Job description

Job responsibilities

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will:

• Assess patients presenting with acute, minor and undifferentiated illness.

• Take comprehensive clinical histories and undertake appropriate physical examinations.

• Formulate differential diagnoses and develop appropriate management plans.

• Prescribe medication safely and appropriately as an Independent Prescriber.

• Request and interpret investigations including blood tests, imaging and other diagnostic tests where clinically indicated.

• Initiate treatment and provide appropriate follow-up and safety-netting.

• Refer patients to secondary care and other services when required.

• Recognise and appropriately manage deteriorating or acutely unwell patients.

• Provide health promotion, prevention and self-care advice.

• Work within current evidence-based guidance and local and national clinical pathways.

• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.

• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals.

• Work closely with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team.

• Participate in clinical meetings, significant event reviews, audits and quality-improvement work.

• Contribute to the ongoing development of clinical services within the practice.

• Maintain professional registration, mandatory training and continuing professional development.

Clinical Practice

The postholder will be expected to exercise a high level of professional autonomy and clinical judgement while recognising the limits of their own competence and seeking advice or onward referral when appropriate.

They will manage their own clinical workload while working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team with access to GP advice when required.

Patient safety, effective communication and high-quality personalised care will be central to the role.

Professional Responsibilities

The postholder will:

• Work in accordance with the NMC Code and relevant professional standards.

• Maintain appropriate professional indemnity and registration.

• Work within their scope of competence and the policies and procedures of St Andrews Medical Centre.

• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with information governance and data protection requirements.

• Participate in clinical supervision and professional development.

• Identify learning needs and maintain an appropriate CPD portfolio.

• Contribute positively to a culture of learning, openness and continuous improvement.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• * Experienced in assessing and managing acute and undifferentiated presentations.
• * Experienced in General Practice, Primary Care or a comparable autonomous clinical environment.
• * Confident working independently and making clinical decisions.
• * Able to recognise clinical risk and escalate appropriately.
• * An effective communicator with a patient-centred approach.
• * Organised and able to manage a busy clinical workload.
• * Comfortable working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• * Committed to high standards of patient care, clinical governance and professional development.

Qualifications

Essential

• We are looking for someone who is:
• * An experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner with relevant postgraduate advanced practice qualifications.
• * A registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• * An Independent Prescriber.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

St Andrews Medical Centre

Address

St. Andrews Medical Centre

30 Russell Street

Eccles

Manchester

M30 0NU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.standrewsmceccles.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Incoming Correspondence

Process all Clinical incoming correspondence received via Docman/BetterLetter/Post and other approved NHS systems within agreed timescales.

Ensure correspondence is filed accurately within the patient's electronic medical record and rejected/duplicated letters are processed.

Identify urgent or clinically significant information and escalate promptly in accordance with practice protocols (Duty GP).

Forward correspondence requiring clinical action to the appropriate clinician or member of staff.

Maintain workflow queues to ensure correspondence is processed efficiently.

Identify and prioritise safeguarding-related correspondence, liaising with the Safeguarding Lead to ensure it is reviewed and actioned promptly in line with practice procedures.

Clinical Coding

Ensure diagnoses, long-term conditions, procedures, investigations and other relevant information are coded consistently and accurately or assigned to a clinician appropriately for action in line with practice protocols.

Code information to support QOF, Enhanced Services, recall programmes and population health management.

Raise any coding uncertainties with the Clinical Coder/GP Partner before processing.

Non-NHS Private Work and SARs

Process and coordinate private medical reports, letters, insurance forms, medicals and other non-NHS requests in line with practice procedures and agreed timescales.

Liaise professionally with patients, solicitors, insurers, employers and other organisations regarding requests, fees, documentation and progress.

Process Subject Access Requests (SARs) in accordance with GDPR and practice procedures, ensuring requests are logged, tracked and completed within the required timescales.

Ensure appropriate fees are applied, payments are requested and received and outstanding private work is followed up promptly.

Use IGPR (Information Governance and Patient Record) processes to support the accurate and secure retrieval, review and disclosure of patient information.

Keep clear and accurate records of all private work and SARs, monitor requests through to completion and ensure confidentiality, GDPR and practice policies are maintained.

Oversee workflow processes

Take responsibility for monitoring correspondence, coding and private work queues, ensuring tasks are appropriately prioritised, allocated and completed within agreed timescales.

Monitor workflow volumes, turnaround times and outstanding work, identifying bottlenecks or recurring issues and working with the Practice Manager to improve processes and efficiency.

Provide guidance, training and support to colleagues involved in workflow processes, helping to maintain consistent standards, identify training needs and develop staff capability across correspondence, coding and private work.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• We are looking for someone who is:
• Experience in GP practice, NHS or healthcare administration.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and time-management skills.
• Experience using EMIS or a similar clinical system.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail when handling patient records.
• Understanding of confidentiality, GDPR and information governance.
• Ability to manage and oversee workflows, ensuring tasks are completed within agreed timescales.
• Strong communication skills and ability to liaise with clinicians, colleagues and external organisations.
• Ability to support, train and develop colleagues and take on a lead role.
• Proactive approach to identifying workflow issues and improving processes.

Desirable

• Experience in the following would be advantageous:
• Previous experience in clinical correspondence, coding or private medical work.
• Experience of leading, supervising or supporting a team.
• Knowledge of QOF, Enhanced Services and clinical coding.
• Experience of workflow monitoring and process improvement.
• Familiarity with Docman, BetterLetter, EMIS.
• Understanding of private work processes, fees and invoicing.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

St Andrews Medical Centre

Address

133 London Road

Southborough

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

TN4 0NA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.standrewsmc-southborough.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)