Health Village & Dearne Primary Care Network (PCN) are looking torecruit an Nurse Practitioner with a Minor Illness qualification tocomplement our current workforce within the PCN.
Health Village & Dearne PCN are a partnership of 3 practices, StAnn's Medical Centre, Market Surgery and Clifton Medical Centre. We have apatient population of 48,000 and have a diverse team of staff working withinthe PCN and the practices.
Main duties of the job
* Contribute to chronic disease management by assessing, planning, monitoring and reviewing progress.
* Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs across the Practice population
* Prescribe products to meet the needs of patients within the Practice population
* Support development of programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals
* Work with others to change policies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities
* Support the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the Practice nursing team
* Support the team in quality assurance, development and clinical governance.
About us
Health Village and Dearne PCN is a collaboration of 3 practices basedacross Rotherham. We are an effective and efficient PCN with a successful trackrecord of providing safe, effective and holistic patient care.
You will work with a varied team of practice staff and other PCN staff.
Job responsibilities
JobPurpose:
The purpose of this post is thedelivery of high quality care to the practice population. You will work withpractice policies, protocols and guidelines whilst using experience andclinical judgement to provide nursing interventions and care.
Working within the NMC code thepost holder will deliver care that is evidence based and cost effective.
To be responsive to patientsneeds and contribute to improving quality standards.
Work collaboratively andautonomously with the multi-disciplinary practice team to meet the needs of thepatients
ClinicalResponsibilities:
Contribute to chronic disease management by assessing, planning, monitoring and reviewing progress.
Identify, assess and diagnosepatients with complex health needs across the Practice population
Prescribe products to meet theneeds of patients within the Practice population
Support development ofprogrammes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs ofcommunities, groups and individuals
Work with others to changepolicies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities
Support the implementation andevaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by thePractice nursing team
Support the team in qualityassurance, development and clinical governance.
Maintain all associated records,both clinical and manual.
Communication:
Communicate effectively withpatients/families/carers recognising the need for alternative methods ofcommunication to overcome levels of understanding, cultural background andpreferred ways of communication.
Demonstrate excellentinterpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Work collaboratively with themulti-disciplinary team and other external organisations.
Demonstrate sensitivecommunication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent totreatment
Communicate with and supportpatients receiving bad news
Anticipate barriers tocommunication and take action to improve communication.
Act as an advocate whenrepresenting patients and colleagues.
Personal/Professional
Recognise and work within owncompetence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC
Produce accurate,contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent withlegislation, policies and procedures
Prioritise, organise and manageown workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
Deliver care according to NICEguidelines and evidence-based care
Assess effectiveness of caredelivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation
Participate in the maintenanceof quality governance systems and processes across the practice
Utilise the audit cycle as ameans of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementingimprovements where required
Collaborate on improving thequality of health care in partnership with other clinical teams, responding tolocal and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
Evaluate the patients responseto health care provision and the effectiveness of care
Support and participate inshared learning across the practice and wider organisation
Participate in the managementand review of patient complaints, and identify learning from clinical incidentsand near-miss events using a structured framework (e g root-cause analysis)
Assess the impact of policyimplementation on care delivery
Participate in the performancemonitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
Understand and apply legalpolicy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused adults, beingaware of statutory vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance.
Leadershippersonal and people development
Take responsibility for owndevelopment learning and performance including participating in clinicalsupervision and acting as a positive role model
Support the development ofothers in order to maximise potential
Actively promote the workplaceas a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other andfrom external good practice
Encourage others to makerealistic self-assessment of their application of knowledge and skills,challenging any complacency and actions that are not in the interest of thepublic and/or users of services
Participate in planning andimplementing changes within the area of care and responsibility
Work with practice management toensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill-mix areavailable to meet current and future service delivery
Contribute and participate inthe development of local guidelines, protocols and standards
Participate in the planning andengagement of practice-based commissioning or similar initiatives
Ensure awareness of sources ofsupport and guidance (e g PALS), and provide information in an acceptableformat to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring whereappropriate
TeamWorking
Understand own role and scope,and identify how this may develop over time
Work as an effective andresponsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms todevelop new ways of working
Delegate clearly andappropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessingcompetence
Ensure clear referral mechanismsare in place to meet patient need
Prioritise own workload andensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture ofthe team
Work effectively with others toclearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery
Participate in team activitiesthat create opportunities to improve patient care
Participate in and support localprojects as agreed with the practice management team
Manage and assess risk withinthe areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protectstaff and patients
Monitor work areas and practicesto ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety andsecurity legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
Ensure safe storage, rotationand disposal of vaccines and drugs. Oversee the monitoring, stock control anddocumentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements
Support members of the nursingteam to undertake mandatory and statutory training requirements
Apply infection-control measureswithin the practice according to local and national guidelines
Apply policies that reduceenvironmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access tohealth care for all
Participate in the localimplementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of generalpractice.
Use technology as an aid tomanagement in planning, implementation and monitoring, presenting andcommunicating information
Review and process data usingaccurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurate retrieval for monitoring andaudit processes
Manage information searchesusing the internet and local library databases, for example, the retrieval ofrelevant information for patients on their condition
Understand the responsibility ofself and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act
Collate, analyse and presentclinical data and information to the team using appropriate charts and/orgraphs to enhance care
Learningand Development
Act as a mentor for more juniorstaff and students, assessing competence against set standards as requested
Disseminate learning andinformation gained to other team members in order to share good practice andinform others about current and future developments
Assess own learning needs andundertake learning as appropriate
Provide an educational role topatients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitateslearning
Equalityand diversity
Identify patterns ofdiscrimination, take action to overcome this, and promote diversity and qualityof opportunity
Enable others to promoteequality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
Support people who needassistance in exercising their rights
Monitor and evaluate adherenceto local chaperoning policies
Act as a role model in theobservance of equality and diversity good practice
Accept the rights of individualsto choose their care providers participate in care and refuse care. Assistpatients from marginalised groups to access quality care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered first level nurse
* Chronic Disease Qualifications
* Non Medical Prescriber
* Mentor/Teaching 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.
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