Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- NHS
- Part Time
- Southampton
- Negotiable
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced nurse who, within their professional boundaries, will provide autonomous care for patients within our PCN led Urgent Care Centre using history-taking and clinical assessment skills leading to diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and a high level of independent clinical care including assessment, diagnostic and prescribing skills for both urgent and long-term care.
Main duties of the job
- Assess and treat patients, adult and children, presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed acute illness or long term conditions,
- Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols and formularies;
- Work with patients and their carers in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments;
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions;
- Undertake telephone triage and consultations
- Clinically assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and treatments for patients with potentially complex needs;
- To order diagnostic tests and initiate referrals as appropriate for patient needs;
- To admit directly to hospital in acute medical need, undertaking a comprehensive handover;
- To interpret findings or reports and take responsibility for following up your patients.
- To contribute to the development of practice policies and procedures;
- To assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery;
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC;
About us
Red & Green Practice is an establish training practice on the edge of the New Forest and part of Waterside PCN. We have a large MDT of GP'S, NP, PN, Physiotherapist, Pharmacist, pharmacy technicians, Health & Wellbeing coaches & Care Navigators.
Job responsibilities
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Reports to
Practice Nurse Manager Red and Green Practice
Department
Practice Nursing
Days / evenings
Days and evenings
Hours
As contracted
Location
Waterside HC and Blackfield HC
Grade/Band
Approx equivalent to AfC band 7-8
Role Overview
The role requires an experienced nurse who, within their professional boundaries, will provide autonomous care for patients at the practice using history-taking and clinical assessment skills leading to diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and a high level of independent clinical care including assessment, diagnostic and prescribing skills for both urgent and long-term care.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess and treat patients, adult and children, presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed acute illness or long term conditions,
- Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols and formularies;
- Work with patients and their carers in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments;
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions;
- Undertake telephone triage and consultations
- Clinically assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and treatments for patients with potentially complex needs;
- To order diagnostic tests and initiate referrals as appropriate for patient needs;
- To admit directly to hospital in acute medical need, undertaking a comprehensive handover;
- To interpret findings or reports and take responsibility for following up your patients.
To contribute to the development of practice policies and procedures;
To assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery;
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC;
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures;
Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality;
Deliver care according to local, national, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, and preferred ways of communicating;
To maintain effective communication within the practice and with external stakeholders and organisations;
Qualifications, skills and experience
RGN1 with current NMC registration
MSc Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Independent Nurse Prescriber
A minimum of five years experience preferably in a Primary Care environment
Able to work as part of a team and autonomously
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Good computer skills, specifically EMISWeb
Clean driving licence
General competencies
Competency:
Observable outcome:
Grow through learning
Demonstrates improving skills through personal development
Deliver for nursing team
Deliver high standard of nursing care
Deliver for patients
Deliver to clear and realistic expectations to patients
Focus on the future
Works with patients/staff to develop options for the future health and service improvement
Enable others
Works with others to deliver the best results possible
This job description is not exhaustive and may be adjusted periodically after review and consultation. You will also be expected to carry out any reasonable duties which may be requested from time-to-time.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- RGN1 with current NMC registration
- MSc Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Practitioner
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Able to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- A minimum of five years experience preferably in a Primary Care environment
- Good computer skills, specifically EMISWeb
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN1 with current NMC registration
- MSc Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Practitioner
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Desirable
- A minimum of five years experience preferably in a Primary Care environment
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
The Red & Green Practice
Address
The Waterside Health Centre
Beaulieu Road
Hythe
Southampton
SO45 5WX
