Job summary
We are looking for
an enthusiastic, flexible, dedicated, and self-motivated, forward thinking ANP
to join our team. Ideally, we are looking for 3 days per week. The job is an
ideal opportunity for someone seeking to deliver truly patient-centred care whilst
developing the ANP role to its full potential in a supportive environment. You would become a valued member of our team
and local community, whilst also driving innovations in healthcare in a beautiful
rural environment.
We recognise the
importance of a balanced work-home life and our clinicians
have 15-minute
appointments and dedicated administration time with opportunities to pursue
special interests.
Main duties of the job
You will be an
autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other
health care professionals within their professional scope of practice providing
care for patients face to face and telephone consultations. You will assess,
diagnose, and treat patients with a range of minor illness, acute and chronic
medical conditions and initiate direct referrals as appropriate. You
will also be comfortable analysing and interpreting patient test results
Key
Responsibilities:
7 appointments (AM)
of 15 minutes each (telephone call and face to face) or covering the open
surgery (AM) 9 face to face appointments of 10 minutes each followed by a
telephone triage list
9 appointments (PM)
of 15 minutes each (telephone call and face to face)
Share of home
visits.
Able to manage
acute presentations
Able to manage
chronic conditions
Able to order
appropriate investigations (bloods/radiology).
Able to refer
appropriately to secondary care or organise emergency admissions.
Share of admin:
clinical letters which require actioning/filing.
Able to file
pathology results
Able to see all age
groups
No restrictions on
prescribing.
Able to see
pregnant women in regards non pregnancy related issues.
Able to deal with mental
health presentations
About us
A unique
opportunity to work in a small friendly rural GP practice with traditional
values delivered in a modern healthcare setting. We are a dispensing practice
and have a list size of approximately 4500 patients. Sedbergh is a small town within the Yorkshire
Dales National Park, in an area of outstanding natural beauty and set within a
stunning back drop of the Howgill Fells. Sedbergh is home to the prestigious
Sedbergh School, whilst being only 10 minutes drive from the M6 J37.
We are a close-knit
team dedicated to improving health and well-being in our community. In addition to the 2 partners, our clinical
team includes 3 part time salaried GPs, 3 Practice Nurses, an HCA and
Phlebotomist. Our dedicated non-clinical
team includes a Practice Manager along with a brilliant team of receptionists
and a team of dispensers.
The Practice is
part of the Western Dales Primary Care Network and has strong links with
neighbouring practices and we anticipate these developing further over the
coming years. We already benefit from the ARRS roles with a clinical
pharmacist, Social Prescriber, First Contact Physiotherapist, Mental Health
Practitioner, HAWC, and a Nurse Associate.
We always try to
work smartly and currently use various systems including EMIS, AccuRx and
Clarity TeamNet to ensure we are paper light and efficient.
We value the
importance of professional development and offer a supportive educational and
learning environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Nursing Practice
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary
team carrying out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert
clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate high
quality and safe care.
Delivery of care in line with NSF, NICE
guidelines, and evidence-based care, including Practice Standard Operating
Procedures.
Triage and treat patients, performing
specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other
members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
Co-ordinate the planning and delivery
of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.
Prescribing and reviewing medication
that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest
evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope
of qualified practice.
Request diagnostic investigations and
interpret within agreed protocols e.g., x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
Refers patients to other members of the
multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations and other
organisations as necessary.
Administration and professional
responsibilities
Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and
complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies,
and procedures
Participate in the administrative and
professional responsibilities of the practice team including attending practice
meetings as required
Organise and plan the provision of
nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other
members of the practice nurse team as appropriate
Contribute to local and national
practice targets clinical remit e.g., QOF, prescribing incentive scheme,
National benchmarking.
Training and personal/professional
development
Maintain up to date skills and
knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level.
Training needs will be monitored by
yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal
development will be encouraged and supported by the practice.
Fully engage in practice team education
events and practice development.
Contribute to the identification and
assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in
planning effective programmes of education.
Act as a mentor for junior staff,
assessing competence against set standards.
Develop and maintain a Personal
Learning Plan.
Regularly participate in clinical
supervision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Nursing Practice
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary
team carrying out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert
clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate high
quality and safe care.
Delivery of care in line with NSF, NICE
guidelines, and evidence-based care, including Practice Standard Operating
Procedures.
Triage and treat patients, performing
specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other
members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
Co-ordinate the planning and delivery
of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.
Prescribing and reviewing medication
that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest
evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope
of qualified practice.
Request diagnostic investigations and
interpret within agreed protocols e.g., x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
Refers patients to other members of the
multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations and other
organisations as necessary.
Administration and professional
responsibilities
Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and
complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies,
and procedures
Participate in the administrative and
professional responsibilities of the practice team including attending practice
meetings as required
Organise and plan the provision of
nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other
members of the practice nurse team as appropriate
Contribute to local and national
practice targets clinical remit e.g., QOF, prescribing incentive scheme,
National benchmarking.
Training and personal/professional
development
Maintain up to date skills and
knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level.
Training needs will be monitored by
yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal
development will be encouraged and supported by the practice.
Fully engage in practice team education
events and practice development.
Contribute to the identification and
assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in
planning effective programmes of education.
Act as a mentor for junior staff,
assessing competence against set standards.
Develop and maintain a Personal
Learning Plan.
Regularly participate in clinical
supervision.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years recent primary care or community nursing experience
- Nurse led management of minor illness, minor ailments, and injuries
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare
- Has provided effective health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of health needs
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
- Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within primary care
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Can effectively manage allocated resources
- Understanding and experience of inter-agency working across health groups and networks
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to come up with solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals, whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
Desirable
- Home visit assessment of patients
- Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- Sexual Health including fitting and removal of IUCD and LAC
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN / RN With current NMC registration
- MSc or BSc, Nurse Practitioner degree
- Independent prescriber
- Minimum 5 years post nurse registration experience
- Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
- Diabetes diploma
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Accredited LBC Cytology Trainer
- Teaching certificate
- COPD diploma / Asthma Diploma
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years recent primary care or community nursing experience
- Nurse led management of minor illness, minor ailments, and injuries
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence- based healthcare
- Has provided effective health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of health needs
- Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
- Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures
- Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within primary care
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Can effectively manage allocated resources
- Understanding and experience of inter-agency working across health groups and networks
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
- Excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
- Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to come up with solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals, whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
Desirable
- Home visit assessment of patients
- Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- Sexual Health including fitting and removal of IUCD and LAC
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN / RN With current NMC registration
- MSc or BSc, Nurse Practitioner degree
- Independent prescriber
- Minimum 5 years post nurse registration experience
- Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
- Diabetes diploma
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Accredited LBC Cytology Trainer
- Teaching certificate
- COPD diploma / Asthma Diploma
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).
