Advanced Nurse Practitioner • Stoke-on-trent Trent Vale Medical Practice
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nAdvanced Nurse Practitioner with Trent Vale Medical Practice in Stoke-on-trent\n\n We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active Advanced Nurse Practitioner with excellent clinical and communication skills to join our team. The suitable candidate will be an independent prescriber who is able to work independently and manage their own workload. The role will be part time and include assessment and treatment of minor ailments within the practice and care home visits. We are a friendly and forward thinking multi-disciplinary GP practice and pride ourselves on the provision of high quality care. Our clinical team comprises of 3 GP Partners, Salaried GPs, a prescribing Pharmacist and excellent Nursing team. Responsible for providing high quality care to patients. Clinically assessing, diagnosing and providing treatment to patients Provide face to face and telephone consultations for patients presenting with minor ailments and chronic problems, to establish a diagnosis and management plan using history taking, physical examination, problem solving and clinical decision making Communicating effectively with patients, carers and all members of staff within the practice Manage acute and chronic medical conditions. Provide care home visits and visits for housebound patients to assess and provide appropriate management of acute and chronic conditions To prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current guidelines and within own professional competencies Opportunistic health promotion, particularly in relation to diet, exercise, smoking and alcohol and providing the appropriate preventative health advice and referrals where necessary Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care Knowledge of local and national policies, protocols and guidelines About us Provide face to face and telephone consultations for patients presenting with minor ailments and chronic diseases, to establish a diagnosis and management plan using history taking, physical examination, problem solving and clinical decision making Provide home visits to housebound and care home patients to assess and provide appropriate management of acute and chronic conditions Assist the clinicians with shared admin such as workflow, tasks and the review and action of pathology results To prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current guidelines and within own professional competencies Provide care and treatment to patients with chronic diseases through pro-active review and management of the condition focusing closely on individual management to improve health care and compliance Opportunistic health promotion, particularly in relation to diet, exercise, smoking and alcohol. Providing the appropriate preventative health advice and referrals where necessary Provide general and specific health screening within agreed protocols with referral to relevant departments where necessary Work with patients in order to support compliance, and adherence to treatments providing information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on 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 Assist with vaccination campaigns providing appropriate and timely vaccinations including flu, shingles and covid vaccinations Other Responsibilities within the Practice: Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting other members of clinical and non-clinical staff in a flexible and approachable manner Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, eg prescribing, confidentiality, data protection and health and safety A commitment to learning and carrying out audits to ensure evidence-based best practise Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the practice Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records Attending training, practice meetings and events organised by the practice or other agencies, where appropriate Personal / Professional Development Maintain continued education through attendance at any courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development requirements are met Participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, annual Appraisal including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development and to ensure fit for revalidation Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Maintain own registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council and provide evidence as required Quality Recognise and work within own competence and the professional code of conduct for nurses as set out by the Nursing & Midwifery Council Maintain quality within the practice Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance, quality and risk; participate in Significant Event Analysis reviews Deliver care to NICE guidelines, NHS England and ICB policies and evidence-based care Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources to contribute to the overall team-working of the practice putting the needs of the practice first Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff respect their privacy and act appropriately In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal data and sensitive data Take responsibility for the coordination of procedures to safeguard confidentiality Health & Safety To implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policies, and the practice Infection Control Policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to): Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identify risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Awareness and implementation of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practise guidelines Correct personal use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Maintain hand hygiene standards Safe management of sharps use, storage and disposal Maintenance of own clean working environment Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Undertaking infection control and all mandatory training Be aware of statutory procedures, local guidance and referral criteria regarding protection of children and vulnerable adults and follow the guidance and policies and take action in an appropriate manner "}