Advanced Nurse PractitionerinOxfordinOxfordPUBLISHED MON 14 OCT 2024

We are looking for a ANP with a special interest in the older age patients. The ANP will work in the care homes looked after by the South East Oxford Health Alliance. These consist of 6 nursing and care homes in the south east of Oxford City. You will work closely with GPs and will have a named GP clinical supervisor

The ANP will provide clinical services to the patients living in the 6 care homes including chronic conditions reviews, medication reviews and acute issues.

They will liaise with external agencies, care home teams and the GP Practice where the patient is registered.

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Responsibilities

Liaising with patient and family and writing and coding care plan on admission and within 1 week of any hospital discharge or at annual review

Weekly ward round

Reviewing the list of patients sent by the care home to be seen

Dealing with any acute issues and liaising with duty doctor/ EAU and families where appropriate.

Chronic condition reviews (e.g. COPD, heart failure) and coding of these on the medical system

Clerking new patients and updating medical record medication review and liaising with GP to review meds and deprescribe where appropriate

Clinical examination of patients, and procedures as needed- e.g. bloods, catheter care

Handover to care home after debrief with GP as to actions taken, and anything they need to do

Structure medication review and liaising with pharmacists and GPs regarding structured medication reviews queries

Liaising with operations officer regarding ensuring correct coding of activity, care plans etc.

Proactive care planning and end of life care ensuring anticipatory meds have been prescribed and collected, ensuring DNAR forms and proactive care plans are completed etc.

Liaising with care home support service and other support organisations (eg. OT, SALT, podiatry, tissue viability etc) where appropriate

Vaccinations (if prescribed as PSD, or as part of national protocol)

Inputting weight/ BP measurements etc. for QoF

Maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous records of medication prescribed and/or administered and advice given in relation to medicine

Confidentiality: 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 Practices 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 or the business of the Practices may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practices policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

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

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines

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

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified

Equality and Diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, 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 the Practices procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.