Advanced Nurse Practitioner Vacancy – King Cross Surgery
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King Cross Surgery is a small business in Halifax. We are professional and agile.
A 4 Partner Practice, serving approximately 8,900 patients. Our friendly team also includes 2 salaried GPs, 2 Practice Nurses,1 HCA, and a wonderfully helpful and experienced Administrative Team as well as innovative management.
We strongly believe in the importance of a safe and supportive working environment.
We meet informally on a daily basis for a Clinicians meeting to discuss cases. We have a more formal meeting structure in place to ensure complex and vulnerable patients are discussed in protected MDT time.
Our culture is one of fairness and equity and this is the golden thread throughout the practice.
Through our active and supportive PCN we have access to Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Physios, IAPT assessments, Social Prescribing Link Workers and Care Coordinators. Plans are in place to extend this workforce in line with the Network DES.
Salary negotiable depending on relevant experience
Due to continued growth we are looking for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner, with experience of a nursing, paramedic or pharmacy background, to join our practice.
Main duties of the job
The role would involve telephone triage, face-to-face consultations and possibly home visits.
The post holder will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The successful applicant will commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
Job responsibilities
Role Summary:
The post holder will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring, compassionate and committed experienced clinician who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice.
The post holder will commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, and supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
Primary Responsibilities:
Clinical Practice:
Assess, 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 non-drug-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 within scope of practice
Work with patients 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:
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
Delivering a quality service:
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct
Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures
Deliver care according to Professional Framework, NICE guidelines, and evidence-based care
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation
Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation
Use a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents, and near-miss events
Leadership personal and people development:
Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
Support staff development in order to maximise potential
Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards
Team working:
Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time
Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence
Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need
Management of Risk:
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
Managing Information:
Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information
Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes
Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trust regarding the Freedom of Information Act
Learning and development:
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
Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning
Secondary Responsibilities:
Delivering a quality service:
Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities
Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance
Team working:
Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are followed
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
Agree plans and outcomes
Management of Risk:
Working with the practice management, ensuring mandatory and statutory training requirements are completed
Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all
Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice
Equity and Diversity:
Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity
Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights
Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care
Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care
Job Types: Permanent, Part-time, Full-time
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: From £24.00 per hour
Benefits:
Additional leave
Company pension
Employee discount
Free flu jabs
Free parking
On-site parking
Sick pay
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
Bonus scheme
Commission pay
Performance bonus
Tips
Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
Halifax: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
clinical: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Masters level qualification (preferred)
Work Location: In person