We are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Prescriber to join our team. We are a large friendly practice based in the centre of Maldon, Essex. This is a full-time post but the hours of work can be flexible and we will consider part-time hours for the right candidate.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and expert care of patients within our Practice. They should be competent in history taking and clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. The candidate should be able to raise basic prescriptions.
The successful candidate will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of the patient, supporting the delivery of policy procedures and providing nursing leadership as required. The ANP should be able to manage clinical cases and to be able to deal with presenting patient needs within a primary care setting, and participate in nurse-led minor illness clinics.
The post holder will:
Provide the choice of direct access to an NP, in the Practice, to the Community Team, and over the telephone, for the general practice population
Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable
Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving, and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports
Prescribe safe, effective, and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework
Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care
Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an ongoing plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care
Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate
Work as part of the Practice team in developing and delivering specialist primary care services, such as long-term disease management (diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, and hypertension)
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
Work with nursing, medical, and health care assistant colleagues to ensure that National Service Frameworks (e.g. Coronary Heart Disease/Older People/ Diabetes /Mental Health) are being delivered Work with multi-disciplinary team within the Practice, and across the wider Operational Unit (SMOU), to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care
Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery
Participate in the identification of 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 patient services
Be aware of and contribute to the planning and delivery of practice-based commissioning