Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Grade: 7-8a (agenda for change - experience depending)

Hours: Negotiable

Location: Brownlow Health

Accountable to: GP/Nurse Partners

Responsible to: Nurse Manager

Job Summary:

The post holder will be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge in Advanced Nursing practice and the four pillars of practice. They must be an experienced non- medical nurse prescriber and used to working autonomously.

Clinics will include managing acute presentations, e-Consultations and Telephone triage. We have 6 sites but were possible we try to ensure clinicians are allocated to a maximum of two sites. This post is expected to be for our Central sites- and Kensington Park.

Principal Clinical Responsibilities:

Whilst the post holder will work as part of a large multi -disciplinary team, they must be able to work autonomously and have experience in acute same day consultations with the ability to assess both adults and children presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed presentations and use advanced assessment, diagnostic reasoning skills and a range of other diagnostic support tools to manage, treat or refer these patients. This may also be via e-Consultations and telephone consultations.

Facilitation of Learning:

To support the ongoing development of junior staff and colleagues and participate in monthly education updates

To provide mentorship/supervision to junior staff and student nurses

To contribute in the leadership of quarterly group/1:1 Clinical Supervision sessions

Demonstrate problem-solving skills underpinned from perspectives, for example in research processes, service and quality improvement techniques, educational theory or leadership and management theory.

Participate in the implementation of Brownlow Health research projects related to general practice nursing. This may also include undertaking a piece of original research

Collaborate proactively with public health agencies and local authorities to ensure general practice nursing is actively engaged in the health improvement strategies for the local community

Leadership & Management:

To develop own leadership skills within the Nurse Practitioner Team

Able to assimilate information from a range of sources and ensure complex decisions reflect the analysis of these different perspectives even when limited information is available.

Actively participate in the development of Brownlow strategies and ensure collaborative working with others to translate this into practice development to improve the quality of care.

Able to apply the theoretical perspectives of change management to create an environment for successful change and practice development.

Able to lead on key aspects of quality assurance to develop robust outcome indicators for general practice nursing and other aspects of clinical governance.

Ensure others in general practice nursing recognise the importance of data collection and quality assurance and ensure that findings and other results are disseminated in meaningful ways to staff.

Where required undertake significant event auditing (or equivalent) and be skilled in undertaking objective investigations and in writing objective reports following the completion of the investigation.

Able to work effectively with a wide range of professionals and agencies and participate in multi- professional/agency strategies.

Evidence, Research & Development:

Develop at least one special area of expertise to be seen as a local expert able to articulate the most contemporary evidence, approaches to practice and management.

Involvement with review and monitoring of clinical policies to ensure they are based on contemporary evidence.

Involvement in clinical policy and research communities to identify deficits in evidence and identification of potential funding sources for practice or research development.

Contribute to the development of implementation of research and development strategies and applications for funding.

Collaborate with local research partners and universities to understand new projects, developments and findings and ensure frameworks for research governance are applied appropriately.

Where appropriate undertake research or audit.

Present research findings in monthly Clinical meetings, clinical effectiveness group and/or other communication channels.

Confidentiality:

Working within the Practice you may gain knowledge of confidential matters which may include personal and medical information about patients and staff. Such information must be considered strictly confidential and must not be discussed or disclosed. Failure to observe this confidentiality could lead to disciplinary action being taken against you.

Codes of Conduct and Accountability:

You are expected to comply with relevant codes of conduct and accountability.

Health and Safety:

In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other supplementary legislation, you are required to take reasonable care to avoid injury during the course of work and co-operate with the Practice and others in meeting statutory regulations. You are also required to attend statutory training as required to fulfil your duties.

You are expected to comply with safety instructions and Practice policies and procedures.

To use in a proper safe manner the equipment and facilities provided.

To refrain from wilful misuse of, or interference with, anything provided in the interest of health and safety and any action, which might endanger yourself and others.

You are expected to report, as soon as practical, any hazards and defects to your senior manager.

To report as soon as practical accidents and untoward incidents and to ensure that accident forms are completed.

Safeguarding Children and Adults

The organisation has a zero tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All employees are required to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children Board Procedures and the Children Act (1989, 2004). In accordance with the Safeguarding Adult Policy all staff must ensure the health and wellbeing of vulnerable adults is appropriately safeguarded.

All staff members are required to attend training appropriate to their role in safeguarding children and adults, which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and knowing how to raise concerns when those signs of abuse are noticed in a person.

Postscript:

The post holder may be required to undertake other related duties not specifically mentioned above. Any changes to this role specification will be made in consultation with the post holder.

The Practice operates a No Smoking Policy and is an equal opportunities employer.

Skills Attributes and Behaviours

Essential

• - Clinical leadership
• - Advanced change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle
• - Advanced communication skills
• - Advanced negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• - Research, innovation and audit skills
• - A complete finisher.
• - Resilience and drive
• - Personal and professional integrity and confidence.
• - Flexibility
• - Self-starter
• - Resourceful
• - Strong negotiating and influencing skills
• - Strong facilitating skills
• - Calm and resolute under pressure.
• - Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• - High workload capacity and capable of sustained effort over a long period.
• - Effective delegator
• - Strong commitment to public services.

Desirable

• - I.T skills to support clinical work, research and audit
• - Political awareness.

Qualifications

Essential

• - Registered Part 1 NMC
• - 5 years post qualification experience as an Independent / supplementary nurse prescriber
• - Msc in Advanced Practice (or equivalent) or RCN ANP credentialing

Experience

Essential

• - Knowledge of the local and national health policy and wider health economy
• - Knowledge of clinical governance, confidentiality, data protection and information governance in primary care
• - Knowledge of safeguarding childrens and adults policies and procedures and how to apply them
• - Autonomous practitioner
• - Advanced physical assessment and clinical examination skills in both adults and children
• - Leadership in quality initiatives
• - Teaching/supervising/mentorship experience
• - Willingness if required and appropriate to assess pregnant woman presenting with non- pregnancy related conditions in accordance with BGP policy and RCN guidance.

Desirable

• - Experience of working within primary care
• - Minimum of 5 years band 7 experience
• - Experience of nurse triage including telephone triage and e- Consultations
• - Experience of initiating protocols and clinical guidelines, implementing them and evaluating the effectiveness
• - Experience in sexual health/contraception

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).