Prescribing Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Elizabeth House inWarlingham inWarlingham PUBLISHED 7 MAY 2024

Job summary

Within the North Tandridge Primary Care Network (PCN), we have a well-establishedAnticipatory Care Hub, a Children and Young Persons Social Prescribing/Healthand Wellbeing Service and have good links with our local hospitals such as EastSurrey Hospital and Caterham Dene. NorthTandridge PCN continue to recognise the value that additional roles bring tothe practices and patients and would like to build upon the existing team byemploying a Prescribing Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work at Elizabeth House Medical Practice. Our aim is toprovide exemplary patient care; find innovative solutions in general practiceto deliver the best care we can for our patients.

Our PCN comprises of 5 practices, covering the North Tandridge area. The practices have a combined population of around 36,000 patients. There is a wide socio-economic and demographic served within this area which will provide an interesting and varied case mix. You will be joining an enthusiastic team of clinicians and administrators at Elizabeth House Medical Practice, and this role will contribute to improving the quality of care of our patients.

The role will be for 2-3 days per week.

Main duties of the job

Whilst General Practice has some challenging times ahead, this role provides an exciting and innovative opportunity for someone who wants to make a real difference in the communities they serve. You will work autonomously supporting patients within Elizabeth House Medical Practice under the Supervision of the GP Leads providing enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems and will play a vital role in increasing capacity for all appointments including home visits.

The successful candidate will be provided with excellent support, the opportunity for development in the role, and will be clinically supervised by a General Practitioner.

As part of their clinical duties, the successful candidates will join the multi-disciplinary team in providing comprehensive care and will work with patients, carers, and families.

The post holder is a Prescribing ANP who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside general practice.

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner working both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.

About us

Alliancefor Better Care CIC is a GP Federation that unites 47 NHS GP practices across12 Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Carecolleagues as well as their patients, to transform how healthcare is managedwithin the community.

As a membership organisation, our focus is to work in partnership with ourmembers and help them to improve the provision of General Practices in thelocal area.

We work with and listen to our GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, CommunityOrganisations and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships ensure that,together, we deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support andexpertise needed to effectively serve our communities.

Elizabeth House Medical Practice is based in Warlingham and has a registered list size of 6,100 patients. You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team of GPs, ANPs, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, First Contact Physiotherapistsand Healthcare Assistants.

Job description

Job responsibilities


Primary dutiesand areas of responsibility

• To independently undertake clinicalassessments, and use this in combination with the patients medical record, todiagnose, treat and discharge patients with a wide range of minor illnesses
• To ensure effective coordination and liaisonwith practice teams and, where appropriate, multidisciplinary teams acrossprimary and secondary care services
• To adapt styles of communication appropriatelyto promote empowerment, self-management and health education for patients
• To attend clinical and team meetings asrequired
• To be a source of clinical expertise to otherteam members, both clinicians and those within an administrative function
• To provide specialist advice relating to minorillness to patients, relatives, carers and, where appropriate patientspractices
• To identify actual or potential clinical risksand take appropriate action using, when required, the appropriate reportingstructure
• To work within professional guidelines andcodes of conduct
• Work within the guidelines set out in allrelevant policies and protocols including infection control and safeguarding

Service DeliveryResponsibilities

• To ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in linewith regulatory standards, ABC policies and the use of the relevant clinicalsystems including documenting full and accurate records of assessment,treatment and aftercare
• Work within local protocols and guidelines
• To collect data and provide service information to the PCN board asrequired
• To contribute to the development and establishment of systems
• To ensure that Clinical Lead GP is kept informed of any service issuesand potential risks

Please see full job description for further information.


Job description
Job responsibilities


Primary dutiesand areas of responsibility

• To independently undertake clinicalassessments, and use this in combination with the patients medical record, todiagnose, treat and discharge patients with a wide range of minor illnesses
• To ensure effective coordination and liaisonwith practice teams and, where appropriate, multidisciplinary teams acrossprimary and secondary care services
• To adapt styles of communication appropriatelyto promote empowerment, self-management and health education for patients
• To attend clinical and team meetings asrequired
• To be a source of clinical expertise to otherteam members, both clinicians and those within an administrative function
• To provide specialist advice relating to minorillness to patients, relatives, carers and, where appropriate patientspractices
• To identify actual or potential clinical risksand take appropriate action using, when required, the appropriate reportingstructure
• To work within professional guidelines andcodes of conduct
• Work within the guidelines set out in allrelevant policies and protocols including infection control and safeguarding

Service DeliveryResponsibilities

• To ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in linewith regulatory standards, ABC policies and the use of the relevant clinicalsystems including documenting full and accurate records of assessment,treatment and aftercare
• Work within local protocols and guidelines
• To collect data and provide service information to the PCN board asrequired
• To contribute to the development and establishment of systems
• To ensure that Clinical Lead GP is kept informed of any service issuesand potential risks

Please see full job description for further information.


Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

• Registered first level nurse MSc or equivalent

Skills, Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Working autonomously in an ANP role
• Nurse Prescribing
• Experience of working within general practice
• Nurse led triage
• Ability to solve problems effectively and in a timely fashion and when to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Clinical leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent understanding and implementation of legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Good understanding of patient centred care and impact on care quality and outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
• Good IT skills
• Able to work under pressure and in challenging situations to meet deadlines

Desirable

• Online consultations/e-Consults
• Remote triage
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Resource management
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of committees/working groups
• Experience in supervising staff

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Independent prescriber

Desirable

• Mentor/teaching qualification

Leadership & Management

Essential

• Can demonstrate understanding of the ANP role in governance and ability to implement this appropriately within the workplace
• Understanding of, and contributes to organisational vision
• Ability to improve quality within limitations of service
• Reviews progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others
• Demonstrates ability to motivate self to achieve goals
• Demonstrates understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
• Demonstrates understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
• Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
• Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol

Other

Essential

• Self-Motivated
• Adaptable
• Flexible

Research and evaluation

Essential

• Ability to critically evaluate and review literature
• Ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
• Ability to generate evidence suitable for presentation at local level

Person Specification
Professional Registration

Essential

• Registered first level nurse MSc or equivalent

Skills, Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Working autonomously in an ANP role
• Nurse Prescribing
• Experience of working within general practice
• Nurse led triage
• Ability to solve problems effectively and in a timely fashion and when to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate
• Clinical leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent understanding and implementation of legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Good understanding of patient centred care and impact on care quality and outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
• Good IT skills
• Able to work under pressure and in challenging situations to meet deadlines

Desirable

• Online consultations/e-Consults
• Remote triage
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Resource management
• Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of committees/working groups
• Experience in supervising staff

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant nursing/health degree
• Independent prescriber

Desirable

• Mentor/teaching qualification

Leadership & Management

Essential

• Can demonstrate understanding of the ANP role in governance and ability to implement this appropriately within the workplace
• Understanding of, and contributes to organisational vision
• Ability to improve quality within limitations of service
• Reviews progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities set by others
• Demonstrates ability to motivate self to achieve goals
• Demonstrates understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or service
• Demonstrates understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
• Demonstrates understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
• Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol

Other

Essential

• Self-Motivated
• Adaptable
• Flexible

Research and evaluation

Essential

• Ability to critically evaluate and review literature
• Ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support practice
• Ability to generate evidence suitable for presentation at local level

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.
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Employer details

Employer name

Alliance for Better Care CIC
Address

Elizabeth House Medical Practice

515 Limpsfield Road

Warlingham

Surrey

CR6 9LF

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