ANP with special intertest inFrailty (68 Sessions)
We believe great patient care is enhanced with great ANPs.
We are looking to recruit an ANP (68 sessions)to join our team of 19 GPs and 4 ANPs to care for our 32,000 patients in thecentre of Hove
Why Join Charter?
You will be joining a welcoming team of 19 GPs, including 11 GP Partnersand an established group of Salaried GPs and 4 ANPs and othe HCPs. Ourpartnership is stable, ambitious and committed for the long term.
Our multidisciplinary team is designed tosupport and enhance GP and ANP care,enabling GPs and ANPs to focus on providing expert medical care while workingalongside our other brilliant clinical colleagues
Main duties of the job
CLINICAL
- Participate in all treatment and preventative healthcare services in the Practice as delegated and agreed by the supervising physician(s).
- Provide direct clinical care to patients using established clinical guidelines.
- Consult and refer patients to physicians, medical specialists and other health professionals as appropriate.
- Interview patients, take medical histories, perform physical examinations, analyse, diagnose and explain medical problems during surgery consultations and home visits.
- Recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment.
- Request and interpret results of laboratory investigations when necessary.
- Instruct and educate patients in preventative health care.
- Conduct telephone consultations which may involve discussing the result and implications of laboratory investigations with patients as well as dealing appropriately with routine and emergency complaints.
- Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes.
- Contribute to the clinical development of the Practice by developing a special interest and to help establish appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions, ensuring compliance with NSF and NICE guidelines.
- Participate in the clinicians duty rota including assisting with home visits when appropriate.
About us
What You'll Find at Charter
- A supportive and collaborative GP/ANP team.
- A genuinely GP-led organisation where your views matter.
- Opportunities to supervise and develop leadership roles.
- Strong clinical and administrative support.
- A culture that values kindness, professionalism and teamwork.
- A beautiful coastal location in the heart of Hove.
If you are looking for a practice where you can develop meaningful long-term relationships with patients, work alongside supportive colleagues, and build a rewarding career, we would love to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work collaboratively with other members of thePrimary Care Team within the policies and procedures of the Practice andClinical Commissioning Group, and will have the following duties andresponsibilities under the broad headings below:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/OUTCOMES:
CLINICAL
Participate in all treatment and preventative healthcare servicesin the Practice as delegated and agreed by the supervising physician(s).
Provide direct clinical care to patients using establishedclinical guidelines.
Consult and refer patients to physicians, medical specialists andother health professionals as appropriate.
Interview patients, take medical histories, perform physicalexaminations, analyse, diagnose and explain medical problems duringsurgery consultations and home visits.
Recommend and explain appropriate diagnostic tests and treatment.
Request and interpret results of laboratory investigations whennecessary.
Instruct and educate patients in preventative health care.
Conduct telephone consultations which may involve discussing theresult and implications of laboratory investigations with patients as wellas dealing appropriately with routine and emergency complaints.
Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete allrequired paperwork for legal and administrative purposes.
Contribute to the clinical development of the Practice bydeveloping a special interest and to help establish appropriate systems tomanage common chronic medical conditions, ensuring compliance with NSF andNICE guidelines.
Participate in the clinicians duty rota including assisting withhome visits when appropriate.
TRAINING / EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ensure continuing education, training and development isundertaken to meet clinical governance guidelines for ContinuingProfessional Development and a Personal Development Plan.
Keep up to date with relevant medical research and evidence-basedmedical practice by attending continuing education courses andprofessional meetings, reading journals etc.
Undertake 100 hours of continuing medical education every twoyears.
Take any national re-certification exam as required by NationalProfessional Organisation/Registering Body.
Perform a variety of research and analysis tasks associated withimprovement of clinical care, medical diagnosis and treatment whereappropriate using the following means.
Audit of clinical practice.
Review of relevant literature.
Research unusual symptoms and treatment optionsthrough consultation with General Practitioners, Physicians and otherspecialists.
Assist in clinical instruction and supervision of medical andnursing students as well other learners that may periodically be attachedto the practice.
Attend regular multi-disciplinary meetings organised by thePractice in order to discuss and learn from recent significant eventsrelating to clinical practice occurring within the Practice.
Attend regular educational meetings organised by the practice inorder to update clinical knowledge, practice policy and guidelines anddisseminate other useful information relevant to the provision of adequatehealthcare for patients.
Regularly reflect on own practice (and keep a record of learningencounters) in order to identify learning needs and encourageself-directed lifelong learning and continued professional development.
ADMINISTRATION
Communicate when necessary with colleagues in Primary Care andhospital specialists in order to discuss or refer specific patients, planand co-ordinate activities or exchange information in order to improve thequality of patient care.
Send and receive written information on behalf of the Practiceregarding matters of insurance, housing and other issues relating to thephysical and social welfare of patients.
Work to deliver together with other members of the Practice andPrimary Healthcare Team, the objectives of the APMS contract, includingthe terms of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, requirements of Local andDirected Enhanced Services and Practice Based Commissioning.
Attend regular multi-disciplinary meetings organised by thePractice in order to discuss the health and social needs of particularpatients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse
- Member of NMC
- an interest is Frailty
Experience
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to manage and lead a working group
- Ability to implement and interpret policies and procedures
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Assist in the educational development of Physician Assistant students through student shadowing and/or teaching
- Awareness of current developments and initiatives in primary care services.
- GP Practice Experience
- Primary Care Experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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