Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Join our team as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

Work within our practices in the Northamptonshire Rural East & South (NRES) Neighbourhood to deliver high-quality, same-day care to our patients.

We're looking for an experienced

Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our Neighbourhood Access Service, part ofthe innovative New Models Programme. You'll work autonomously and as part of amultidisciplinary team within primary care to provide expert assessment,diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation for patients presenting with minor illness, acute conditions, and common general practice presentations, includingwomen's health.

This is your chance to shapeintegrated neighbourhood services and make a real difference to patientoutcomes across our 88,938 registered patients.

As a Nurse Practitioner you will provide autonomous care for our patients presenting with minor/acute illness,and common general practice presentations including those relating to women'shealth. You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making and provide expertcare by undertaking initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatment and evaluation of care.

Working with GPs and nursing team in the Practice you will continually review and evaluate services and workwith the management team in implementation of change.

Key Relationships

Patients and Carers

Practice GPs, Nursing Staff and Patient Services Team

Community and hospital clinicians

Services for people with Mental Health Problems

Social Care

Voluntary Agencies

Nursing Homes/Residential Homes/Sheltered Housing Units

Clinical Nurse Specialists/specialist teams for Chronicillness

The Northamptonshire Rural East& South (NRES) Neighbourhood, consisting of 7 GP Practices serving 88,938patients, is developing an innovative new model of care as part of the NHS New Models Programme.

You will be working with a teamof GPs and specialist ANPs to deliver same day care to the Rural East &South population across our three hub sites.

Our member practices are:

Brackley Medical Centre

Towcester Medical Centre

Brook Health Centre

The Parks Medical Practice

Springfield Surgery, Brackley

Bugbrooke Medical Centre

Clinical

Provide clinical care to our patients. This will includereducing the demand on GP time by the assessment and management of patients bymeans of telephone triage and clinic appointments.

Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to assess the physical and psycho social needs of patients with common primary careconditions and minor illness, instigating and providing therapeutic treatmentsbased on best available evidence to improve health outcomes.

Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to makecomprehensive and focussed assessments, independently and proactively managingcare of the patients.

Promote patient independence and self-care where appropriate.

Undertake the role of independent non-medical prescriberin the treatment and care of patients

Review pathology results to ensure appropriate treatment and care

Support and lead the practice for the delivery of the Quality and Outcomes Framework and NHS England/ICB/Federation Contracts.

Regulatory

Respond to complaints and clinical incidents/significantevents as appropriate to ensure robust systems are in place for improvingpractice through joint learning.

Undertake at least one clinical audit a year. Evaluatedata and present findings to the Practice Clinical team. Implement changeswhere appropriate.

Adhere to the Practice Policies and Procedures including

Infection Control, Health and Safety

All staff must be familiar with and actively promote the practices Equal Opportunities Policy at all times.

All staff who have access to personal data will be awareof their responsibilities under UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

Personal /Professional Development

Maintain own personal/professional development plan and portfolio thereby meeting the requirements for revalidation through appraisalof own performance.

Maintain NMC registration and professional development inline with expectations of the role

Work at all times within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Provide Mentorship and training of new recruits orstudents as and…