Job summary
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Are you a registered Nurse Practitioner looking to join a fantastic and diverse team?
We are looking for a NP to complement our friendly team of nurses and GP's providing care to a growing list of nearly 20,000 patients.
We have developed a model which separates out on the day from 'routine' care. We aim to provide good access for patients with urgent problems but also provide continuity for those with more complex needs.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based nursing services, working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. Nurse Practitioners have the freedom and authority to act and make autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients.
The NP provides an opportunity for patients to avoid the need to be referred to a GP, thereby enabling them to receive timely care and negate unnecessary delay in receiving treatment.Working autonomously, the NP will be responsible for several clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, minor illness, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure. The NP will be required to work in our urgent care department along side running chronic disease clinics.
NPs in primary care can develop close, long-term relationships with their patients and work in partnership with them to achieve optimum health. They are autonomous in making decisions based on assessment, diagnosis, and interpretation of test results.
They can independently prescribe appropriate medication, evaluate, or refer to other specialists if necessary.
About us
Based in an excellent location on the Hampshire/Surrey border in
Farnborough, we have a fabulous purpose designed building. We are co-located with community nursing, an
integrated care team, community midwifery and paramedic home visiting team.
Although the largest practice in Farnborough, we are a
friendly team and work hard to maintain our family atmosphere.We have a highly skilled
team of GPs, NPs, Physician Associates,
Practice Nurses, HCAs, a Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy
Technician and Physiotherapists. A great
admin team are employed to support us all.
General Practice is hard work,
but we aim to provide high quality care at the same time as sustaining a
healthy work/life balance. We are committed to training and
career development for our growing team of allied health care
practitioners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Voyager Family
Health is a GP surgery that is committed to preserve and enhance its good
reputation for being caring and innovative by providing high quality medical
services in a friendly, happy, and healthy environment.
The following
are the core responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner. There may be, on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels.
- Develop,
implement, and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- Manage
patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions,
providing subject matter expert advice
- Implement
and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease
patients
- Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to the patients health
- Provide
specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical
based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Provide
wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.)
- Provide
specialist clinics such as ear syringing, contraception, etc.
- Undertake
the collection of pathological specimens
- Provide
travel medicine services
- Request
pathology services as necessary
- Process
and interpret pathology and other test results as required
- Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
- Ensure
SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
- Maintain
chronic disease registers
- Develop,
implement and embed an effective call/recall system
- Chaperone
patients where necessary
- Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Recognise,
assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- Prescribe
medication in accordance own scope of practice
- Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines
(within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
- Contribute
to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
- Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Voyager Family
Health is a GP surgery that is committed to preserve and enhance its good
reputation for being caring and innovative by providing high quality medical
services in a friendly, happy, and healthy environment.
The following
are the core responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner. There may be, on
occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon
factors such as workload and staffing levels.
- Develop,
implement, and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
- Manage
patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions,
providing subject matter expert advice
- Implement
and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease
patients
- Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,
preventing adverse effects to the patients health
- Provide
specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical
based evidence, NICE and the NSF
- Provide
wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.)
- Provide
specialist clinics such as ear syringing, contraception, etc.
- Undertake
the collection of pathological specimens
- Provide
travel medicine services
- Request
pathology services as necessary
- Process
and interpret pathology and other test results as required
- Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary/specialist care as required
- Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
- Ensure
SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
- Maintain
chronic disease registers
- Develop,
implement and embed an effective call/recall system
- Chaperone
patients where necessary
- Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
- Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
- Recognise,
assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
- Prescribe
medication in accordance own scope of practice
- Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines
(within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
- Contribute
to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
- Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Experience of practice within the four pillars
- - Job plan that demonstrates nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level
- - Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- - Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- - Experience of working in a primary care environment
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Clinical knowledge and skills including:
- - ECGs
- - Minor Illness / urgent care
- - Venepuncture
- - Chaperone procedure
- - Requesting and processing pathology tests
- - Advising patients accordingly
- - Diabetes
- - Hypertension
- - Asthma
- - Spirometry
- - CHD
- - Immunisations (routine and childhood)
- - Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- - Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- - Travel medicine
- - Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
- - Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- - Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- - Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
- - Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- - Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- - Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
- - Motivated, forward thinker
- - Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- - High levels of integrity and loyalty
- - Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
Desirable
- - Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- - Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Other Requirements
Essential
- - Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- - Occupational health clearance
- - Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- - Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of an NP
- - Access to own transport and ability to travel across locality on a regular basis
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
- - Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
- - Post graduate diploma or degree (Nurse Practitioner)
- - Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC - - ---- Revalidation booklet
- - Qualified triage nurse
- - Minor illness qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Experience of practice within the four pillars
- - Job plan that demonstrates nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level
- - Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- - Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
- - Experience of working in a primary care environment
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Clinical knowledge and skills including:
- - ECGs
- - Minor Illness / urgent care
- - Venepuncture
- - Chaperone procedure
- - Requesting and processing pathology tests
- - Advising patients accordingly
- - Diabetes
- - Hypertension
- - Asthma
- - Spirometry
- - CHD
- - Immunisations (routine and childhood)
- - Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
- - Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
- - Travel medicine
- - Understand the importance of evidence-based practice
- - Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- - Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- - Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to GPs
- - Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- - Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
- - Polite and confident, flexible and cooperative
- - Motivated, forward thinker
- - Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required
- - High levels of integrity and loyalty
- - Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations as well as ability to work under pressure/in stressful situations
Desirable
- - Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- - Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Other Requirements
Essential
- - Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- - Occupational health clearance
- - Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
- - Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) commensurate with the role of an NP
- - Access to own transport and ability to travel across locality on a regular basis
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
- - Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
- - Post graduate diploma or degree (Nurse Practitioner)
- - Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC - - ---- Revalidation booklet
- - Qualified triage nurse
- - Minor illness qualification
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).
