Session Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Godolphin Health are looking to recruit an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

As an experienced healthcare professional, educated to Masters level, they will have developed the skills and knowledge to allow them to take on an expanded roleand scope of practice caring for patients.

The post holder will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring, compassionate and committed experienced nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries,will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstratesafe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seenby a healthcare professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting withminor illness as well as seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patientsaccordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.

We triage all appointment requests using Klinik. We do 12 consultations in the morning surgery and 12 in the afternoon surgery. There is protected time for pathology results processing. Home visits are rare and are shared amongst the clinical team allowing us to offer excellent care to our palliative and most frail housebound patients without being over burdensome. We provide Enhanced Access to General Practice services on a shared rota.

This is an exciting opportunity for a 4-6 session Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic forward-thinking team here at Godolphin Health, a two site Practice, (one at Praze an Beeble and the other at Connor Downs), conveniently situated within a 10 mins drive off the A30.

We are a training practice looking after a list of 9025 patients over two sites, dispensing to 65% of them. The 3 partners are supported by a growing fantastic multidisciplinary team comprising 5 salaried GPs, 1 ANP, 1 Paramedic, 2 Practice Nurses, a HCA and a Phlebotomist. In addition, we have our GP trainees.

Through our Primary Care Network, we share 3 Mental Health Practitioners, a first contact Physiotherapist, care home Paramedic and a share of a Pharmacist and 3 Pharmacy technicians. We are all a friendly and supportive bunch!

We have a weekly MDT with the whole clinical team which is a great time to come together for patient care and personal learning. We hold a 3-monthly protected half-day clinical governance/educational meeting for all staff.

In Feb 2022 we were rated as good by the CQC in all areas.

We have modern high-quality premises and we are one of two members of the proactive and flourishing North Kerrier West Primary Care Network.

If you are interested, then we would encourage you to have a look at our website:

Key roles and functions:

Towork autonomously, providing a high quality, safe and supportive environment for patients, meeting their identified physical and psycho-social needs withinthe scope of individual accountable practice.

Work within Practice guidelines, policies, protocols and procedures reportingoutcomes to appropriate clinical staff so standards of care can be monitored and improved where necessary. This includes adhering to the following agendas:infection control, equality and diversity, health and safety.

Maintain effective communication with patients, carers, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team ensuring information is shared appropriately andconfidentially so patient needs are met in accordance with NHS directives and safeguarding policies (DH 2003, DH 2010).

Protectand maintain patient records to the agreed Practice standard and in accordance with professional record keeping standards (NMC 2009).

Administermedicines in accordance with a non-medical prescribing framework, patient specific direction or patient group direction in accordance with the standards for medicine management (NMC 2007).

Organise,manage and…