Job summary
Elmwood Family Doctors is a large, modern General Practice located across two sites in
Huddersfield (Holmfirth and Meltham).
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced
Clinical/ Nurse Practitioner to join our supportive and friendly team which
consists of 12 Partners, 2 Salaried GPs, 2 ANPs plus a team of Practices nurses, Health Care Assistants and Trainee Nurse Associate supported by a large administrative team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, collegiate and supportive team and to make a contribution to the high standard of care we provide to our patients.
Holmfirth and
Meltham are great places to live and work with good schools. There is plenty
happening in Holmfirth and Meltham with annual festivals for Jazz, Folk Music,
Film, and the Arts. The villages sit amongst beautiful Pennine countryside but
not far from the big cities of Leeds, Manchester & Sheffield.
Main duties of the job
Services are provided from Monday to Friday, with System One operated as
the main clinical system. Successful applicants will be expected to include
some extended hours in their pattern of work comparative to all members of the
team.
As an Advanced Clinical / Nurse practitioner you will be confident
working independently and as part of a team, carrying out clinical
consultations, providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prescribing. To
succeed in this role you will need excellent interpersonal, communication and
organisational skills.
You will form part of our friendly and supportive clinical team, who
will provide support where needed. Clinicians meet daily for informal
discussion and peer support, and weekly for in-house CPD. You will also have
your own personal mentor who will help you settle in, develop a
comprehensive induction plan and provide active, long term support for your
continued professional development.
In return we offer: a competitive salary, NHS pension scheme membership
and full medical indemnity cover.
About us
Our Holmfirth site is large, with excellent facilities and offers a wide range of services to patients. Our Meltham site is in the heart of the village community. We offer a full range of healthcare services to approximately 15,000 patients across both sites.
We are proud to deliver a high standard of care to all patients and our
staff have a role to play in this. Clinicians meet daily for informal
discussion and peer support, providing opportunity to share experience and
learning within the team, and weekly for in-house CPD. The successful candidate
will benefit from the opportunity to further develop their knowledge
and experience within this supportive environment.
We are an inclusive and friendly team. In addition to our
large clinical team, we have excellent business management and administrative
support in place who run the operation of the Practice and
delivery of high quality services.
Key Features:
- Just
under 15000 patients.
- Modern
renovated property offering a wide range of enhanced services.
- Outstanding
CQC rating.
- Paper-free
with System One, high QOF points, EPS, online access for repeat
prescriptions, appointment booking and medical records.
- Training
practice with GP Trainees, Medical Students, Advanced Clinical
Practitioner (ACP), Physician Associate training, HCA Apprenticeship, Trainee Nurse Associate
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- To clinically assess the patient from history taking, examination, investigation request to
planning clinical care accordingly.
-
To collaborate with a wide range of clinical colleagues both within the practice to outside
agencies.
- To integrate into the long term conditions team to facilitate the care of patients with long term conditions.
- To prescribe and review medication appropriate to the patients needs in accordance to
evidence based practice and national guidelines.
- To work with patients in order to support medication concordance.
- To be able to prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in
complex, urgent or emergency situations including the initiation of emergency medical care.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and self care.
- To work on-call depending on experience.
Communication
- Demonstrate a sensitive communication style to ensure patients are fully informed and
consent to treatment.
- Communicate effectively with patients recognising the need for alternative methods of
communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural backgrounds and
preferred methods of communicating.
- Maintain good levels of communication between practice colleagues and external
stakeholders.
- Be an advocate for both the patient and for your colleagues.
- Produce accurate and clear contemporaneous records of the consultation.
Additional Objectives
-
Recognise and work within own levels of competency as regulated by the NMC / GPHC / HCPC or
appropriate regulatory body.
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload
- Participate in the maintenance of clinical governance within the practice including weekly
practice meetings, in-house PPT and significant event audits.
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice including mandatory training
elements.
- Contribute to the development of local guidelines and standards
- Use technology and appropriate software to aid in the planning, management and
implementation of care, presenting and communicating information.
- Understand responsibilities in accordance with the Data Protection Act and GDPR.
- Promote diversity and equality within the workplace and as part of patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- To clinically assess the patient from history taking, examination, investigation request to
planning clinical care accordingly.
-
To collaborate with a wide range of clinical colleagues both within the practice to outside
agencies.
- To integrate into the long term conditions team to facilitate the care of patients with long term conditions.
- To prescribe and review medication appropriate to the patients needs in accordance to
evidence based practice and national guidelines.
- To work with patients in order to support medication concordance.
- To be able to prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in
complex, urgent or emergency situations including the initiation of emergency medical care.
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies and self care.
- To work on-call depending on experience.
Communication
- Demonstrate a sensitive communication style to ensure patients are fully informed and
consent to treatment.
- Communicate effectively with patients recognising the need for alternative methods of
communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural backgrounds and
preferred methods of communicating.
- Maintain good levels of communication between practice colleagues and external
stakeholders.
- Be an advocate for both the patient and for your colleagues.
- Produce accurate and clear contemporaneous records of the consultation.
Additional Objectives
-
Recognise and work within own levels of competency as regulated by the NMC / GPHC / HCPC or
appropriate regulatory body.
- Prioritise, organise and manage own workload
- Participate in the maintenance of clinical governance within the practice including weekly
practice meetings, in-house PPT and significant event audits.
- Support and participate in shared learning within the practice including mandatory training
elements.
- Contribute to the development of local guidelines and standards
- Use technology and appropriate software to aid in the planning, management and
implementation of care, presenting and communicating information.
- Understand responsibilities in accordance with the Data Protection Act and GDPR.
- Promote diversity and equality within the workplace and as part of patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised ANP/ACP qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Registered with relevant professional body
- Independent prescriber and prescribes according to evidence based practice
Desirable
- Advanced clinical assessment qualification
- Relevant diplomas in long term conditions
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role.
- Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to apply evidence based practice
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practice eg. NICE
- Range of experience across chronic disease management with specialist experience in at least one area
- Knowledge of accountability arising from the NMC / GPhC Code of
- Professional Conduct and medical-legal aspects of the role
- Ability to recognise limitations to scope of clinical practice
Desirable
- 2 years recent experience in primary care ,community or emergency setting
- Development of areas of clinical expertise
- Understanding or willingness to learn about policy developments related to primary care services eg QOF
- System One user experience
- Experience of research
Knowlege and skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Well developed IT skills
- Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Good time management and ability to prioritise workload
- Reflective practitioner: proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own practice
- Personally flexible, committed and adaptable.
- Demonstrates the ability to see value in others opinions.
Desirable
- Ability to share experiences and present information to the team
- Proven record of effective use of networking skills
- Able to establish and promote new innovative services to the community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised ANP/ACP qualification at degree level or equivalent
- Registered with relevant professional body
- Independent prescriber and prescribes according to evidence based practice
Desirable
- Advanced clinical assessment qualification
- Relevant diplomas in long term conditions
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role.
- Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to apply evidence based practice
- Knowledge of national standards that inform practice eg. NICE
- Range of experience across chronic disease management with specialist experience in at least one area
- Knowledge of accountability arising from the NMC / GPhC Code of
- Professional Conduct and medical-legal aspects of the role
- Ability to recognise limitations to scope of clinical practice
Desirable
- 2 years recent experience in primary care ,community or emergency setting
- Development of areas of clinical expertise
- Understanding or willingness to learn about policy developments related to primary care services eg QOF
- System One user experience
- Experience of research
Knowlege and skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Well developed IT skills
- Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Good time management and ability to prioritise workload
- Reflective practitioner: proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own practice
- Personally flexible, committed and adaptable.
- Demonstrates the ability to see value in others opinions.
Desirable
- Ability to share experiences and present information to the team
- Proven record of effective use of networking skills
- Able to establish and promote new innovative services to the community
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).
