An advanced clinical role within the General Practice team at St Martin's Gate Surgery, which looks after around 14,300 patients. The post centres on assessing, diagnosing and treating patients with acute and chronic conditions, from history taking through to review of care, alongside prescribing. Clinicians also cover sessions at the branch surgery at St Peter's and support practice targets such as QOF and vaccination campaigns. An independent prescribing qualification is required.
What the job involves
- Deliver advanced-level holistic nursing care, from history taking and clinical assessment through to diagnosis, treatment and evaluation
- Assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions
- Prescribe medicines and appliances according to patient need
- Work collaboratively with the General Practice team to meet patient needs
- Refer patients to other specialities or members of the multidisciplinary team where appropriate
- Contribute to practice QOF targets and disease registers
- Contribute to vaccination campaigns
What’s required
Qualifications
- Relevant nursing or health degree, MSc or equivalent
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Clinical supervision training
Registration & licences
- Registered first level nurse
Experience
- Working autonomously in an advanced nursing role
- Nursing prescribing
- Audit experience
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical leadership
- Written and verbal communication, including difficult messages to patients and families
- Teaching and mentorship in clinical settings
- Negotiation, conflict and change management
- Advanced clinical practice and examination skills
- Management of long-term and complex conditions
Other
- Resource management
- Accountability and clinical governance in a nurse-led primary care service
- Local and national health policy
Nice to have
- Long term conditions qualifications
- Experience working in primary care or General Practice
- Case management experience
- Nurse-led triage skills
- Health needs assessment
- Experience with community development initiatives
- Knowledge of public health and local health determinants
- Experience with EMIS, Docman or AccuRx
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