Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner

We are looking for a highly motivated and compassionate Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner (ACP/ANP) to join our established team of ANPs working 22.5 hours per week.

• Provide high standard patient care to patients of all ages using advanced autonomous clinical skills and comprehensive theoretical knowledge.
• Manage a clinical caseload and address presenting patient needs in a primary care setting.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of ANP/ACP services offered by the practice.
• Respond effectively to patient need, ensuring patient choice, shared decision-making and easy access to services.
• Make appropriate referrals to other clinicians or services.
• Mentor and support other clinicians in developing and maintaining clinical skills.
• Work effectively as part of the practice team to ensure high quality care for all patients.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions for which you are accountable.
• Act as the first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, using history taking, physical examination and clinical decision making to establish diagnosis and management plan.
• Initiate necessary invasive and non invasive diagnostic tests, interventions and interpret findings.
• Prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as an independent prescriber within current legislative framework.
• Provide safe, evidence based, cost effective and individualized patient care.
• Offer a holistic service, developing ongoing plans of care/support with emphasis on prevention and self care.
• Promote health and well being through health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
• Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate.
• Collaborate with nursing, medical and healthcare assistant colleagues to deliver National Service Frameworks (e.g. Coronary Heart Disease, Older People, Diabetes, Mental Health).
• Collaborate with the wider Clinical Commissioning Group to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care.
• Contribute to the practice achieving quality targets and sustaining high standards of patient care and service delivery.
• Participate in identifying community health needs and develop patient/family centred strategies to address them.
• Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing services.
• Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals.
• Plan and implement teaching for existing staff, such as medical students, nurse practitioner students, GP registrars and health care assistants.
• Promote evidence based practice through the latest research based guidelines and practice based research.
• Monitor the effectiveness of your clinical practice through audit, peer review and quality assurance strategies.
• Maintain professional registration and participate in continuing professional development to keep up to date with evidence based knowledge and competence.
• Work within professional Codes of Conduct and keep up to date with relevant health related policy.
• Collaborate with colleagues within and external to the practice and demonstrate leadership.
• Proactively promote the role of the ANP/ACP within the practice, externally to key stakeholders and agencies.
• Maintain effective communication pathways with all members of the primary care team and other agencies.
• Travel independently between practice sites and attend meetings hosted by other agencies as required.
• Handle contact with body fluids (e.g., wound exudates, urine) safely during clinical practice.
• Adhere to safeguarding policies and participate in required safeguarding and statutory training.
• Undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check as required by law.
• Accept that the position may open to additional duties or relinquish existing duties to maintain efficient practice operation.

• Independent Non Medical Prescriber.
• Current NMC or professional body registration.
• Demonstrated advanced clinical practice.
• Experience in prioritising needs and informed decision making in care and delivery.
• Strong organisational and team working skills.
• Excellent communication skills, able to relate at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work independently and with others to deliver high class service.
• Responsive to patient needs, empowering patients and carers to make informed decisions.
• Self motivated and able to work autonomously.
• Well developed communication and independent interpersonal skills.
• Experience in multidisciplinary communication.
• Able to influence, inspire and effectively work with those around you.
• Flexible approach to practice and willingness to develop new patient care approaches.
• Able to handle conflict respecting others' values and opinions.
• Aware of professional and personal limitations.
• Masters qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice.
• Recognised teaching/assessment qualification.
• Specialist course relevant to primary care (CHD, Diabetes, etc).
• Experience developing services based on assessed patient group needs.
• Knowledge of current primary care organisational policy and national legislation.
• Managerial responsibilities, such as maintaining equipment, ordering supplies within financial resources, managing ANP cover and holiday rota, and conducting appraisals.
• Acute and emergency care experience (A&E).
• Able to demonstrate competencies across a range of disease areas.
• Able to demonstrate critical analytical skills and problem solving.
• Ability to initiate innovation in practice.
• Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Presentation skills.
• Understanding of computer systems and Read code usage in general practice.
• Data analysis skills, including use of audit to review service and care provided.