Advanced Nurse/ Clinical Practitioner Primary Care inSouthwell inSouthwell PUBLISHED
WED 4 DEC 2024
Southwell Medical Practice rKgETkq7
The role demands advanced clinical skills to deliver care in line with clinical evidence, NICE guidelines, and NSF standards. Practitioners will be responsible for identifying at-risk patients, managing chronic disease treatment plans, and providing opportunistic health advice. Additionally, they will liaise with external services to support vulnerable patients and handle safeguarding matters according to national and local policies. House visits to care for housebound patients may also be required. The successful candidates should be friendly and conscientious, complementing the existing team's efforts in delivering effective health care to the patient population in Southwell.
Southwell Medical Centre are looking for two Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners to work 55.5 hours between the two roles. Ideally one working 30 hours over 4 days and another working 22.5 hours over 3 days:
Role 1: 7.5 hours per day on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Role 2: 7.5 hours per day on Monday, Thursday and Friday
We are looking for friendly, consciencious team members to compliment our current multi-disciplinary team in our delivery of primary health care to our patient population.
Responsibilities include:
Develop, implement, and embed health and wellbeing programs tailored to community needs
Perform on-call sessions with the on-call GP to triage patients effectively
Manage acute and chronic conditions, providing expert advice and creating specialized treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
Identify and support at-risk patients, mitigating long-term health complications.
Deliver advanced care in line with clinical evidence, NICE guidelines, and NSF standards.
Request, collect, and interpret pathology results, ensuring comprehensive patient assessment and treatment.
Offer consultations, adjust care plans, and refer patients to secondary or specialist care as needed.
Recognise, assess, and signpost patients presenting with mental health concerns.
Act as an independent or supplementary prescriber in line with professional guidelines.
Maintain accurate clinical records, utilizing SNOMED CT codes effectively.
Support clinical emergencies and handle safeguarding matters per national and local policies.
Understand and manage cases involving substance abuse or addictive behaviors.
Deliver opportunistic health advice during patient interactions.
Provide care to housebound patients as required.
This role also involves contributing to practice targets (e.g., QOF), delegating tasks appropriately, and liaising with external services to ensure holistic patient support.
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Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
Undertake on-call sessions alongside the on-call GP to triage patients as part of a total triage system
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
Provide advanced, specialist care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
Request pathology services as necessary
Process and interpret pathology and other test results as requested and also providing buddy assistance to other clinicians as required
Provide chronic disease consultations, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
Recognise, assess and refer/signpost patients presenting with mental health needs where clinically indicated
Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Undertaking home visits to housebound patients where necessary
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