About this role
Job summary
At the Blandford Group Practice we are passionate about making a difference to our patients health and wellbeing. Our CQC Outstanding rated Practice is looking to recruit an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our friendly and welcoming team. We have a strong track record of supporting staff development and offer all employees a comprehensive wellbeing offer.
Our ANP Team is essential to the delivery of our service, working closely with our GP's and wider clinical team to support our patients health needs. We utilise a Triage Hub model that supports patients to submit digital clinical requests, and this post holder will support this work by responding to on the day urgent clinical need.
Main duties of the job
As an advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Blandford Group Practice you will be an experienced nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for patients presenting at the practice from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will also demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process and be a registered prescriber.
About us
We are a CQC rated Outstanding GP practice with a workforce of over 100 staff. We pride ourselves on strong teamwork, a supportive and inclusive working culture, and a shared commitment to delivering high quality, patient centred care. Our team is dedicated, forward thinking and collaborative, with a clear focus on continuous improvement and excellent patient experiences.
We deliver from three surgeries and are a one practice one PCN model. Our clinical team is comprised of clinicians with a variety of backgrounds and age ranges and we have a comprehensive staff wellbeing offer designed to support all employees regardless of role.
"I love working in such a friendly and supportive Practice. We have a diverse patient group and an excellent team of different health care professionals, which makes the job interesting and rewarding "
Dr Adrienne Slater, GP Partner
Job description Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Assess patients presenting with acute illness or for review of chronic disease conditions.
Undertake home visits for acute illness
Play a part in our triage team to assess and sign post patient requests received via SystmConnect.
Diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
Assess diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs.
Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and nondrug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
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.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.
Communication & Quality
Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
Attend and contribute to practice and primary care team meetings.
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.
Recognise and work within the multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice.
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 NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.
Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.
Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need.
Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery.
Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.
Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team.
Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards
Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences)
Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
Safeguarding
All members of staff have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people in all relevant areas of their work.This will include timely attendance at relevant training events and compliance with the Practices Policies and Procedures and Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Inter-Agency Safeguarding Procedures.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Extensive post registration experience Recent primary and community nursing experience Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries Nurse-led triage including telephone triage Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking Audit Extended and supplementary Nurse prescribing
Desirable
Working with community development initiatives Health-needs assessment Home visit assessment of patients Child health surveillance Experience of working in Primary Care
Qualifications Essential
Registered first level nurse MSc in advanced practice or BSc nurse practitioner programme. Relevant nursing/health degree/diploma Mentor/teaching qualification Clinical supervision training and experience Extended/independent nurse Registered Prescriber
Desirable
Community nursing specialist qualification
Other Skills Essential
Clinical leadership skills. Communication skills, both written and verbal
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 Blandford Group Practice
Address Whitecliff Surgery
White Cliff Mill Street
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT117BH
Employer's website https://www.theblandfordgrouppractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)