LSPCN Frailty Advanced Nurse Practitioner Job Leeds area,England UK,Nursing

Position: LS25/26 PCN Frailty Advanced Nurse Practitioner

LS25/26 PCN Frailty Advanced Nurse Practitioner

LS25/26 PCN is a PCN with a patient population of circa 75,000 across 7 practices.

Garforth Medical Centre

Gibson Lane Practice

Kippax Hall Surgery

Lofthouse Surgery

Moorfield House Surgery

Nova Scotia Medical Centre

Oulton Medical Centre

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be an autonomous practitioner who will be expected to take an active role in managing acute care pathways by delivery of advanced assessment, by responding through assessment, management and treatment of patients, usually over 65 years of age living with frailty both in the community and in care/nursing homes across the PCN.

The Frailty Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will have a key role in supporting the work of PCN in transforming the care of frail patients, delivering integrated out of hospital care. They will support practices to meet the requirements of proactive care, enhanced frailty scheme, QOF and the NHS long term plan.

The ANP role within the PCN will provide comprehensive healthcare sensitive to the needs of the population, including advanced clinical assessments, history taking, diagnosis, planning and delivery of treatment. They will also prescribe and evaluate care. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and across the primary care, neighbourhood teams and social care in the LS25/26 PCN.

The postholder will be responsible for working within the frailty team to coordinate the delivery of proactive and reactive care needs of living with frailty. This includes direct referrals from GP practices, discharge reviews, social care, Neighbourhood teams, PCN staff, other professionals and from data from the clinical system.

Job responsibilities

The postholder will provide highly specialised health assessments and input as an independent and autonomous practitioner developing and leading relationships with members of the multi-professional team allowing for consultation and collaboration.

The focus will be to provide ongoing medical support and prevent unnecessary acute hospital admissions and enable patients to remain safely supported within their own homes/nursing and residential homes. The postholder will aid in developing, delivering, and evaluating high quality patient-centred interventions in conjunction with the associated clinical teams to ensure this is incorporated within both the overarching PCN Frailty team and LS25/26 PCN objectives.

As an advanced practitioner defined first level nurse/allied health professional, the post holder will work within the PCN and be responsible for: working alongside the PCN Operations Leads in developing and leading the PCN frailty team, taking a lead on developments related to frailty. Leading and supervising clinical and non-clinical staff within the frailty team.

Providing highly specialised care within the community and care settings, to those patients with unscheduled care needs using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based, assessing, diagnosing, treating patients, and advising people in respect of their health care needs.

Provide expert advice and clinical leadership to ensure the needs of the patient are met by leading, challenging, and changing practice within the community.

Provide community wide team working in the development of the role of the frailty advanced practitioners to proactively support and maintain patients within the community.

To help to develop clinical pathways and protocols, leading on clinical audit and research. To recognise and act as an advocate for patients, carers, services and organisations.

This role will require independent travel between practices and to carry out home visits.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

Assess and holistically clinically examine patients with both minor and complex needs through history taking, physical examination and appropriate use of investigations to confirm diagnosis.

Recognise the early symptoms of disease exacerbation and acute illness based on an understanding of disease, the disease process, and current evidence and practice standards.

Plan, implement and evaluate an effective management plan for the patient, ensuring safe discharge/referral and/or transfer to an appropriate health care service.

Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimes, side-effects and interactions.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.

Triage telephone call referrals from external clinicians, patients and others into a range of services appropriately as required utilising video consultation resources where appropriate.

Communication

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels…