{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nAdvanced Nurse Practitioner with Twyford Surgery in Twyford, Berkshire, United Kingdom\n\n Job summary We are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work inan exciting role as part of the evolving primary healthcare team at TwyfordSurgery. The successful applicant willbe responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral ofpatients within their level of competence.They will work alongside our GPs and clinicians in seeing patients inthe surgery, in their own homes and in residential homes. As with all roles at our surgery, there isscope for development and evolution. Weprovide care for 13000 patients in a semi-rural location, with 9 GPs, 2 ParamedicPractitioners and a Clinical Pharmacist as well as our practice nursing,reception and administrative teams. Weplace an emphasis on team work, communication, continual development andlearning from each others experiences through quality improvement. Good CQC Rating High QOF Achievement Purpose built premises, on-site parking Daily opportunity to catch up with colleagues Near Reading with good schools and transport links Main duties of the job Assess, diagnose, plan, implement andevaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with anundifferentiated diagnosis Clinically examine and assess patientneeds from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinicalcare accordingly Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement andevaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs Proactively identify, diagnose andmanage treatment plans for patients who have, and are at risk of developing, along-term condition Diagnose and manage both acute andchronic conditions, using knowledge of both drug- and non-drug-based treatmentmethods into a management plan If you are a prescriber, you wouldinitiate and review medication appropriate to patient needs and in accordancewith evidence-based practice, appropriate protocols and within scope ofpractice Work with patients in order to supportcompliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments Prioritise health problems andintervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergencysituations, including initiation of effective emergency care Support patients to adopt healthpromotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles ofself-care Undertake visits to patients in theirown homes and to nursing homes if required during urgent/ acute episodes of care with thesupervision and support of GPs Identify, implement and maintain CarePlans to support avoidance of unnecessary hospital admissions About us Good CQC Rating High QOF Achievement Purpose built premises, on-site parking Daily opportunity to catch up with colleagues Near Reading with good schools and transport links Job description Job responsibilities The successfulapplicant will provide care for the presenting patient from initial historytaking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. This may take place in the surgery, thepatients home or a residential home.They will be encouraged to develop a self-directed role within the team,which may vary in responsibilities from day to day. Telephone assessment, home visits andface-to-face assessments at the surgery will be the mainstay of their workload,however development of care plans and long-term condition management will playan important role too. They willcommunicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet theneeds of patients and support the delivery of a safe and efficient service. Responsibilities: Assess,diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care forpatients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis Telephonetriage of patients requesting same day appointments and other urgent queries,prioritising the needs of patients and referring on to other members of thePrimary Healthcare Team as necessary. Clinicallyexamine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychologicalperspective, and plan clinical care accordingly Assess,diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patientswith complex needs Proactivelyidentify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients who have, and are atrisk of developing, a long-term condition Diagnoseand manage both acute and chronic conditions, using knowledge of both drug- andnon-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan If youare a prescriber, you would initiate and review medication appropriate topatient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, appropriateprotocols and within scope of practice Workwith patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribedtreatments Prioritisehealth problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergencycare Supportpatients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles,and apply principles of self-care Undertakevisits to patients in their own homes and to nursing homes if required duringurgent/ acuteepisodes of care with the supervision and support of GPs Identify,implement and maintain Care Plans to support avoidance of unnecessary hospitaladmissions Communication: Communicateeffectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternativemethods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,cultural background and preferred ways of communicating Anticipatebarriers to communication and take action to improve communication Communicateeffectively with all members of staff in the primary healthcare team Communicateeffectively with members of the secondary care team and other allied healthprofessionals when appropriate Act asan advocate for patients and colleagues Ensureawareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in anacceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referringwhere appropriate Deliveringa quality service Recogniseand work within own competence and professional code of conduct Produceaccurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,consistent with legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures Prioritise,organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotesquality Delivercare according evidence-based care Assesscare delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation Initiateand participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processesacross the organisation and its activities Utilisethe audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self andthe team, implementing improvements where required Inpartnership with other clinical teams where appropriate, collaborate onimproving the quality of health care responding to local and national policiesand initiatives as appropriate Supportand participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation Use astructured framework to manage, review and identify learning from patientcomplaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events Beaware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and localguidance Beaware of adult safeguarding procedures and guidance Promote the role of Allied Healthcare Professionalsin general practice Teamworking Understandown role and scope and identify how this may develop over time Work asan effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring themechanisms to develop new ways of working Delegateclearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice andassessment of competence Createclear referral mechanisms to meet patient need Prioritiseown workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embeddedwithin the culture of the team Workeffectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policiesimpacting upon care delivery Discuss,highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patientcare Manageand lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects asagreed with the practice team Agreeplans and outcomes by which to measure success Managementof risk Manageand assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measuresare in place to protect patients Monitorwork areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards andconform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures andguidelines Managinginformation Usetechnology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information Reviewand process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurateinformation retrieval for monitoring and audit processes Understandresponsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trustregarding the Freedom of Information Act Understandresponsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trustregarding the Data Protection Act Collate,analyse and present clinical data and information to the team where appropriate Equalityand diversity Identifypatterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promotediversity and equality of opportunity Enableothers to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture Supportpeople who need assistance in exercising their rights Adhereto local chaperoning policies Act asa role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice Acceptthe rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in careand refuse care Assistpatients from marginalised groups to access quality care Job description Job responsibilities The successfulapplicant will provide care for the presenting patient from initial historytaking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. This may take place in the surgery, thepatients home or a residential home.They will be encouraged to develop a self-directed role within the team,which may vary in responsibilities from day to day. Telephone assessment, home visits andface-to-face assessments at the surgery will be the mainstay of their workload,however development of care plans and long-term condition management will playan important role too. They willcommunicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet theneeds of patients and support the delivery of a safe and efficient service. Responsibilities: Assess,diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care forpatients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis Telephonetriage of patients requesting same day appointments and other urgent queries,prioritising the needs of patients and referring on to other members of thePrimary Healthcare Team as necessary. Clinicallyexamine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychologicalperspective, and plan clinical care accordingly Assess,diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patientswith complex needs Proactivelyidentify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients who have, and are atrisk of developing, a long-term condition Diagnoseand manage both acute and chronic conditions, using knowledge of both drug- andnon-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan If youare a prescriber, you would initiate and review medication appropriate topatient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, appropriateprotocols and within scope of practice Workwith patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribedtreatments Prioritisehealth problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergencycare Supportpatients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles,and apply principles of self-care Undertakevisits to patients in their own homes and to nursing homes if required duringurgent/ acuteepisodes of care with the supervision and support of GPs Identify,implement and maintain Care Plans to support avoidance of unnecessary hospitaladmissions Communication: Communicateeffectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternativemethods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,cultural background and preferred ways of communicating Anticipatebarriers to communication and take action to improve communication Communicateeffectively with all members of staff in the primary healthcare team Communicateeffectively with members of the secondary care team and other allied healthprofessionals when appropriate Act asan advocate for patients and colleagues Ensureawareness of sources of support and guidance and provide information in anacceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referringwhere appropriate Deliveringa quality service Recogniseand work within own competence and professional code of conduct Produceaccurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,consistent with legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures Prioritise,organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotesquality Delivercare according evidence-based care Assesscare delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation Initiateand participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processesacross the organisation and its activities Utilisethe audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self andthe team, implementing improvements where required Inpartnership with other clinical teams where appropriate, collaborate onimproving the quality of health care responding to local and national policiesand initiatives as appropriate Supportand participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation Use astructured framework to manage, review and identify learning from patientcomplaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events Beaware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and localguidance Beaware of adult safeguarding procedures and guidance Promote the role of Allied Healthcare Professionalsin general practice Teamworking Understandown role and scope and identify how this may develop over time Work asan effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring themechanisms to develop new ways of working Delegateclearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice andassessment of competence Createclear referral mechanisms to meet patient need Prioritiseown workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embeddedwithin the culture of the team Workeffectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policiesimpacting upon care delivery Discuss,highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patientcare Manageand lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects asagreed with the practice team Agreeplans and outcomes by which to measure success Managementof risk Manageand assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measuresare in place to protect patients Monitorwork areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards andconform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures andguidelines Managinginformation Usetechnology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning,implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information Reviewand process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurateinformation retrieval for monitoring and audit processes Understandresponsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trustregarding the Freedom of Information Act Understandresponsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trustregarding the Data Protection Act Collate,analyse and present clinical data and information to the team where appropriate Equalityand diversity Identifypatterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promotediversity and equality of opportunity Enableothers to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture Supportpeople who need assistance in exercising their rights Adhereto local chaperoning policies Act asa role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice Acceptthe rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in careand refuse care Assistpatients from marginalised groups to access quality care Person Specification Qualifications Essential Relevant nursing/health degree Desirable Prescribing Minor illness Other Criteria Essential Self-directed practitioner Highly motivated Flexibility and willingness to develop role Enthusiasm Team player Experience Essential Management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries Independent practice Desirable Telephone triage Initiation and maintenance of care plans Home visits Experience in managing elderly patients Person Specification Qualifications Essential Relevant nursing/health degree Desirable Prescribing Minor illness Other Criteria Essential Self-directed practitioner Highly motivated Flexibility and willingness to develop role Enthusiasm Team player Experience Essential Management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries Independent practice Desirable Telephone triage Initiation and maintenance of care plans Home visits Experience in managing elderly patients 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 Additional information UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see Employer details Employer name Twyford Surgery Address 6 Loddon Hall Road Twyford Berkshire RG10 9JA Employer's website "}