We’ve got an exciting new Nurse Practitioner Job Camborne to be filled right away. You will be working alongside a passionate clinical and managerial team that go out of their way to ensure that the working environment is pleasant, relaxed and positive at all times. The team understand how important it is to incorporate ideas from both the patients and staff to aid with the continued progression and development of the Practice.
Requirements Include
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- 2+ years nursing experience
- Valid nurse practitioner license
- Ability to work within a team and take direction
- Must be familiar with the EHR medical charting system
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
Duties Include
- Perform initial patient screenings and patient history and physical examinations
- Update patient records and check records for accuracy at each patient appointment
- Analyze test data and determine the need for follow-up appointments and further treatment options
- Deliver quality care while maintaining all company metrics pertaining to productivity
- Serve as the resource patients need for ongoing care information, counselling and provide guidance for any patients with critical conditions
Nurse Practitioner Salary & Benefits
- Up to Full-Time Hours Available, Flexible
- Competitive Salary, Band 8a/8b
- 5-6 weeks annual leave PLUS bank holidays
- NHS Pension and Medical Indemnity included
- Training and Development Opportunities Available
Skills
- Must hold current license/registration to practice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must have the ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion
- Ability to maintain highly confidential information
Experience
- One must Registered Nurse(RN)
- NP-focused graduate master’s or Doctoral Nursing Program
- Successfully Pass a National NP Board Certification Exam
Employment Requirement
Type of Employment: Full-Time
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Hiring Company
To be considered for our round, please apply through our website link or submit your application to info@www.locummeds.co.uk. If we accept your application, we’ll be in touch to schedule an interview. We look forward to hearing from you. For more Nurse Practitioner Job Camborne find them here
Industry: Health
Category: Nursing
Date posted: February 2023
Expiry date: March 2025
Who is a nurse practitioner?
Nurse practitioners are health care professionals educated and trained to provide health promotion and maintenance through the diagnosis and treatment of acute illness and chronic conditions. They provide some of the same care provided by physicians and maintain close working relationships with physicians. An NP can serve as a patient’s regular healthcare provider.
Nurse Practitioner Job Camborne Salary:
Nurse Practitioner Job Camborne varies depending upon the following; Hours worked, experience, Education, how eager the organization is in your skills, references, reputation, location, the list goes on…
The Nurse Practitioner Job Camborne Description:
The content of this job description is designed to be inclusive of a broad range of tasks that may be performed by a nurse practitioner. Practices should take note that they should seek guidance from their medical defense organization about the responsibilities which can be delegated to an advanced practice registered nurse at this grade for which the defense organization will provide cover. The job description should then be edited accordingly and full training and assessment of competence undertaken and documented with the staff member.
This post is written to be an equivalent for Agenda for Change (AFC) Band 8. Duties will vary from practice to practice and this is a guide only. Practice accountability structures will also vary.
Scope Of Nurse Practitioner Job Camborne:
The Nurse Practitioner will be an experienced nurse who holds an appropriate, specific, advanced professional qualification that meets NMC requirements for high-level practice.
The Nurse Practitioner will work with the practice team to provide high-quality care which meets the needs of the practice’s patient population.
Working within defined professional boundaries, they will be able to make safe clinical decisions relating to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review. The NP will demonstrate critical thinking ability.
The Nurse Practitioner will function as an integral part of the clinical leadership team in the practice, providing advice and guidance to the nursing team to ensure they deliver care based on the needs of the practice’s population.
NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.
Key Relationships/Contacts
Internal:
- Lead Practice Nurse
- Practice Nursing Team and Healthcare Assistants
- GPs
- Doctors in Training
- Practice Manager/Office Manager
- Administration Team
- Secretarial Team
External:
- Patients, carers, and relatives
- Practice suppliers (equipment, supplies, and services)
Clinical Practice
- Assess/examine patients, diagnose, plan, treat, and review/evaluate. Assessment may be face-to-face by appointment or by telephone as part of a triage/unscheduled care team and will include patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
- Diagnose and manage patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions based on a management plan which includes a medication plan and other interventions.
- Identify health priorities and make timely and appropriate interventions to support patients presenting in an emergency and/or with complex/urgent needs.
- Assess and manage patients’ physiological and psychological needs, including patients with complex needs, multiple diagnoses and polypharmacy.
- Identify patients at risk of developing a chronic illness and develop a plan for minimizing the risk of worsening.
- Advise and educate patients, promoting understanding, self-management, healthy lifestyle choices, and sources of support and compliance with a treatment plan and medication.
- In line with competence and agreed protocols, prescribe medication, review its effectiveness and make appropriate adjustments to treatment, ensuring patient understanding of medication side-effects and interactions, including over-the-counter medication.
- Ensure the nursing team meets the clinical needs of patients presenting with routine and emergency needs and conditions or who require advice and support including chronic disease management, family planning, vaccination and immunizations, health promotion/lifestyle advice, wound care, venipuncture, etc.
- Ensure that all patients who may be vulnerable or who have mental health needs are appropriately managed and protected by the nursing team.
Communication
- Advise patients about the role, its extent, and its limits.
- Advise patients appropriately and refer them if they require the services of a GP or other clinical team member.
- Communicate effectively, promptly, and appropriately with patients and team members.
- Provide links to additional information/guidance/support for both colleagues and patients/carers including onward referral where required.
- Modify methods of communication with patients to suit the situation, recognize problems/barriers take action, and seek help at an early stage when they arise.
- Act as an advocate for patients or colleagues who need assistance and representation.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders/organizations/individuals.
- Contribute to practice and nursing team meetings.
Quality And Learning
- Provide services to the practice’s patient population to the highest possible standard.
- Comply with the NMC Code of Conduct and keep the registration up to date, documented, and checked in the practice on an annual basis.
- Provide care that is evidence-based, working to agreed and established clinical guidelines and supporting others to do the same.
- Work to agreed standards, monitor and maintain the standard of care offered.
- Take action if standards are not met (self or others)
- Manage own and others’ workload to maintain priorities and service level.
- Undertake training is needed to ensure competencies for delivering all responsibilities and ensure nursing colleagues are supported in doing the same.
- Lead and contribute to clinical governance activities/clinical audits to ensure continual improvement of service delivery and assessment of the impact of changes in patient care.
- Lead and contribute to complaints responses/reviews, significant events, peer reviews and other shared learning activities
- Identify opportunities for shared learning.
- Ensure learning from outside educational events is effectively cascaded to the team and resultant changes to practice are implemented.
- Support and mentor staff in training, assess against standards
- Support the performance and development of team members including giving and receiving effective feedback.
- Lead and contribute to in-house training events based on learning needs analysis and Practice Learning plans.
- Take responsibility for own development including maintenance of a Personal Development Plan and record of learning, clinical supervision, staff appraisals, and giving and receiving feedback.
- Challenge underperformance or poor skills/inappropriate actions and implement performance management of team members in consultation with the management team and GPs.
- Undertake regular mandatory training and ensure the competence of nursing team colleagues (child protection, vulnerable adults, basic life support, moving and handling, etc).
Nurse Practitioner Jobs Camborne
The Nurse Practitioner will:
- Behave as a positive role model and set standards for the nursing team.
- Lead the planning process for the nursing team, including setting goals and monitoring achievements/outcomes.
- Introduce, review, and update clinical guidelines and protocols in accordance with the latest evidence base.
- Critically evaluate new developments or service delivery models and contribute to leading their incorporation in practice to enhance care, applying good change management techniques, including participation in commissioning processes.
- Critically evaluate skill mix, workload, and practice service delivery needs to contribute to the practice’s learning plan and recruitment plan.
- Lead the nursing team by balancing the needs of individuals, the team, and the practice, effectively managing conflict or differing needs and priorities.
- Delegate appropriately and effectively, monitoring performance and offering guidance and support, including ensuring and maintaining individuals’ competence.
Risk Management/Health And Safety Of Nurse Practitioners
Ensure the practice’s Health and Safety Policy is up-to-date and contribute to its implementation by:
- Implementing regular risk assessment to identify hazards, minimize risk and identify and apply control measures.
- Establishing and maintaining reporting pathways for identified risks and taking action to minimize these risks in relation to self and others in the practice.
- Ensuring all policies comply with national guidelines and managing/ensuring/monitoring their implementation including infection control, decontamination, cold chain, clinical waste and sharps disposal, COSHH, spills, etc.
- Ensuring safe receipt, storage, rotation, and disposal of drugs and vaccines.
- Ensuring compliance with recording, storage, and disposal requirements in relation to controlled drugs and that the practice’s policy is regularly reviewed and updated and adherence checked.
- Ensuring all team members attend regular, relevant, and mandatory health and safety training
Records And Information
- Make accurate and contemporaneous records of all patient encounters in accordance with practice records protocols and coding protocols, ensuring standards are set and team members meet the standard.
- Ensure data is recorded so that patient care is enhanced (eg coding, reminders) and so that it can be retrieved in a meaningful way to help manage patient care and help with data analysis.
- Establish and monitor systems to accurately label and document patient samples and submit them for collection and analysis
- Provide data and data analysis for nursing, GP and management teams as required for service planning and improvement.
- Contribute to nursing team record keeping (clinical, administrative, Health, and Safety related records).
- Maintain own and team’s skills in using patient appointment system.
Managing Resources Of Nurse Practitioners
The Nurse Practitioner will contribute towards effective resource management in the practice by:
- Working with the management team and within budget, regularly reviewing equipment needs including identifying a need for replacements and introduction of new technologies.
- Working with the management team, contributing to managing the nursing skill mix within the available budget.
- Working with the management team, ensuring adequate provision of patient access to nursing team services within availability standards.
Confidentiality
In the course of their duties, Nurse Practitioners will have access to confidential information relating to patients, their carers and relatives, and colleagues within and outside the practice. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business.
Information relating to patients, their carers and relatives, and colleagues within and outside the practice and in relation to the practice as a business will only be shared in accordance with the practice’s Confidentiality Policy, the Data Protection Act, and the Freedom of Information Act and in such a way that personal and sensitive patient-identifiable data is protected.
Equality And Diversity
The advanced practice nurse will comply with the practice’s Equality and Diversity Policy, including:
- Recognizing the rights of patients, carers, relatives, and colleagues and respecting their needs, beliefs, privacy, and dignity.
- Not discriminating against patients, carers, relatives, or colleagues on the grounds of any protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 (or its amendments or later legislation).
- Ensuring equity of access to services and equity of delivery of services to minority, marginalized, or disadvantaged groups.
- Supporting those who need advocacy to exercise their rights.
- Respecting the rights of patients to accept or refuse treatment or a care provider.
Nurse Practitioner Programmes:
Online Nurse Practitioner Programmes:
Locum Meds also recommend that you choose a course which has the V300 Independent Prescribing qualification (Independent and Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing) incorporated within the course, or you can study this qualification alongside Nurse Practitioner qualifications, make sure you achieve a V300 Independent Prescribing qualification as this will determine your prescribing rights as shown on the NMC website for each individual nurse.
Nurse Practitioner work in a variety of environments
- Hospitals, acute care or ambulatory care settings
- Outpatient settings
- Long-term care facilities and nursing homes
- Private homes providing health care services
- Hospice and palliative care services
- Government and community health agencies
- Universities and research agencies
- Healthcare or health industry businesses
- Private practice
How to become a certified Nurse Practitioner:
A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) who has received advanced training & knowledge through a nursing degree or specialized healthcare training. Most nurse practitioners usually have a Master’s degree and an area of specialization. Due to their advanced training and experience, nurse practitioners perform a variety of functions normally attributed to doctors and physicians, such as immunization, patient examination, diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
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