Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal Responsibilities:

A key member of the clinical team, the advanced practitioner will manage a caseload, dealing with a wide range of presenting healthcare problems and needs.

The advanced practitioner may see both self-referred or internally referred cases and make professional autonomous decisions in relation to their problems.

Patients with previously undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems will be seen and an assessment of their healthcare needs will be made. This will comprise both face to face and telephone consultations

Whilst making an assessment of healthcare needs the opportunity for disease risk management will also be recognised and taken.

A plan of care will be developed which is both individualised and patient focused. Implementation and evaluation of the plan of care will involve the patient and other members of the primary care team, where appropriate.

Preventative measure for achieving optimum healthcare gain will be emphasised.

Communicates current health care measures and strategies, for health education, to the patient in both a realistic and therapeutic manner.

Admits and discharges patients to and from a caseload and refers them to other care providers both internally and externally as appropriate.

Following the completion of the Extended Nurse Prescribing Course the ANP/ACP will be expected to prescribe medication from the Extended Nurse Prescribing Formulary and in line with evidence based practice.

Responsible for the assessing, diagnosing, prescribing and treating of patients who are registered within the GP practice as well as for non registered patients from other practices whom the practice has responsibility for through any of its enhanced services schemes. The post holder will participate fully in the delivery of a high quality, co-ordinated health care system delivery for patients catered for by the practice. There will also be responsibility for training, supervision of and mentoring of the Nursing Team including Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and GP Assistants.

The role also involves participating collaboratively with partner practices and their patients as part of collaborative working arrangements provided by the practice to Nursing Home and physical health element of mental health inpatients registered at EMP. The role involves visits, ward rounds and triage and assessments of Nursing Home/Care home patients and well as housebound patients.

The nurse practitioner may see both; self-referred or internally referred cases and make professional autonomous decisions in relation to their problems.

Managerial Responsibilities:

To offer support and advice to other members of the nursing team within the GP Practice.

To liaises with other members of the primary health care team/other agencies

To contribute to the Practice Business plan

To support the IPA and PDP process of other practice nurses

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse First Level Nurse or other healthcare professional qualification leading to registration
• Evidence of degree level study or accreditation to advanced level
• Masters degree in advanced practice (for ACP)
• Evidence of completion of study in minor illness
• Independent/supplementary prescriber

Desirable

• Primary Care experience
• Evidence of study to conduct paediatric clinical examination
• Teaching/training qualifications such as ENB998 or equivalent
• Family planning
• Other Post Registration Long Term Conditions Qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Experience of telephone triage/assessment
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• 2 years experience of working as a practitioner in a primary care environment, Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centre, MAU/EAU or other first contact setting, evidence of excellent assessment skills
• Experience of having provided mentorship and/or coaching to other staff
• Experience of having participated in service improvement activates including audit and research

Desirable

• Experience of working in GP Practice / Primary Care
• Practice Nurse experience
• Knowledge of Clinical System (TPP SystmOne)

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

Eric Moore Partnership Medical Practice

Address

Medi Centre

Tanners Lane

Warrington

WA2 7NJ

Employer's website

https://ericmoorepartnership.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)