Job Description

Nurse Practitioner/Advance Nurse Practitioner

We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner/ANP to join our friendly team based at Walford Mill Medical Centre in Wimborne, Dorset. This position is to work 2 sessions per week on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon to dovetail with our existing Nurse Practitioner workforce providing consistent access for patients to a Nurse Practitioner across the week.

This role is to assess and treat patients with a variety of illness and acute conditions, making the relevant referrals and investigations appropriate to their needs and undertaking confident prescribing and follow up of own results and communications. This role will be supported by a team of General Practitioners however the post holder will need to be able to make independent assessments and decisions.

Informal visits to the practice are welcome and can be arranged by emailing sarah.faulkner2@nhs.net.

& Person Specification

Location:

Walford Mill Medical Centre, BH21 1NL

Hours of work: To be agreed.

Salary:

Depending on experience

Job Type:

Permanent

Accountable to:

The Partners (Clinically)/Practice Manager

Job responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness

Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, both via telephone and face to face. Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary care health teams as necessary. Prescribe confidently for a range of areas commonly seen in primary care. Follow up investigations and actions from patient generated work. Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
The practice may also, on occasions, require you to undertake general nursing duties in accordance with your skill and competence level.
Administration and professional responsibilities

Maintain registration with the NMC and independent prescriber qualification. Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately Ensure appropriate coded entries are made for reports and audit Attend and participate in practice meetings as required Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms as required. Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient's records Maintain CPD to ensure appropriate decision making in relation to local and national guidelines.

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others' health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills. Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards. Reporting potential risks identified.

Equality and Diversity

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal Development:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal development. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Attend all relevant updates. Inform the Practice Manager of any concerns regarding your role. Be aware of own boundaries and what to do when you have reached them.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Work to practice protocols. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team's performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members, clinical and non clinical. Be familiar in all mediums of communications such as email, tasks, telephone etc. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Recognise people's needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. Communicate effectively to outside agencies.

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance. Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. Participate in audit where appropriate.

Person Specification

Experience

Experience of consulting with patients and making independent decisions.

Experience of a range of areas commonly seen in primary care.

Confident prescriber.

Previous experience of primary care.

Experience of working with SystmOne would be desirable.

Qualifications

Registration with the NMC.

Independent Prescriber Qualification.

Skills & Abilities

Be aware of own limitations and of relevant guidelines.

Able to make decisions promptly

Know when to ask for help and when to work independently

Be a positive team player

Be committed to the practice and improvement of services.

Flexibility

Ability to work flexibly to attend meetings and training

Applicant Privacy Notice

Job applications and adverts are retained after the closing date, depending on the relevant closing date for the advert, and then deleted. If you have applied for a position via an employment agency, such as Indeed, they will be able to provide you with their own privacy notice. We will retain all candidate applications for 12 months, in the event of another position arising that we wish to offer you. After such a time we will securely dispose of your information. Your personal data that we hold will be relevant to purposes relating to your application and our recruiting process and limited only to those purposes.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From 24.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 8.5 per week

Ability to commute/relocate:

Wimborne, BH21 1NL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:

NMC Registration & Prescribing Qualification (required)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: NP1