Chester Central Primary Care Network

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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Job summary

  • To act as an autonomous practitioner, utilising knowledge and skills to provide care, treatment and management of acute and chronic health care problems to the whole practice population.
  • Provide evidence-based care using appropriate national and local guidelines.
  • Act in collaboration with colleagues from within and outside the practice as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Engage in and actively encourage training and development of self and other staff.

  • Exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and critical judgement. Make professionally autonomous decisions utilising knowledge and skills gained via study at Degree and post graduate levels and lengthy experience in a variety of settings

    • Proactively assess patients with previously undiagnosed and undifferentiated health care problems.
    • Assess health care needs, screen patients for risk factors and disease and provide health promotion advice.

    Main duties of the job

    • Treat patients utilising highly developed knowledge and skills, or refer to a range of primary and secondary care services as appropriate.
    • Order and interpret tests and investigations required for diagnosis and management of patients.
    • Review and monitor care plans and therapeutic interventions appropriate to patient need and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and local guidelines.
    • Prescribe in an independent and supplementary role
    • Engage with other members of the practice and multidisciplinary team to develop effective, evidence-based care for the practice population.
    • Contribute to the development of joint standards of care, clinical guidelines and management pathways for utilisation within practice
    • Maintain a high standard of professional care at all times in accordance with the NMC Code
    • Work in collaboration with the PCN practices, Leadership team and nursing colleagues
    • Maintain own professional and clinical expertise via participation in clinical activities, professional updating and clinical governance activities.
    • Act as a positive role model and clinical leader to members of the nursing team
    • Offer and provide clinical supervision and support to members of the nursing team.
    • Share professional knowledge and experience with colleagues and health education providers to facilitate the provision of appropriate health care education.
    • Promote the development of a multidisciplinary approach to health care.

    About us

    Chester Central PCNis a collaboration between six GP practices across central Chester with a combined population of 38,962.

    We have a number of additional roles in our PCN, including social prescribing link workers, paramedics, well-being coordinators and pharmacy teams

    The network includes

    • Northgate Medical Centre
    • Northgate Village Surgery
    • The Elms Medical Practice
    • Garden Lane Medical Centre
    • Fountains Medical Practice
    • St Werburgh's Medical Practice for the Homeless

    Details

    Date posted

    14 December 2023

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    Depending on experience

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time, Part-time

    Reference number

    A5628-23-0007

    Job locations

    Fountains Health

    Delamere Street

    Chester

    CH1 4DS


    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    • Initiate and participate in clinical audit, encourage a PCN-wide approach across the whole team, alerting colleagues to findings and the implication of those findings.
    • Evaluate the outcomes of clinical audit, applying findings to own and the teams practice, leading improvements in practice as the result of audit.
    • Contribute to the evaluation of relevant research findings to further develop the practice services.
    • Identify key areas for research/audit; develop appropriate methodology and supervise research outcomes and analysis of findings.
    • Contribute to the development, dissemination, implementation and monitoring of clinical guidelines and care pathways
    • Promote and contribute to the delivery, development and management of a clinically-effective nursing service within the practice.
    • Contribute to the creation, maintenance and enhancement of effective multidisciplinary team working within the practice and across the local health economy.
    • Engage and manage sickness/absence and disciplinary policies for the nursing team in collaboration with the practice manager and advice from practice HR service
    • Promotes and maintain equality and diversity in the workplace, enabling and empowering individuals.
    • Promote a culture and environment which actively promotes health, safety and security.
    • Ensure adherence to all practice policies and procedures.
    • Maintain own NMC registration and professional registrations
    • Promote and contribute to the development of the nursing services within the practice, developing services which are welcoming, effective and responsive to the needs of service users
    • Identify and disseminate best practice through benchmarking, clinical guidelines and research.
    • Develop and promote a clear vision for the nursing contribution within the practice.
    • Maintain clear systems of communication and referral both within the practice and across services in primary and secondary care.
    • Adopt a positive approach to change and provide a clinical perspective on the service delivery within the practice.
    • Generate proposals for service improvements
    • Manage and assess risk within own areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
    • Ensure infection control measures are adhered to within the practices in accordance with local and national guidelines

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    • Initiate and participate in clinical audit, encourage a PCN-wide approach across the whole team, alerting colleagues to findings and the implication of those findings.
    • Evaluate the outcomes of clinical audit, applying findings to own and the teams practice, leading improvements in practice as the result of audit.
    • Contribute to the evaluation of relevant research findings to further develop the practice services.
    • Identify key areas for research/audit; develop appropriate methodology and supervise research outcomes and analysis of findings.
    • Contribute to the development, dissemination, implementation and monitoring of clinical guidelines and care pathways
    • Promote and contribute to the delivery, development and management of a clinically-effective nursing service within the practice.
    • Contribute to the creation, maintenance and enhancement of effective multidisciplinary team working within the practice and across the local health economy.
    • Engage and manage sickness/absence and disciplinary policies for the nursing team in collaboration with the practice manager and advice from practice HR service
    • Promotes and maintain equality and diversity in the workplace, enabling and empowering individuals.
    • Promote a culture and environment which actively promotes health, safety and security.
    • Ensure adherence to all practice policies and procedures.
    • Maintain own NMC registration and professional registrations
    • Promote and contribute to the development of the nursing services within the practice, developing services which are welcoming, effective and responsive to the needs of service users
    • Identify and disseminate best practice through benchmarking, clinical guidelines and research.
    • Develop and promote a clear vision for the nursing contribution within the practice.
    • Maintain clear systems of communication and referral both within the practice and across services in primary and secondary care.
    • Adopt a positive approach to change and provide a clinical perspective on the service delivery within the practice.
    • Generate proposals for service improvements
    • Manage and assess risk within own areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
    • Ensure infection control measures are adhered to within the practices in accordance with local and national guidelines

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Current first level registration
    • First degree (essential)
    • MSc desirable
    • Clinical Governance
    • Clinical examination and assessment skills
    • First contact clinical assessment skills.
    • High level of Autonomous/Advanced practice.
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Minimum of 5 years post registration experience working as an autonomous and advanced practitioner.
    • Primary care or broad secondary care experience.
    • Research and audit experience.
    • Health and Social needs assessment experience.
    • Clinical governance
    • Personally motivated.
    • Experience of change management.
    • Experience of collaborative working.
    • Effective team working skills
    • Decision making skills

    Desirable

    • Facilitation skills
    • Negotiation skills
    • IT and data management
    • Car driver
    • Flexible
    • Awareness of local and national policy agendas and drivers
    • Independent Non -medical prescribing (essential)
    • Mentorship Teaching qualification
    • Long term conditions chronic disease management
    • Family planning and sexual health
    • Health promotion
    • Knowledge of the wider local and national health care agenda
    • Womens health
    • QOF and local SLA, CQUINS
    • Leadership skills
    • Clinical audit and research
    • Appropriate management experience.
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • Current first level registration
    • First degree (essential)
    • MSc desirable
    • Clinical Governance
    • Clinical examination and assessment skills
    • First contact clinical assessment skills.
    • High level of Autonomous/Advanced practice.
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Minimum of 5 years post registration experience working as an autonomous and advanced practitioner.
    • Primary care or broad secondary care experience.
    • Research and audit experience.
    • Health and Social needs assessment experience.
    • Clinical governance
    • Personally motivated.
    • Experience of change management.
    • Experience of collaborative working.
    • Effective team working skills
    • Decision making skills

    Desirable

    • Facilitation skills
    • Negotiation skills
    • IT and data management
    • Car driver
    • Flexible
    • Awareness of local and national policy agendas and drivers
    • Independent Non -medical prescribing (essential)
    • Mentorship Teaching qualification
    • Long term conditions chronic disease management
    • Family planning and sexual health
    • Health promotion
    • Knowledge of the wider local and national health care agenda
    • Womens health
    • QOF and local SLA, CQUINS
    • Leadership skills
    • Clinical audit and research
    • Appropriate management experience.

    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).

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Chester Central Primary Care Network

    Address

    Fountains Health

    Delamere Street

    Chester

    CH1 4DS


    Employer's website

    https://www.chestercentralpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Chester Central Primary Care Network

    Address

    Fountains Health

    Delamere Street

    Chester

    CH1 4DS


    Employer's website

    https://www.chestercentralpcn.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    PRIMARY CARE NETWORK (PCN) MANAGER

    Adie Salter

    pcnchestercentral@nhs.net

    Details

    Date posted

    14 December 2023

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    Depending on experience

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time, Part-time

    Reference number

    A5628-23-0007

    Job locations

    Fountains Health

    Delamere Street

    Chester

    CH1 4DS


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