Nurse Practitioner​/Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Towork autonomously, the NP/ANP is responsible for consulting with patients who wishto be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness; seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. All consultations will be recorded on Systm One,the clinical IT system. NP/ANP is required to conduct both telephone and F2F appointments. Intermittently there is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients and carry out home visits for an agreed cohort of patients.

The nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in a timely appropriate manner. Patients with conditions requiring referral to secondarycare are discussed with the registered GP before making such a referral.

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness

Triage andtreat patients presenting with minor illnesses to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primaryhealth care team.

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence and to acknowledge individual limitations.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.

Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples,swabs etc. Perform appropriate investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administration and profession responsibilities

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

All patient activities are completed daily.

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and management plans are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical system, Systm One.

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

Ensurecollection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular andad hoc reports and audit.

Attend and participate in practice meetings and mandatory training sessions.

Undertake the on line training and other training pertinent to the role of NP or ANP as agreed with the Practice Manager or Partners.

High achieving, patient focused, well led GP surgery requires an Nurse Practictioneror Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work alongside 3 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs,a highly skilled and talented nursing team of 2 Nurse Practitioners, 6 Practice Nurses, 3 Health Care Assistants and an experienced admin and reception team,striving to deliver excellence in Chelmsley Wood.

Towork autonomously, the NP or ANP is responsible for consulting with patients who wishto be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness; seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. All consultations will be recorded on Systm One,the clinical IT system. NP or ANP is required to conduct both telephone and F2F appointment sat ten-minute intervals.

Intermittently there is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients and carry out home visits for an agreed cohort of patients. The nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in a timely appropriate manner. Patients with conditions requiring referral to secondarycare are discussed with the registered GP before making such a referral.

Croft Medical Centre is part of the North Solihull PCNand we are working together at scale in order to provide extended access.

Diagnosing and treating patients

Triage andtreat patients presenting with minor illnesses to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primaryhealth care team.

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence and to acknowledge individual limitations.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.

Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples,swabs etc. Perform appropriate investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administration and profession responsibilities

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

All patient activities are completed daily.

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and management plans are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical system, Systm One.

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

Ensurecollection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular andad hoc reports and audit.

Attend and participate in practice meetings and mandatory training sessions.

Undertake the on line training and…