Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Manager
AdvancedNurse Practitioner / Nurse ManagerRosemary Medical Centre
Parkstone, Poole,Dorset
Part-Time: 25-30 Hours Per Week (IdeallyMonday - Thursday, 10:00-16:30 but will offer flexibility for the rightcandidate)
We are seeking an enthusiasticand highly skilled Advanced Nurse Practitioner / NurseManager to joinour friendly, forward-looking practice team. Our clinical team currentlyincludes 5 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs and 1Phlebotomist,all committed to delivering excellent patient-centred care.
This is an excellent opportunityfor a committed ANP with leadership skills to influence service delivery andshape the ongoing development of our nursing team.
Main duties of the job
As an ANP/Nurse Manager, you willplay a key role in delivering high-quality clinical care while also providingleadership and direction to our nursing team. The ideal candidate will haverecent Primary Care experience, be highly adaptable, motivated, and ready toembrace new challenges within a supportive environment.
EssentialQualifications & Experience
* Registered with the Nursing & MidwiferyCouncil (NMC)
* Independent/Supplementary Nurse Prescriber
* Advanced clinical assessment skills,including:
* Clinical examination
* Diagnosis and clinicaldecision-making
* Initiating and evaluatingprogrammes of care
Leadership& Management Responsibilities
In addition to clinical duties,this role includes responsibility for leading and developing the nursing team.This will include:
* Providing clinical leadership, mentoring andsupporting nursing staff to ensure high standards of care
* Overseeing workload management, ensuring safeskill-mix and effective allocation of nursing resources
* Leading on clinical governance, includingaudits, quality improvement projects and development of evidence-basedpractice
* Fostering a positive, collaborative andprogressive team culture
About us
Our mission is to provide better health for our patients by improving outcomes; improving patient access to services; providing quality care closer to home where possible; motivating and developing our workforce; maximising limited NHS resources to provide the best care and support.
Our core values that are shared among the partners and staff are:
* Compassion
* Professionalism
* Equity & Respect
* Accountability
The Practice has always prided itself on providing high quality care in a traditional family practice setting. We have built a positive relationship with our consultant colleagues at UHD. Two of our partners are GP trainers, and learning and education is an important part of what we do. In addition, we also take medical students at various points in their training.
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSE MANAGER
JOB HOLDER:
REPORTS TO: THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)
PARTNERS (Clinically)
HOURS:
Job Summary:
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients presenting with minor and acute illness and injury, working with the GPs to support same day demand and acute care needs of the patients. This will be via face to face, video, telephone and e-consultations.
The postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
The postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.
As the Nurse Manager, the post holder is accountable for nursing service delivery. They will lead and manage all the nursing resources, working closely with the practice manager and GPs to deliver the practice priorities. They will work within the team of nurses and health care assistants to deliver excellent primary health care services within the practice.
Job responsibilities:
Clinical Nursing Practice
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.
Carries out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care.
Delivery of care in line with NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
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.
* Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency.
Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations and other organisations as necessary.
Care Management
Communicates confidential and sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers in relation to their condition.
Provide highly specialised care advice beyond the scope of normal Nursing practice e.g. care treatment plans, making referrals as appropriate (including fast track referrals).
Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit e.g. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking.
To monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.
Health Improvement
Management of health screening programmes and ensures other team members are aware of health priorities and screening objectives and programmes.
Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practices delivery of care.
Improve health outcomes for patients by introducing new developments, and can demonstrate them as reports and presentations where appropriate.
Supports practitioners in reporting the practice population to promote health improvement and disease prevention.
Makes referrals to appropriate agencies (statutory and voluntary) where 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
Accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes
Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accurate details
Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator
Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Administration andprofessional responsibilities
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records ofpatient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Participatein the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practiceteam
Accurateand legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in thepatients notes
Ensureclinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accuratedetails
Ensureappropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting anyproblems to the practice administrator
Ensureaccurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patienthealth care and registration with the practice
Attendand participate in practice meetings as required
Restockingand maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms
Training and personaldevelopment
Maintain up to date skills andknowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advancedlevel.
Trainingneeds will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance withpractice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged andsupported by the practice.
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflectionand peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation.
Contribute to the identification and assessment of learningneeds of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effectiveprogrammes of education.
Participatein the education and training of students of all disciplines and theintroduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.
Developand maintain an in house nurse-training programme reporting to the nurse/practicemanager.
Actas a mentor for junior staff, assessing competence against set standards.
Taking responsibility for owndevelopment, learning and performance and demonstrating skills andactivities to others who are undertaking similar work and ensure owneducational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain revalidationrequirements.
Developand maintain a Personal Learning Plan.
Regularly participate in clinicalsupervision.
Leadership personal and people development
Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of practicenursing services ensuring that the needs of the patient are a priority
Provide line management support to the nursing team
Support staff development in order to maximisepotential
Actively promote the workplace as a learningenvironment, encouraging to learn from each other and fromexternal good practice
Critically evaluate and review innovations anddevelopments that are relevant to the area of work
Work with practice management to ensure sufficientstaffing to provide a safe service, and that staff have the appropriateability, quality and skill-mix to meet current and future service delivery
Take part in recruitment processes where appropriate.
Maintain effective communication and activeinvolvement in the planning and processes of providing enhanced servicesor similar initiatives
Promote the role of the advanced nurse practitioner ingeneral practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
* Membership of professional body
* Leadership or Management Qualification
Behaviours
* Planning and Organising
* Team Working
* Confidentiality
* Self motivated
Knowledge and Skills
* Time Management and the ability to work to deadlines
* Conflict Management
* Excellent Communication skills (written and oral)
* Problem Solving Skills
* An understanding of the GMS contract competency framework including QOF
* A detailed understanding of a General Practice environment
Experience
* Practical experience if working with others
* Experience of using own initiative
* Practical experience of computerized recording systems
* Experience of working in General Practice
* Experience of leading and managing a team
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.
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