About this role
Job summary
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) has been assessed competent in practice using their clinical knowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act and make autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
The ANP provides an opportunity for patients to avoid the need to be referred to a GP, thereby enabling them to receive timely care and negate unnecessary delay in receiving treatment.
Main duties of the job
ANPs in primary care can develop close, long-term relationships with their patients and work in partnership with them to achieve optimum health. They are autonomous in making decisions based on assessment, diagnosis and interpretation of test results. They can independently prescribe appropriate medication, evaluate and refer to other specialists if necessary.
About us
Market Cross Surgery is under new management.
You will be joining an established clinical team working alongside both our GP's and Nursing team to provide care to our patient population.
We are also a dispensing practice.
Job description Job responsibilities
Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
Provide advanced, specialist nursing care t patients are required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and NSF
Provide wound care (ulcer/doppler, etc)
Provide specialist clinics such as contraception etc
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
Provide travel medicine services
Request pathology services as necessary
Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
Maintain chronic disease registers
Develop, implement and maintain well woman, well man and travel clinics
Take part in implementation of an effective immunisation programme
Prioritise health issues and intervene where necessary
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc), complying with both local and regional guidance
Liaise with the external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc)
Delegate clinical responsibilities where appropriate (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Masters degree in advanced clinical Practice or Post-graduate diploma/degree for Advanced Practice Independent Nurse Prescriber
Experience Essential
Experience of working within Primary Care Experience of chronic disease management Wound care/removal of sutures and staples ECGs Venepuncture New patient medicals Requesting pathology tests and processing results Understanding requirement of PGDs and associated policies Womens health (cytology, contraception, etc) Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel) Chronic disease management (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, etc) Travel Medicine Spirometry Experience in infection prevention and control measures
Desirable
Experience in a GP practice Experience with SystmOne Experience leading a nursing team Experience managing elderly and housebound patients Clear, polite telephone manner Competent in the use of Office and Outlook Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure Effective time management
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 Market Cross Surgery
Address Market Cross Surgery
Bourne Road
Corby Glen
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG33 4BB
Employer's website https://www.marketcrosssurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)