Job summary

Our focus and ethos is on providing high quality, accessible and friendly primary healthcare in a welcoming environment for all patients and staff

In June 2022, following a full CQC Inspection, the Practice team were delighted to receive “Outstanding” accreditation rating from CQC, a testament to the Practice’s overall service provision

Our Practice is based close to Warrington town centre, and works out of two dual sites of Medi Centre and Orford Park premises. The Medi Centre opened as a purpose built health centre in late 2016; our occupancy in Orford Park is part of a larger Health and Leisure facility which opened in 2012.

Knowledge of Minor Illness and Independent Prescribing Qualification and chronic disease management essential

Flexible opportunity – Full or Part time hours considered

Pay Rate – TBC and agreed with selected candidate

Applicants may be contacted prior to closing date and offered interview at convenient date – this advert may therefore close early if appointment made

Main duties of the job

In general the post-holder will beexpected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associatedwith an ANP working within primary care including surgery and telephone/videoconsultations and queries, home visits, patient and Practice administration (ITenabled processes), paperwork and correspondence in a timely manner. Makingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganisation.

About us

To join our friendly, innovative and forward thinking Practice and tomanage a busy and interesting clinical caseload. Our multi-skilled clinicalteam of GPs, Advanced Nurse Clinicians, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacist,Physician Associate, First Contact Physiotherapist, etc., work together to provide high quality, accessibleprimary care services to our patient population together with the support ofthe complement of management and administration staff.

We currently additionally offer healthcare servicesto the Homeless, to local Mental Health Units and we are an accredited ClinicalResearch in primary care facility. We provided placements to ST1 and FY2 Drs and StudentNurses, and iGPR (international GP) Drs in a supported and educational learningenvironment for the whole Practice team to engage with too

In June 2022, following a full CQC Inspection, the Practice team were delighted to receive “Outstanding” accreditation rating from CQC, a testament to the Practice’s overall service provision

Date posted

11 October 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Locum

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A2714-22-7358

Job locations

Medi Centre

Tanners Lane

Warrington

WA2 7NJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the assessing, diagnosing, prescribing and treating of patients who are registered within the GP practice as well as for non registered patients from other practices whom the practice has responsibility for through any of its enhanced services schemes. The post holder will participate fully in the delivery of a high quality, co-ordinated health care system delivery for patients catered for by the practice. There will also be responsibility for training, supervision of and mentoring of the Nursing Team including Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and GP Assistants.

The role also involves participating collaboratively with partner practices and their patients as part of collaborative working arrangements provided by the practice to Nursing Home and physical health element of mental health inpatients registered at EMP. The role involves visits, ward rounds and triage and assessments of Nursing Home/Care home patients and well as housebound patients.

PrincipleResponsibilities:

A key member of the clinical team, thenurse practitioner will manage a caseload, dealing with a wide range ofpresenting healthcare problems and needs.

The nurse practitioner may see both;self-referred or internally referred cases and make professional autonomousdecisions in relation to their problems.

Patients with previously undifferentiatedand undiagnosed problems will be seen and an assessment of their healthcareneeds will be made. This made comprise both face to face and telephone consultations

Whilst making an assessment of healthcareneeds the opportunity for disease risk management will also be recognised andtaken.

A plan of care will be developed which isboth individualised and patient focused. Implementation and evaluation of the plan of care will involve thepatient and other members of the primary care team, where appropriate.

Preventative measure for achieving optimumhealthcare gain will be emphasised.

Communicates current health care measuresand strategies, for health education, to the patient in both a realistic andtherapeutic manner.

Admits and discharges patients to and froma caseload and refers them to other care providers both internally andexternally as appropriate.

Following the completion of the ExtendedNurse Prescribing Course the Nurse Practitioner will be expected to prescribemedication from the Extended Nurse Prescribing Formulary and in line withevidence based practice.

Managerial Responsibilities:

To offer support and advice to othermembers of the nursing team within the GP Practice.

To liaises with other members of theprimary health care team/other agencies

To contribute to the Practice Business plan

To support the IPA and PDP process of other practicenurses

ClinicalGovernance:

To contribute to policy development and theimplementation of procedures and guidelines in relation to own area of work andchild protection.

To endeavour to ensure a high standard ofevidence based care is delivered to all patients by working within rolespecific guidelines. At the same timethe limitations of role specific guidelines will be recognised so allowingautonomous decisions still to be made where appropriate.

Ensuring effective teamwork with amendatoryattendance at a minimum of 70% of the in house educational and patient caremeetings.

The nurse practitioner is prepared torecognise her own limitations and will continue to adhere to the NMCStandards:-

Professional Code of Conduct

Scope of Professional Practice of MedicinesRecords and Record Keeping

Participate in mandatory internal clinicalappraisal with Lead Nurse Clinician and follow the requirements of Nurserevalidation processes that may evolve.

.

To contribute to the evaluation/audit andclinical standards setting with colleagues in the organisation.

To maintain a high standard of accuratepatient record keeping, both written and on computer systems. Achieves the agreed standards between theemploying trust and practice involved.

To contribute to the strategic managementand development of the organisation as a subgroup of primary healthcare teams.

To follow the complaints procedure of thePractice, making such investigations and reports as recommended by Practiceguidelines.

To undertake own IPA and development of a PDP..

To access clinical supervision and clinicalgovernance within the team

To promote peoples equality, diversity andrights.

Teaching and Learning:

To undertake clinical teaching within theclinical setting.

To mentor Practice Nurses, pre-registration students and Healthcare Assistants

To support educational activities withinthe clinical setting, to ensure the delivery of high quality education.

To undertake clinical audit and research in line withservice development and evidence based practice.

To liaise with other nurse practitionerswithin organisations to ensure the development of the role.

To attend any training that is identified as mandatory to theirrole.

Confidentiality:

Working within the Practice you may gain knowledge of confidentialmatters, which may include personal and medical information about patients andstaff. Such information must be considered strictly confidential and must notbe discussed or disclosed. Failure to observe this confidentiality could leadto disciplinary action being taken against you.

Codesof Conduct and Accountability:

You are expected to comply with relevant Practice codes of conductand accountability.

MentalCapacity Act 2005

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to all practice staff. It isthe responsibility of every person to ensure that they keep up to date with theAct and that the delivery of patient care/services is conducted in line withlocal and national policy and the MCA Code of Practice.

Safeguardingis Everyones Business

The Practice has a responsibility to ensure that all children /young people and adults are adequately safeguarded and protected. As aconsequence, all employees are requiredto adhere to national and local safeguarding policies / procedures and to actupon any concerns in accordance with them.

Healthand Safety:

In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and othersupplementary legislation, you are required to take reasonable care to avoidinjury during the course of work and co-operate with the Practice and others inmeeting statutory regulations. You are also required to attend statutorytraining as required to fulfil your duties.

To comply with safety instructions and Practice policies andprocedures.

To use in a proper and safe manner the equipment and facilitiesprovided.

To refrain from wilful misuse of, or interference with, anythingprovided in the interest of health and safety and any action which mightendanger yourself and others.

To report as, soon as practical, any hazards and defects to yourSenior Manager.

To report, as soon as practical, accidents and untoward incidentsand to ensure that accident forms are completed.

Communication:

Tocommunicate effectively with patients, relatives, agencies and themulti-disciplinary team, regarding patient care and acting as an advocate fortheir individual management.

Tosupport client centred care

Toencourage good relationship with statutory and voluntary services, acting as aresource for Care Home Support Team intervention.

Toprovide a high standard of effective communication dealing with complex andsensitive issues.

Identifyrisks and communicating /escalating the same to the lead GP/Duty GP within thepractice who the patient is registered to.

Health Promotion

Teachingpatients/carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain theiroptimum level of independence

Toprovide health promotion advice and training to carers/nurses

Postscript:

This is not intended to be a comprehensive description of the dutiesof the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other related dutiesnot specifically mentioned above. Any changes to this role specification willbe made in consultation with the post holder.

ADDENDUM- PHYSICAL HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR MENTALHEALTH INPATIENTS REGISTERED WITH ERIC MOORE PARTNERSIP

Specificrequirements of PhysicalHealth for Mental Health Inpatients Registered With Eric Moore Partnership:

To support planned and reactive care of inpatients using advanced clinical practice skills ofexamination, differential diagnosis and treat accordingly within in own scopeof practice. Identify those patients who will require review by the GP during clinical session .

To work as part of the multi-disciplinaryteam ensuring care plans are fulfilled as appropriate.

Assist in developing the team to operatecohesively and promote collaborationwith the mental health team andwider health services and those provided by private sector providers to improvethe quality of care provided

Make recommendations for the clinicalnursing management ofinpatients with long term health conditions ensuring best practiceand a high standard of nursing care is delivered.

Work as part of the multi-disciplinary teamliaising with other Health professionals and Social Services to ensure careplans are fulfilled and to facilitate appropriate referrals to primary,secondary and emergency carefor physical health element of care.

To competently perform all clinical skillsincluding physical examination andexhibit appropriate prescribing practices related to the post

To complete the clinical assessment andtreatment documentation for each patient as identified.

To collect data for statistical analysis as identifiedwith partner organisations and within the practice team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the assessing, diagnosing, prescribing and treating of patients who are registered within the GP practice as well as for non registered patients from other practices whom the practice has responsibility for through any of its enhanced services schemes. The post holder will participate fully in the delivery of a high quality, co-ordinated health care system delivery for patients catered for by the practice. There will also be responsibility for training, supervision of and mentoring of the Nursing Team including Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and GP Assistants.

The role also involves participating collaboratively with partner practices and their patients as part of collaborative working arrangements provided by the practice to Nursing Home and physical health element of mental health inpatients registered at EMP. The role involves visits, ward rounds and triage and assessments of Nursing Home/Care home patients and well as housebound patients.

PrincipleResponsibilities:

A key member of the clinical team, thenurse practitioner will manage a caseload, dealing with a wide range ofpresenting healthcare problems and needs.

The nurse practitioner may see both;self-referred or internally referred cases and make professional autonomousdecisions in relation to their problems.

Patients with previously undifferentiatedand undiagnosed problems will be seen and an assessment of their healthcareneeds will be made. This made comprise both face to face and telephone consultations

Whilst making an assessment of healthcareneeds the opportunity for disease risk management will also be recognised andtaken.

A plan of care will be developed which isboth individualised and patient focused. Implementation and evaluation of the plan of care will involve thepatient and other members of the primary care team, where appropriate.

Preventative measure for achieving optimumhealthcare gain will be emphasised.

Communicates current health care measuresand strategies, for health education, to the patient in both a realistic andtherapeutic manner.

Admits and discharges patients to and froma caseload and refers them to other care providers both internally andexternally as appropriate.

Following the completion of the ExtendedNurse Prescribing Course the Nurse Practitioner will be expected to prescribemedication from the Extended Nurse Prescribing Formulary and in line withevidence based practice.

Managerial Responsibilities:

To offer support and advice to othermembers of the nursing team within the GP Practice.

To liaises with other members of theprimary health care team/other agencies

To contribute to the Practice Business plan

To support the IPA and PDP process of other practicenurses

ClinicalGovernance:

To contribute to policy development and theimplementation of procedures and guidelines in relation to own area of work andchild protection.

To endeavour to ensure a high standard ofevidence based care is delivered to all patients by working within rolespecific guidelines. At the same timethe limitations of role specific guidelines will be recognised so allowingautonomous decisions still to be made where appropriate.

Ensuring effective teamwork with amendatoryattendance at a minimum of 70% of the in house educational and patient caremeetings.

The nurse practitioner is prepared torecognise her own limitations and will continue to adhere to the NMCStandards:-

Professional Code of Conduct

Scope of Professional Practice of MedicinesRecords and Record Keeping

Participate in mandatory internal clinicalappraisal with Lead Nurse Clinician and follow the requirements of Nurserevalidation processes that may evolve.

.

To contribute to the evaluation/audit andclinical standards setting with colleagues in the organisation.

To maintain a high standard of accuratepatient record keeping, both written and on computer systems. Achieves the agreed standards between theemploying trust and practice involved.

To contribute to the strategic managementand development of the organisation as a subgroup of primary healthcare teams.

To follow the complaints procedure of thePractice, making such investigations and reports as recommended by Practiceguidelines.

To undertake own IPA and development of a PDP..

To access clinical supervision and clinicalgovernance within the team

To promote peoples equality, diversity andrights.

Teaching and Learning:

To undertake clinical teaching within theclinical setting.

To mentor Practice Nurses, pre-registration students and Healthcare Assistants

To support educational activities withinthe clinical setting, to ensure the delivery of high quality education.

To undertake clinical audit and research in line withservice development and evidence based practice.

To liaise with other nurse practitionerswithin organisations to ensure the development of the role.

To attend any training that is identified as mandatory to theirrole.

Confidentiality:

Working within the Practice you may gain knowledge of confidentialmatters, which may include personal and medical information about patients andstaff. Such information must be considered strictly confidential and must notbe discussed or disclosed. Failure to observe this confidentiality could leadto disciplinary action being taken against you.

Codesof Conduct and Accountability:

You are expected to comply with relevant Practice codes of conductand accountability.

MentalCapacity Act 2005

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to all practice staff. It isthe responsibility of every person to ensure that they keep up to date with theAct and that the delivery of patient care/services is conducted in line withlocal and national policy and the MCA Code of Practice.

Safeguardingis Everyones Business

The Practice has a responsibility to ensure that all children /young people and adults are adequately safeguarded and protected. As aconsequence, all employees are requiredto adhere to national and local safeguarding policies / procedures and to actupon any concerns in accordance with them.

Healthand Safety:

In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and othersupplementary legislation, you are required to take reasonable care to avoidinjury during the course of work and co-operate with the Practice and others inmeeting statutory regulations. You are also required to attend statutorytraining as required to fulfil your duties.

To comply with safety instructions and Practice policies andprocedures.

To use in a proper and safe manner the equipment and facilitiesprovided.

To refrain from wilful misuse of, or interference with, anythingprovided in the interest of health and safety and any action which mightendanger yourself and others.

To report as, soon as practical, any hazards and defects to yourSenior Manager.

To report, as soon as practical, accidents and untoward incidentsand to ensure that accident forms are completed.

Communication:

Tocommunicate effectively with patients, relatives, agencies and themulti-disciplinary team, regarding patient care and acting as an advocate fortheir individual management.

Tosupport client centred care

Toencourage good relationship with statutory and voluntary services, acting as aresource for Care Home Support Team intervention.

Toprovide a high standard of effective communication dealing with complex andsensitive issues.

Identifyrisks and communicating /escalating the same to the lead GP/Duty GP within thepractice who the patient is registered to.

Health Promotion

Teachingpatients/carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain theiroptimum level of independence

Toprovide health promotion advice and training to carers/nurses

Postscript:

This is not intended to be a comprehensive description of the dutiesof the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other related dutiesnot specifically mentioned above. Any changes to this role specification willbe made in consultation with the post holder.

ADDENDUM- PHYSICAL HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR MENTALHEALTH INPATIENTS REGISTERED WITH ERIC MOORE PARTNERSIP

Specificrequirements of PhysicalHealth for Mental Health Inpatients Registered With Eric Moore Partnership:

To support planned and reactive care of inpatients using advanced clinical practice skills ofexamination, differential diagnosis and treat accordingly within in own scopeof practice. Identify those patients who will require review by the GP during clinical session .

To work as part of the multi-disciplinaryteam ensuring care plans are fulfilled as appropriate.

Assist in developing the team to operatecohesively and promote collaborationwith the mental health team andwider health services and those provided by private sector providers to improvethe quality of care provided

Make recommendations for the clinicalnursing management ofinpatients with long term health conditions ensuring best practiceand a high standard of nursing care is delivered.

Work as part of the multi-disciplinary teamliaising with other Health professionals and Social Services to ensure careplans are fulfilled and to facilitate appropriate referrals to primary,secondary and emergency carefor physical health element of care.

To competently perform all clinical skillsincluding physical examination andexhibit appropriate prescribing practices related to the post

To complete the clinical assessment andtreatment documentation for each patient as identified.

To collect data for statistical analysis as identifiedwith partner organisations and within the practice team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN
  • MSc in Clinical Nursing or Nurse Practitioner Degree Level
  • Independent Prescriber
  • Desirable

  • Practice Nurse experience
  • Primary Care experience
  • Mentorship & Assessing at Level 111 (or equivalent ENB998)
  • Other Post Registration Long Term Conditions Qualifications
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience as an autonomous Practitioner with face to face contacts
  • Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience
  • Evidence of Professional Development
  • Desirable

  • Experience of working in GP Practice / Primary Care
  • Practice Nurse experience
  • Knowledge of Clinical System (TPP SystmOne)
  • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • RGN
  • MSc in Clinical Nursing or Nurse Practitioner Degree Level
  • Independent Prescriber
  • Desirable

  • Practice Nurse experience
  • Primary Care experience
  • Mentorship & Assessing at Level 111 (or equivalent ENB998)
  • Other Post Registration Long Term Conditions Qualifications
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience as an autonomous Practitioner with face to face contacts
  • Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience
  • Evidence of Professional Development
  • Desirable

  • Experience of working in GP Practice / Primary Care
  • Practice Nurse experience
  • Knowledge of Clinical System (TPP SystmOne)
  • 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.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    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.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).