Job summary
Jesmond Health Partnership is
looking to recruit an individual to work as part of our Acute Care Team. The
individual may be an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Care Practitioner
or a Paramedic Practitioner, preferably with experience of working within
Primary Care.
We wish to build on the wider skill
mix we have developed within our team and look at how we can innovate and work
differently, whilst developing a model that works for the benefit of our
Patients and Staff. Our current Acute Care team handle the majority of urgent
access on a daily basis as well as urgent visiting to housebound patients. We
are looking to expand the Acute Care team to develop resilience in our
provision of urgent access including the proactive management of the housebound
/ frail population. We are a digital first GP practice and are keen to
support colleagues developing further skills to carry out their role in this
new and innovative way of working.
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Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic
colleague to help contribute to our vision for Primary Care and are willing to
be flexible for the right candidate. The role is full time, available immediately
and we would consider flexible working needs.
JHP currently comprises of:
A combined list of approximately 13,500
patients across two sites less than one mile apart.
Systmone on both sites.
High QoF Performance.
Good across all areas in last CQC.
Significantly better than local or
national results for GP Choice feedback.
We would ask that prospective applicants have the following
qualifications and skills
Confident to work autonomously and manage own
clinic/case load within a supportive team
Completion of clinical skills course with recent
and relevant experience
Independent prescribing (non-medical)
Experience in Primary care / Community care
Caring, sensible, hardworking personality
Good communication skills
About us
We are introducing formal and
informal peer support across the sites including practice education sessions.
We have a history of working innovatively and would welcome colleagues looking
to develop their role further, with support, in the future.
Both sites are situated in Jesmond.
The plan is to continue to run the larger practice from both sites.
Informal enquiries are welcomed,
please contact Ms Vicky Watson, Practice Manager, to arrange an initial
discussion and or visit to the Practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosingand treating patients presenting with minor illness, seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. There is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients.
The Nurse Practitioner will need to be able to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordinglymaking any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. Patients with problemsneeding referral to secondary care should be discussed with the registered GP before making suchreferral.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosingand treating patients presenting with minor illness, seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. There is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients.
The Nurse Practitioner will need to be able to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordinglymaking any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. Patients with problemsneeding referral to secondary care should be discussed with the registered GP before making suchreferral.
Person Specification
Administration and professional responsibilities:
Essential
- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
- Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the
- patients notes.
- Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded and
- amended; this includes accurate use system1 read codes.
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health
- care and registration with the practice.
- Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc
- reports and audit.
- Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.
- Provide assessment, screening treatment, services and health education advice.
- Assist with the organisation and co-ordination of the provision of nursing services for the
- practice.
- Provide nursing treatment to patients in participation with general practitioners using
- agreed protocols, this may include on occasion the taking of cervical smears.
- Provide general and specific health screening to the practice patients (within the agreed
- protocols) with referral to General Practitioners as necessary.
- Be competent in administration of childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.
- Be competent and confident in managing people with long term health conditions.
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients
- presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
Qualifications
Essential
- Confident to work autonomously and manage own clinic/case load within a supportive team
- Completion of clinical skills course with recent and relevant experience
- Independent prescribing (non-medical)
- Caring, sensible, hardworking personality
- Good communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Primary care / Community care
Person Specification
Administration and professional responsibilities:
Essential
- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
- Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the
- patients notes.
- Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded and
- amended; this includes accurate use system1 read codes.
- Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health
- care and registration with the practice.
- Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc
- reports and audit.
- Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.
- Provide assessment, screening treatment, services and health education advice.
- Assist with the organisation and co-ordination of the provision of nursing services for the
- practice.
- Provide nursing treatment to patients in participation with general practitioners using
- agreed protocols, this may include on occasion the taking of cervical smears.
- Provide general and specific health screening to the practice patients (within the agreed
- protocols) with referral to General Practitioners as necessary.
- Be competent in administration of childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.
- Be competent and confident in managing people with long term health conditions.
- Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients
- presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
Qualifications
Essential
- Confident to work autonomously and manage own clinic/case load within a supportive team
- Completion of clinical skills course with recent and relevant experience
- Independent prescribing (non-medical)
- Caring, sensible, hardworking personality
- Good communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Primary care / Community care
