Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

We are looking for 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioners for up to a total of 1.75 WTE Clinicians.

Bethesda MedicalCentre is a friendly, forward thinking, high achieving Surgery based in amodern purpose built Surgery.

We have apopulation of 19,000 patients and offer a wide range of Services to our ownpatients and provider services to patients across East Kent.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will assess,investigate, diagnose, prescribe, plan and implement care for patients presenting withdiagnosed and undiagnosed conditions and address continuing medical needs.

Will workcollaboratively with the general practice team to meet patient needs.

will need to prioritise and triage the needs ofpatients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in theappropriate manner.

About us

Bethesda Medical Centre is a forward thinking medicalpractice that aims to provide good medical care with respect and understandingfor our patients and staff.

Bethesda Medical Centre is purpose built and situatedon a cliff top in Cliftonville on the outskirts of Margate.

The practice team consists of 12 doctors (4 partnersand 8 salaried GPs), 5 nurses, 4 Acute Care Team clinicians, 2 NAs and 4 HCAs and admin & ancillary staff.

Wealso have attached staff who are based at the practice or visit, and theseinclude:- Mental Health Nurses, Counsellors and physiotherapists.

Job responsibilities

Job Description Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

TITLE OF POST:

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1.75 WTE Positions

CONTRACT:

Permanent Contract

RESPONSIBLE TO:

Practice Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO:

Partners

Job Summary

To assess,investigate, diagnose, plan, prescribe and implement care for patients presenting withdiagnosed and undiagnosed conditions and address continuing medical needs.

To workcollaboratively with the general practice team to meet patient needs.

The practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs ofpatients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in theappropriate manner. The practitioner will take part in the management of somepatients with long-term conditions. Partof your responsibilities will include visiting patients in their home to assesstheir medical condition, at the request of the lead clinician.

You will be working as part of a clinical team, with 11 GPs and 5Practice Nurses, 2 NA's, and 4 HCAs with a large administration support group.

JobResponsibilities:

Diagnosingand treating patients presenting with minor illnesses

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective, and remains withinboundaries of competence.

Advise patients on health care and minor ailments with referral to othermembers of the primary and secondary healthcare team as necessary

Administrationand professional responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities ofthe Practice Team

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatmentsare recorded in the patients computer record

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associatedwith patient care

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information requiredfor regular an ad-hoc reports and audits

Attend and participate in Practice meetings

Trainingand personal development

Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will bein accordance with Practice requirements.Personal development will be encouraged and supported by thePractice. It is the individualsresponsibility to remain up to date with recent developments

Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days asdeemed useful or necessary for professional development

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

There is a need to work closely with all members of the Practiceincluding the reception and administrative staff, as well as the medical andnursing team.

There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with othersurgeries and other agencies, including the Community Nursing Team, andSecondary Care.

Quality

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

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, eitherdirectly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own andteam activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance theteams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patientsneeds

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Be punctual and professional in manner

Confidentiality

In the performance of the duties outlined in the job description, thepost holder may have access to confidential information relating to patientsand their carers, Practice staff, and other healthcare workers. They may alsohave access to information relating to the Practice as a businessorganisation. All such information fromany source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcareworkers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorisedpersons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Any breach of confidentiality may result in disciplinary proceedings

Health& Safety

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

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking suchactivities in such a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areasin a tidy and safe way, free from hazards

Safeguarding

You have a responsibility to follow the principles of SafeguardingVulnerable Adults and Children in accordance with Practice policy.

Equalityand Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights ofpatients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples 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 patient, theircarers and colleagues

Behaving in a way that is welcoming to, and of the individual, isnon-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feeling, priorities and rights

Contributionto 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 andguidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit

Undertake distribution of results of investigations, and workflowcorrespondence as appropriate, when required

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council. Level 7 Clinical consultation and examination module or equivalent
• or Degree in Paramedic Science
• Prescribing Qualification.
• Experience in Primary Care

Experience

• Experience in General 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.

Full-time,Job share,Flexible working,Compressed hours