Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for face to face consultations and attending to patients who wish to be seen by a Healthcare Professional via an online patient triage service through the Practice website. The role includes diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness and seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner and utilising PCN additional roles staff such as Social Prescribers, Care Coordinators and Pharmacists. Where appropriate, patients with problems needing referral to secondary care should be discussed with the registered GP before making such a referral.

Triage and treat patients presenting with minor illness and wishing to see a healthcare professional; either in surgery or in their own home; making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary healthcare team.

Advise patients on general healthcare and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary or secondary healthcare team, as necessary.

Prescribe medicines in accordance with NMC Standards for Medicines Management (2007), NMC Code of Professional Standards (2015) and the Nurse Prescribing Implementation Plan (1998).

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within the boundaries of competence and to acknowledge limitations.

Minor Illness / Minor Injury Clinics

Chronic disease and admissions avoidance reviews and care planning

Health screening, contraception, dietary advice, blood pressure checks

Perform or request blood tests, urinalysis, ECGs (if required

Provide general and specific health screening to the practice population, within agreed protocols, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary healthcare team as necessary

• To work autonomously, providing a high quality, safe and supportive environment for patients, meeting their identified physical and psycho-social needs within the scope of individual accountable practice.
• Work within Practice guidelines, policies, protocols and procedures reporting outcomes to appropriate clinical staff so standards of care can be monitored and improved where necessary. This includes adhering to the following agendas: infection control, equality and diversity, health and safety.
• Maintain effective communication with patients, carers, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team ensuring information is shared appropriately and confidentially so patient needs are met in accordance with NHS directives and safeguarding policies (DH 2003; DH 2010).
• Protect and maintain patient records to the agreed Practice standard and in accordance with professional record keeping standards (NMC 2009).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Registration
• Post Graduate Qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
• Graduation from Centre for Advanced Practice with MSc in Advanced Practice or evidence of award through Portfolio route
• Non Medical Prescribing

Desirable

• Teaching & Mentoring qualification
• Advanced Life Support qualification (s)

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience at a senior level (Band 7 or above) in specialty area
• Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching in a variety of environments

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

Tower Hill Partnership Medical Practice

Address

433 Walsall Road

Perry Barr

Birmingham

B42 1BT

Employer's website

https://www.towerhillpartnershipmedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)