an advanced clinical role. The role is flexible and demanding and maybe expanded in accordance with practice requirements and the ACPS own scope of practice.

• To provide high quality advanced nursing service to a defined practice population.
• The role will include responsibility within the practice for the development and direction of the clinical and managerial aspects of nursing care, as well as an advanced clinical role. The role is flexible and demanding and may be expanded in accordance with practice requirements and the ACPS own scope of practice.

• Identify, assess and diagnose patients (adults and children) with complex health needs across the practice population including in the community, Residential and Nursing Homes

  Lead the introduction and use of technical and specialist nursing treatments for patients with complex healthcare needs.

  Prescribe products to meet the needs of patients within the practice population.

  Lead and develop programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals.

  Work with others to change policies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities.

  Mentor clinical staff where competencies allow

  The implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the practice nursing team.

  Participate in quality assurance, development and clinical governance.

  Work with other members of the practice team in the implementation of specific aspects of national guidelines.

  To adopt a holistic approach working with individuals and wider populations to promote health through preventative measures.

  Be able to deal with Children and Adults

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

• • Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes
  • Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended
  • Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
  • Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit
  • Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (RGN or RN)
• Non-medical prescriber qualification
• Nurse Practitioner qualification (MSc Specialist Practice)
• Completed their Masters
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Working towards/completed mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
• Experience in management of patients with complex needs and long term conditions e.g. COPD, diabetes, CHD.
• Evidence of working autonomously as part of a team
• Proven ability to evaluate safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care
• Ability to work in a with a team
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Experience of treating patient of all ages (adults and children)
• Physical assessment and clinical examination skills

Desirable

• Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health
• Experience of using EMIS web
• Wider IT skills

Personal qualities and approach

Essential

• Demonstrates well developed organisational and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Highly motivated with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise own workload
• Able to work in a changing environment
• A degree of flexibility within working hours
• Team Player
• Full current driving licence and car owner

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

Readesmoor Medical Group Practice

Address

29/31 West Street

Congleton

Cheshire

CW12 1JP

Employer's website

https://www.readesmoor.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)