Job summary
East Hull Family Practice have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our friendly practice. The role is full or part time hours.
Main duties of the job
To provide advanced levels of autonomous nursing practice by assessing, investigating, diagnosing, treating and referring patients in accordance with professional codes of conduct.
Post holders will prioritise and triage the needs of patients making any necessary referral for investigations in the appropriate manner. Post holders will work autonomously and provide holistic health care for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems applying advanced nursing skills.
About us
East Hull Family Practice is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Nurse Practitioner to join our existing team. The Nursing team consists of Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Advanced Health Care Assistants and Health Care Assistants/Phlebotomists. We also have 9 GP Partners, 3 Pharmacists, 1 Physiotherapist, 5 Paramedics, a Social Prescriber, a Care Coordinator and a large reception/admin team.
We are based in modern, purpose built health centres that we share with a number of other NHS services and we believe in providing all our patients with the best possible experience and health outcomes.
The practice also has a background of supporting training, both internally and externally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide direct access to patients seeking health care management and advice.
- Awareness of Medicines Act. Post holders will either be Independent Prescribers or issue prescriptions via FP10 in discussion with a prescribing clinician or follow Patient Group Directives.
- Work in a collaborative manner with other agencies to ensure seamless service delivery for patients
- Assess, diagnose, treat or refer patients as an autonomous primary care practitioner.
- To support and review patients in the use of both prescribed and over the counter medication within their scope of practice.
- Request pathology/radiology investigations and be able to process/manage these results.
- Apply educational knowledge and skills to support the development of other members of the clinical team.
- Demonstrate evidence-based practice in line with clinical governance principles and to provide clinically effective care.
- Provide health promotion advice on an individual basis.
- Provide necessary information relating to a patients health or illness and have an awareness of other community and support resources available.
- Demonstrate awareness of cultural or language barriers to health and take action to mitigate these.
- Ensure own clinical competence and updating through ongoing professional development and the active participation in clinical and staff meetings.
- Provide professional and clinical support and advice to other members of the primary healthcare team.
- To adhere to the Code of Professional Conduct of the regulatory body.
- Keep professionally updated and be responsible for addressing any unmet personal training needs.
Health & Safety The 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 correct and safe management of the specimens 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.
- 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 environments.
- Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide direct access to patients seeking health care management and advice.
- Awareness of Medicines Act. Post holders will either be Independent Prescribers or issue prescriptions via FP10 in discussion with a prescribing clinician or follow Patient Group Directives.
- Work in a collaborative manner with other agencies to ensure seamless service delivery for patients
- Assess, diagnose, treat or refer patients as an autonomous primary care practitioner.
- To support and review patients in the use of both prescribed and over the counter medication within their scope of practice.
- Request pathology/radiology investigations and be able to process/manage these results.
- Apply educational knowledge and skills to support the development of other members of the clinical team.
- Demonstrate evidence-based practice in line with clinical governance principles and to provide clinically effective care.
- Provide health promotion advice on an individual basis.
- Provide necessary information relating to a patients health or illness and have an awareness of other community and support resources available.
- Demonstrate awareness of cultural or language barriers to health and take action to mitigate these.
- Ensure own clinical competence and updating through ongoing professional development and the active participation in clinical and staff meetings.
- Provide professional and clinical support and advice to other members of the primary healthcare team.
- To adhere to the Code of Professional Conduct of the regulatory body.
- Keep professionally updated and be responsible for addressing any unmet personal training needs.
Health & Safety The 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 correct and safe management of the specimens 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.
- 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 environments.
- Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience within a primary care setting
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse, NMC registration
- Clinical Skills qualification
- Recognised nurse practitioner qualification
- Prescribing qualification
Desirable
- Degree in related subject
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex/changing environment
- Excellent IT skill
- Awareness of child protection and vulnerable adult issues
- Ability to assess and interpret clinical conditions
Desirable
- Familiarity with SystmOne clinical system.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience within a primary care setting
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse, NMC registration
- Clinical Skills qualification
- Recognised nurse practitioner qualification
- Prescribing qualification
Desirable
- Degree in related subject
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex/changing environment
- Excellent IT skill
- Awareness of child protection and vulnerable adult issues
- Ability to assess and interpret clinical conditions
Desirable
- Familiarity with SystmOne clinical system.
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).