Advanced Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Leader and Triage Expert

Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Anopportunity has arisen to join Padiham Group Practice. The practice has anexcellent reputation as a friendly, hardworking and high achieving accreditedtraining practice. The practice have been rated Good by CQC, with consistent,positive GP experience on the patient survey results which demonstrate thestrong patient centred customer focus and efficiency of the teams. There are two positions of up to 30 hours per week. Salary is negotiable depending on experience.

Main duties of the job

We arecurrently looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Advanced ClinicalPractitioner to join our clinical team.

We arelooking to employ and ANP or ACP for four days with the following:

Mastersdegree level in the relevant area of expertise;

Workingat a masters level aware or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars ofclinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, withdemonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies

ForAdvanced Nurse Practitioner have either graduated from a Centre for AdvancingPractice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or completed the CentresePortfolio (supported) Route; both pathways enable eligibility for anAdvanced digital badge issued by the Centre, demonstrating recognisededucational and experiential preparation in advanced practice

Assess and triagepatients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitivetreatment

You will beresponsible for the clinical assessment, treatment and or referral or givingadvice as appropriate to both adults and children presenting with a widespectrum of clinical conditions

Manageundifferentiated undiagnosed condition and identify red flags and underlyingserious pathology and take appropriate action

Usecomplex decision making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, completemanagement of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice

About us

At Padiham Group Practice, our patient and staff are at the centre of everything we do. We strive to provide the highest standard of care to our patients through quality, safe and patient centred approach.

Job responsibilities

Thefollowing are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement tocarry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload andstaffing levels:

Practise in compliance with their respectivecode of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, beingresponsible and accountable for their decisions, actions and omissions at thislevel of practice

Demonstrate a critical understanding of theirbroadened level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competenceand professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity,risk, uncertainty and incomplete information

Act on professional judgement about when toseek help, demonstrating critical reflection on own practice,self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and openness to change

Work in partnership withindividuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods asappropriate

Demonstrate effective communication skills,supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make apositive change

Use expertise and decision-making skills toinform clinical reasoning

Initiate, evaluate and modify a range ofinterventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyleadvice and care

Exercise professional judgement to managerisk

Managepatients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions,providing subject matter expert advice

Implementand evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic diseasepatients

Identify,manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,preventing adverse effects to the patients health

Be a professional role model for theorganisation

Actively engage in peer review to inform ownand others practice, formulating and implementing strategies to act onlearning and make improvements

Actively seek feedback and involvement fromindividuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues in the co-productionof service improvements

Critically assess and address own learningneeds, negotiating a personal development plan that reflects the breadth ofongoing professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinicalpractice clinical practice, leadership and management, education andresearch.

Maintainaccurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation and to ensureSNOMED CT codes are used effectively

Engagein an effective call/recall system

Critically appraise and synthesise theoutcome of relevant research, evaluation and audit, using the results tounderpin own practice and to inform that of others

Engage in robust governance systems and contribute to practice targets QOF,etc., complying with local and regional guidance

Chaperonepatients where necessary

Supportthe team in dealing with clinical emergencies

Supportthe team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and nationalpolicies

Understandpractice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,referring patients appropriately

Deliveropportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification Qualifications

• Masters degree level in the relevant area of expertise
• Working at a masters level aware or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies
• For Advanced Nurse Practitioner have either graduated from a Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or completed the Centres ePortfolio supported Route - both pathways enable eligibility for an Advanced digital badge issued by the Centre, demonstrating recognised educational and experiential preparation in advanced practice

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.