Bethesda Medical Centre

Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

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Job summary

Surgery with a Sea View!!

Bethesda Medical Centre

Margate Kent

We are looking for a Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner for up to 9 sessions a week.

Bethesda Medical Centre is a friendly, forward thinking, high achieving Surgery based in a modern purpose built Surgery.

We have a population of 19,100 patients and offer a wide range of Services to our own patients and provider services to patients across East Kent.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will assess, investigate, diagnose, plan and implement care for patients presenting with diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions and address continuing medical needs

Will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet patient needs.

will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.

About us

Bethesda Medical Centre is a forward thinking medical practice that aims to provide good medical care with respect and understanding for our patients and staff.

Bethesda Medical Centre is purpose built and situated on a cliff top in Cliftonville on the outskirts of Margate.

The practice team consists of 9 doctors (4 partners and 7 salaried GPs), 4 nurses, 5 Acute Care Team clinicians, 6 HCAs and admin & ancillary staff.

We also have attached staff who are based at the practice or visit, and these include:- Mental Health Nurses, Counsellors and physiotherapists.

Details

Date posted

15 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A0700-24-0007

Job locations

Palm Bay Avenue

Cliftonville

Margate

Kent

CT9 3NR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

TITLE OF POST:

Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Full time (37 hours a week)

CONTRACT:

Permanent Contract

RESPONSIBLE TO:

Practice Manager and Clinical Director

ACCOUNTABLE TO:

Partners

Job Summary

To assess, investigate, diagnose, plan and implement care for patients presenting with diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions and address continuing medical needs.

To work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet patient needs.

The practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. The practitioner will take part in the management of some patients with long-term conditions. Part of your responsibilities will include visiting patients in their home to assess their medical condition, at the request of the lead clinician.

You will be working as part of a clinical team, with 11 GPs and 6 Practice Nurses and 5 HCAs with a large administration support group.

Job Responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illnesses

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective, and remains within boundaries of competence.

Advise patients on health care and minor ailments with referral to other members of the primary and secondary healthcare team as necessary

Administration and professional responsibilities

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 computer record

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient care

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular an ad-hoc reports and audits

Attend and participate in Practice meetings

Training and personal development

Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with Practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments

Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

Liaison

There is a need to work closely with all members of the Practice including the reception and administrative staff, as well as the medical and nursing team.

There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and other agencies, including the Community Nursing Team, and Secondary Care.

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 patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Be punctual and professional in manner

Confidentiality

In the performance of the duties outlined in the job description, the post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, 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 strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Any breach of confidentiality may result in disciplinary proceedings

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in such a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way, free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified

Safeguarding

You have a responsibility to follow the principles of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children in accordance with Practice policy.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

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 patient, their carers and colleagues

Behaving in a way that is welcoming to, and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feeling, priorities and rights

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

Undertake distribution of results of investigations, and workflow correspondence as appropriate, when required

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

TITLE OF POST:

Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Full time (37 hours a week)

CONTRACT:

Permanent Contract

RESPONSIBLE TO:

Practice Manager and Clinical Director

ACCOUNTABLE TO:

Partners

Job Summary

To assess, investigate, diagnose, plan and implement care for patients presenting with diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions and address continuing medical needs.

To work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet patient needs.

The practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. The practitioner will take part in the management of some patients with long-term conditions. Part of your responsibilities will include visiting patients in their home to assess their medical condition, at the request of the lead clinician.

You will be working as part of a clinical team, with 11 GPs and 6 Practice Nurses and 5 HCAs with a large administration support group.

Job Responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illnesses

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective, and remains within boundaries of competence.

Advise patients on health care and minor ailments with referral to other members of the primary and secondary healthcare team as necessary

Administration and professional responsibilities

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 computer record

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient care

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular an ad-hoc reports and audits

Attend and participate in Practice meetings

Training and personal development

Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with Practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments

Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

Liaison

There is a need to work closely with all members of the Practice including the reception and administrative staff, as well as the medical and nursing team.

There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other surgeries and other agencies, including the Community Nursing Team, and Secondary Care.

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 patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Be punctual and professional in manner

Confidentiality

In the performance of the duties outlined in the job description, the post holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, 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 strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Any breach of confidentiality may result in disciplinary proceedings

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in such a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way, free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified

Safeguarding

You have a responsibility to follow the principles of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children in accordance with Practice policy.

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

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 patient, their carers and colleagues

Behaving in a way that is welcoming to, and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feeling, priorities and rights

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

Undertake distribution of results of investigations, and workflow correspondence as appropriate, when required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council. Level 7 Clinical consultation and examination module or equivalent
  • or Degree in Paramedic Science

Desirable

  • Prescribing Qualification.
  • Experience in Primary Care

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience in General Practice
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council. Level 7 Clinical consultation and examination module or equivalent
  • or Degree in Paramedic Science

Desirable

  • Prescribing Qualification.
  • Experience in Primary Care

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience in General Practice

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).

Additional information

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

Bethesda Medical Centre

Address

Palm Bay Avenue

Cliftonville

Margate

Kent

CT9 3NR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bethesda Medical Centre

Address

Palm Bay Avenue

Cliftonville

Margate

Kent

CT9 3NR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Clinician Acute Care Team

Seana Mulligan

seana.mulligan@nhs.net

01843209300

Details

Date posted

15 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

A0700-24-0007

Job locations

Palm Bay Avenue

Cliftonville

Margate

Kent

CT9 3NR


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