Job summary
To work as an autonomous practitioner, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.
The post offered is part time, totalling 24 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The advanced nurse practitioner will be responsible for all aspects of Women's health in addition to some minor illness clinics, chronic disease management, health prevention, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
About us
The Heron Medical Practice is a 7 GP Partner general Medical Practice with approx. 18,500 wide-ranging patient demographic based between Herne Bay and Canterbury.
The Practice prides themselves on holding numerous accreditations to look after our employees. We have been awarded GOLD by Investors in People and awarded at the Kent & Medway Primary Care Network Celebration Event for Workforce Health and Wellbeing.
The Practice team is passionate about providing a high quality service to our patients, as well as maintaining a high level of professionalism. Our work environment boasts strong team-working ethics. We are a training practice across three sites (Herne Bay and the Canterbury area) and host many additional services including Ophthalmology and Ultrasound.
We have a strong team of allied health professionals including a Practice Pharmacist, a Community Pharmacist, a Paramedic, Practice Nurses and HCAs.
If you would like to be part of a friendly and progressive practice, then we would like to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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:
- Provide womens health clinics.
- Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice to patients
- Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
- Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
- Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Request pathology services as necessary
- Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
- Ensure read codes are used effectively
- Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- Extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
- Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
- Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
- Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- Provide a home visiting service
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the advanced nurse practitioner may be requested to:
- Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Develops an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the practice
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
- Drives the development of nursing services within the practice, liaising external agencies and professional organisations as required
- Develops practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation
Job description
Job responsibilities
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:
- Provide womens health clinics.
- Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice to patients
- Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
- Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health
- Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Request pathology services as necessary
- Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
- Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
- Ensure read codes are used effectively
- Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- Extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
- Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
- Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
- Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
- Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
- Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies
- Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
- Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
- Provide a home visiting service
In addition to the primary responsibilities, the advanced nurse practitioner may be requested to:
- Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle
- Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice
- Develops an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the practice
- Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate
- Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA)
- Drives the development of nursing services within the practice, liaising external agencies and professional organisations as required
- Develops practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS / Systmone / Vision user skills
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
- Qualified Triage Nurse
- Minor Illness Qualification
- IR(M)ER training certificate
- Clinical Examination Skills / Advanced Clinical Practice certificates
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
- EMIS / Systmone / Vision user skills
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving & analytical skills
- Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
Desirable
- Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
- Experience with clinical risk management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated, forward thinker
- Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure / in stressful situations
- Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Effectively utilises resources
- Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- Experience of chronic disease management
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Post graduate diploma or degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
- Qualified Triage Nurse
- Minor Illness Qualification
- IR(M)ER training certificate
- Clinical Examination Skills / Advanced Clinical Practice certificates
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).
