Job summary
Locations: Fieldhead, Lockwood & Nook Surgeries
Huddersfield
Overview: We are looking to recruit an ACP/ANP/ECP
to join our General Practice family. You will join our expanding group of
clinicians which already comprises of a stable & happy group of 5 GPs and 6
ANPs. We are forward thinking, friendly and modern practices. Teamwork and
mutual support are integral to our working practices.
Salary Range: £50k - £60k
6 weeks paid annual leave + bank holidays
Paid protected study time
NHS Pension
Inclusive of indemnity insurance
Employment type:
Permanent Full or Part-Time
Requirement:
Please contact the Practice Manager on 01484 654504 for more
information.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an experienced Advanced
Clinical Practitioner / Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Emergency Care
Practitioner (within General Practice), who acting within their professional
boundaries, will provide and care for the presenting patient from initial
history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of
their care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert
care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively
with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of
patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse
leadership as required. In order to work at this level, NMC requirements for
advanced practice must be met.
About us
Employer& Staff:
We offer a friendly, supportive and no-blame
atmosphere.
We consider optimising a positive environment for
our colleagues is paramount.
Purpose-built GP practices
Dedicated staff parking
Relaxing staff room
As much coffee, tea and
biscuits you can handle (with the occasional cake, flavours may vary!)
A short walk to local shops
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRIMARY
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
A. CLINICAL ROLE:
The
post-holder will:
- Provide the choice of direct access to an ANP, both in the Practice
and over the telephone, for the general practice population
- Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is
accountable
- Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients
presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of
skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and
clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan
- Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or
investigations and interpret findings/reports
- Where the post holder is an independent prescriber : to prescribe
safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current
legislative framework
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised
patient care
- Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing
where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on
prevention and self-care
- Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion,
health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
- Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate
- Take the Practice lead in developing and delivering specialist
primary care services, such as long
term disease management (diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, coronary heart disease and hypertension)
- Work with nursing, medical and health care assistant colleagues to ensure
that National Service Frameworks (e.g. Coronary Heart Disease/Older People/
Diabetes /Mental Health) are being delivered
- Work with multi-disciplinary team within the Practice, and across
the wider Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group. (GHCCG), to
promote integrated and seamless pathways of care
- Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain
the high standards of patient care and service delivery
Participate in identification of community
health needs and develop patient/family-centred strategies to address them
Help develop and set up new patient services and
participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services
- Be aware of and contribute to planning and delivery of practice-based
commissioning
B. TEACHING AND
MENTORING ROLE:
The
post-holder will:
- Promote a learning
environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals.
- Contribute to the planning and implementation of the teaching for
existing staff, such as GP registrars and Health Care Assistants, within
the Practice.
C. PROFESSIONAL ROLE:
The
post-holder will:
- Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest
research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
- Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through
the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review
- Maintain their professional registration
- Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to
ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all
aspects of the role is maintained
- Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance
with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards
- Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with
the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for
implementation
- Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the
practice.
- Demonstrate leadership
- Pro-actively promote the role of the NP within the Practice, and
externally to key stakeholders and agencies
D. MANAGERIAL ROLE:
The post-holder
will:
Act as a mentor for the nursing team and through
this, support their personal development.
Participate in clinical supervision for the
nursing team, and act as nurse advisor to other members of the Primary
Healthcare team.
Encourage and develop teamwork within the
practice.
Participate in multi-disciplinary protocol and
Patient Group Directions development
Identify appropriate opportunities to delegate
both clinical and administrative tasks to more junior staff.
Help the practice operate in a cost-effective
manner.
Identify and manage nursing care risks on a
continuing basis.
Participate in practice meetings and practice
management meetings, reporting progress as required.
Participate in audits and inspections as
appropriate.
Work closely with the doctors and administrative
managers in the setting up and/or improving of practice systems for
monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical Governance and Quality
Indicator targets.
Ensure that all Practice Policys are fully
implemented
Maintain necessary Occupational health records
for clinical staff.
E. AREAS OF PRACTICE EXCLUDED FROM THE POST-HOLDERS
REMIT:
The post-holder
will not undertake the following:
- All aspects of antenatal/obstetric care
6. HEALTH
AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
The post-holder
must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in
particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents
using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
The
post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to
Health Records Act (1990).
7. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The post-holder
must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of
employment. Co-workers, patients and
visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age,
disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
8. RESPECT FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
9. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- The post-holder will establish and maintain effective communication
pathways with the following :
Internal
ANPs
across the GHCCG
Clinical
Nursing Leads for Clusters
GPs
both within the practice and the GHCCG as a whole
Specialist
Team Leaders
Practice
Nurses
Community
Matrons
External
Medical and Nursing Colleagues in the Acute
Trust
ANP colleagues in the whole of local area
Local University who train NPs
10. SPECIAL
WORKING CONDITIONS
- The post-holder is required to travel independently for routine and
acute home visits, and to attend meetings etc hosted by other agencies.
- The post-holder will have contact with body fluids i.e. wound
exudates; urine etc while in clinical practice.
11. REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1994
(optional)
Because of the nature of the work, this post is exempt
from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1994
(Exceptions) Order 1995. Applicants for
posts are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for
other purposes are spent under the provisions of the Act and in the event of
employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in
disciplinary action or dismissal by the Practice. Any information given will be completely confidential
and will be considered only in relation to an applicant of a position to which
the order applies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRIMARY
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
A. CLINICAL ROLE:
The
post-holder will:
- Provide the choice of direct access to an ANP, both in the Practice
and over the telephone, for the general practice population
- Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is
accountable
- Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients
presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of
skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and
clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan
- Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or
investigations and interpret findings/reports
- Where the post holder is an independent prescriber : to prescribe
safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current
legislative framework
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised
patient care
- Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing
where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on
prevention and self-care
- Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion,
health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
- Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate
- Take the Practice lead in developing and delivering specialist
primary care services, such as long
term disease management (diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, coronary heart disease and hypertension)
- Work with nursing, medical and health care assistant colleagues to ensure
that National Service Frameworks (e.g. Coronary Heart Disease/Older People/
Diabetes /Mental Health) are being delivered
- Work with multi-disciplinary team within the Practice, and across
the wider Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group. (GHCCG), to
promote integrated and seamless pathways of care
- Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain
the high standards of patient care and service delivery
Participate in identification of community
health needs and develop patient/family-centred strategies to address them
Help develop and set up new patient services and
participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services
- Be aware of and contribute to planning and delivery of practice-based
commissioning
B. TEACHING AND
MENTORING ROLE:
The
post-holder will:
- Promote a learning
environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals.
- Contribute to the planning and implementation of the teaching for
existing staff, such as GP registrars and Health Care Assistants, within
the Practice.
C. PROFESSIONAL ROLE:
The
post-holder will:
- Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest
research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
- Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through
the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review
- Maintain their professional registration
- Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to
ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all
aspects of the role is maintained
- Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance
with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards
- Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with
the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for
implementation
- Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the
practice.
- Demonstrate leadership
- Pro-actively promote the role of the NP within the Practice, and
externally to key stakeholders and agencies
D. MANAGERIAL ROLE:
The post-holder
will:
Act as a mentor for the nursing team and through
this, support their personal development.
Participate in clinical supervision for the
nursing team, and act as nurse advisor to other members of the Primary
Healthcare team.
Encourage and develop teamwork within the
practice.
Participate in multi-disciplinary protocol and
Patient Group Directions development
Identify appropriate opportunities to delegate
both clinical and administrative tasks to more junior staff.
Help the practice operate in a cost-effective
manner.
Identify and manage nursing care risks on a
continuing basis.
Participate in practice meetings and practice
management meetings, reporting progress as required.
Participate in audits and inspections as
appropriate.
Work closely with the doctors and administrative
managers in the setting up and/or improving of practice systems for
monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical Governance and Quality
Indicator targets.
Ensure that all Practice Policys are fully
implemented
Maintain necessary Occupational health records
for clinical staff.
E. AREAS OF PRACTICE EXCLUDED FROM THE POST-HOLDERS
REMIT:
The post-holder
will not undertake the following:
- All aspects of antenatal/obstetric care
6. HEALTH
AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
The post-holder
must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in
particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents
using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
The
post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to
Health Records Act (1990).
7. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The post-holder
must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of
employment. Co-workers, patients and
visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age,
disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
8. RESPECT FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
9. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- The post-holder will establish and maintain effective communication
pathways with the following :
Internal
ANPs
across the GHCCG
Clinical
Nursing Leads for Clusters
GPs
both within the practice and the GHCCG as a whole
Specialist
Team Leaders
Practice
Nurses
Community
Matrons
External
Medical and Nursing Colleagues in the Acute
Trust
ANP colleagues in the whole of local area
Local University who train NPs
10. SPECIAL
WORKING CONDITIONS
- The post-holder is required to travel independently for routine and
acute home visits, and to attend meetings etc hosted by other agencies.
- The post-holder will have contact with body fluids i.e. wound
exudates; urine etc while in clinical practice.
11. REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1994
(optional)
Because of the nature of the work, this post is exempt
from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1994
(Exceptions) Order 1995. Applicants for
posts are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for
other purposes are spent under the provisions of the Act and in the event of
employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in
disciplinary action or dismissal by the Practice. Any information given will be completely confidential
and will be considered only in relation to an applicant of a position to which
the order applies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
- Recognised NP qualification at minimum of degree level or equivalent
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Desirable
- Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience
- Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the NP role
- Experience in management long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD
- Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
- Previous experience of managing and developing a nursing team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
- Recognised NP qualification at minimum of degree level or equivalent
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Desirable
- Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience
- Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the NP role
- Experience in management long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD
- Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
- Previous experience of managing and developing a nursing team.
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).
