Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Great North Medical Group is seeking a passionate and highlycommitted Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to become a key member of ourestablished and supportive nursing team., As an integral part of our team, the successful candidatewill practice autonomously, utilising their professional expertise to makeinformed decisions based on assessments, diagnoses, and interpretation of testresults.

You will independently prescribe appropriate medications, evaluate,and where necessary, refer patients to other specialists.

Your responsibilitieswill include providing care through face-to-face appointments, telephoneconsultations, and home visits.

Working within your professional scope of practice andagreed limits, you will offer expert clinical advice to patients, carers, andcolleagues, ensuring that clinical safety and excellence are always maintained.

Key responsibilities also include prioritising and triagingpatient needs, making timely referrals for further investigations, andeffectively managing your patient caseload.

You will be accountable foroverseeing patient care, including treatment, referrals, admissions, anddischarges., Clinical Nursing Practice

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care within the practice.

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Collaborative Care : Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality care, supporting the overall health and well-being of a diverse patient population.


• Patient Assessment and Diagnosis : Serve as the first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.


Conduct thorough history-taking, physical examinations, and use critical thinking in clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and develop a comprehensive management plan.

• Acute and Chronic Condition Management : Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating drug- and non-drug-based treatments into individualised care plans, while proactively identifying and managing treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long-term conditions.


• Holistic Care : Provide holistic, patient-centred care by developing ongoing support and care plans for patients and their families, with a focus on prevention, self-care, and overall health promotion.


• Health Promotion and Education : Promote health and well-being using health promotion strategies, health education, and therapeutic communication, encouraging patients to adopt healthier lifestyles and practice self-care.


• Clinical Leadership : Provide leadership within the practice, mentoring and supervising the nursing team, including healthcare assistants, and fostering an environment of evidence-based practice.


Contribute to the delivery of key performance indicators, Quality and Outcomes Framework, and other performance monitoring systems.

Medication Management : Prescribe and review medications based on the latest evidence-based practices, national and practice protocols, and within the scope of your qualified practice.

Offer guidance on prescribed and over-the-counter medications, including advice on side effects, interactions, and regimens.

Care Coordination : Coordinate patient care plans, ensuring patients and their families are actively involved in the decision-making process.

Work with patients to support adherence to prescribed treatments and interventions.

• Diagnostic Investigations : Request and interpret diagnostic investigations, such as x-rays, blood tests, and scans, within agreed protocols, to support accurate diagnosis and treatment.


• Clinical Record Keeping : Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records in accordance with NMC guidelines and other relevant standards, ensuring patient safety and continuity of care.


• Triage and Urgent Care : Prioritise and triage patients' health problems, intervening appropriately in complex, urgent, or emergency situations, including initiating effective emergency care when needed.


• Mental Health Support : Assess, identify, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with national guidelines, such as the National Service Framework for Mental Health.


• Community-Based Care : Provide care both in practice premises and in patients homes, ensuring that all interventions are delivered safely and effectively, with appropriate referrals to other agencies when necessary.


• Contractual Support : Assist the practice in fulfilling contractual requirements by supporting clinical tasks and contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care.


• Evidence-Based Care : Provide care in accordance with NSF, NICE guidelines, and the latest evidence-based practices, ensuring consistency and excellence in clinical delivery.


Care Management

Communicates confidential and sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers in relation to their condition.

Provide highly specialised care advice beyond the scope of normal Nursing practice care treatment plans, making referrals as appropriate and including fast track referrals.

Contribute to local and national practice targets clinical remit QOF, prescribing incentive scheme, National benchmarking.

To monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.

Health Improvement

Management of health screening programmes and ensures other team members are aware of health priorities and screening objectives and programmes.

Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practices delivery of care.

Improve health outcomes for patients by introducing new developments and can demonstrate them as reports and presentations where appropriate.

Supports practitioners in reporting the practice population to promote health improvement and disease prevention.

Makes referrals to appropriate agencies -statutory and voluntary where necessary.

Administration and professional responsibilities

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.


• Accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes.


• Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and / or amending accurate details.


• Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator.


• Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.


• Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.


• Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms.


Training and personal development

• Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level.


• Training needs will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice.


Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation.

Contribute to the identification and assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effective programmes of education.

• Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.


• Develop and maintain an in-house nurse-training programme reporting to the practice manager.


• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work and ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain revalidation requirements.


• Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.


• Regularly participate in clinical supervision.
  
  Understanding of infection prevention and control measures in clinical practice


• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team


• The ability to respond positively to changes both within the practice and the wide healthcare system


• Broad knowledge of clinical governance


• Knowledge of health promotion strategies


• Understands the requirement for PGDs and associated policy


• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure


• Maintains evidence of continuing professional development commensurate with the role and for ongoing Nurse revalidation


Desirable

• Recent, relevant experience in Primary Care


• Research


• Project management


• Working with community development initiatives


• Health-needs assessment


Qualifications

Essential

• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.


• Professional registration with NMC


• Qualified Independent Non-Medical Prescriber


Desirable

• Recent primary care experience


• Research


• Project management


• Working with community development initiatives


• Health-needs assessment


• Manage and carry out reviews for patients with learning difficulties, Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Ability to work within own scope of practice including understanding of own limitations and when to seek advice or support


• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice


• Ability to record accurate clinical notes


• Clear, polite and confident manner


• Effective time management


• Flexible and cooperative


Desirable

• IT skills (including the use of Microsoft suite and EMIS)
  
  Great North Medical Group is a leading primary care provider operating from two key sites : Chestnut Avenue in Carcroft and Princess Street in Woodlands.


With a dedicated team of 9 General Practitioners, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 7 Nurses, and 4 Healthcare Assistants, the practice serves a patient population of approximately 17,000, making it one of the largest medical practice in Doncaster.

The practice is committed to delivering exceptional care and operates under the motto, to be the best.

It is our mission is to improve the health, well-being, and lives of those under our care.