Advanced Nurse Practitioner

About Us
DrPA has been operating in secure environments since 2014 providing General Practitioner services and we are now growing to provide a complete healthcare service at Manston STHF & Western Jet Foil. This will be delivered directly or through a range of specialist partners who are experts in their field. We deliver our services based on our ethos of CARE:

• Compassionate care that is trauma informed and supportive
• Assurance that care is evidence-based & demonstrates high quality outcomes for our patients
• Respectful of people's cultural and religious beliefs
• Empowerment We centre each resident by co-creating holistic care plans that treat their needs and equip them to self-manage their wellbeing.

Job Summary
The ANP/ ACP is a highly skilled healthcare professional who provides clinical consultations and medication prescriptions remotely to patients via telemedicine platforms, video calls, or secure online systems.
The ANP/ACP must demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge, a thorough understanding of prescribing laws, and the ability to work independently in assessing, diagnosing, and managing patient conditions. This role requires effective communication skills to ensure safe and effective care while maintaining the highest standards of patient confidentiality.

Key Responsibilities
Clinical

• Receiving handover from Paramedics for patients who require follow up care.
• Conducting preliminary patient examinations to ascertain the patients condition.
• Maintain accurate and detailed electronic health records of patient consultations, assessments, diagnoses, and prescribed treatments.
• Ensure that all records comply with data protection regulations, such as the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
• Document all interactions and prescribe medications in a clear, timely, and legally compliant manner.
• Confidently and competently make ethical, evidence-based decisions and interventions when faced with complexity and assess and manage the risk associated with these decisions.
• Review pathology results, where appropriate and agree on a clear plan of care.
• Prescribe medications based on patient assessments in accordance with current clinical guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure prescriptions are safe, appropriate, and clinically justified for the patients condition.
• Adhere to relevant legislation, including the Medicines Act 1968, the Controlled Drugs Regulations, and the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council).
• Prescribing acutely for clinical conditions appropriately and where relevant in accordance with NICE guidelines and local pathways and protocols.
• Technology Proficiency: Proficiency in using telemedicine platforms, Electronic Health Records (EHR), SystmOne and other relevant healthcare technologies.
• To undertake the duties of non-medical prescribing with safer prescribing policies and national policies.
• To maintain appropriate skills and competency in accordance with guidance set out by professional regulatory bodies.
• To promote and maintain harm reduction strategies in the treatment and prevention of associated blood borne viruses.
• To provide advice, guidance, and leadership in respect of health and concurrent substance misuse needs.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making in the management of patients.
• Administer treatment within local guidelines / protocols.
• To maintain competencies associated with the role ensuring working within own limitations / scope of practice.
• Referral / sign posting to appropriate health professionals / services.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Understand own role and scope and identify how role may develop over time.
• Monitor and evaluate clinical practice through audit and formal evaluation process leading on development and changes to improve clinical care and staff satisfaction.
• Take responsibility for own learning and performance, including participating in clinical supervision.

Team Working

• Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded.
• Work to improve service provision over the long term and commitment to quality.

Confidentiality

• Maintain high levels of confidentiality at all times, ensuring that information is not communicated except in the course of recognised duty and in accordance with DrPA Secures policy.

Health and Safety

• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
• Reporting potential risks identified.
• Implement safeguarding and risk.
• Significantly contribute to the clinical risk management agenda.

Equality and Diversity

• Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients and colleagues.
• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming and non-judgmental, respecting the patient's circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Personal and Professional Development

• Taking responsibility for their own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
• Support the expansion and development of ANP role within the organisation.
• Ensure own competency base and delivery of evidence-based practice and care.
• Participation in an annual review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Quality

• Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Work effectively with individuals in other providers to meet patient needs.
• Effectively manage your own time, workload and resources.
• Maintain NMC registration and ANP competencies.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with other team members and providers, recognising the importance of communication within a team.
• Communicate effectively with established staff.
• Recognise people’s needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
• Be confident in conflict resolution and negotiating.

The above indicates the main duties of the post which may be reviewed in the light of experience and development within the service or for business continuity purposes. Any review will be undertaken in conjunction with the post holder.

Essential Criteria

• Accredited advanced nurse practice programme OR substantial autonomous practice experience supported by the appropriate post registration qualification at degree or MSc level. (which maps across to ANP competencies).
• Independent prescriber.
• Evidence of continued professional development at masters level, including delivery of evidence-based care.
• Substantial autonomous practice working and multiprofessional team working.
• Demonstrable experience of working to the ANP competencies (RCN/National).
• Demonstrable experience coupled with a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in adults.
• Significant experience of working in a complex environment which allows for the full use of ANP skills e.g. nurse led clinics or emergency care centres, out of hours facilities, walk in centres or general practice.
• Experience of independent prescriber including identifying and leading change to clinical/ prescribing practice to improve service delivery.
• Effective communication skills within practice both written and verbal.
• Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Able to take a concise history and demonstrate differential diagnosis skills at an advanced level, employing critical thinking.
• Able to maintain contemporaneous clinical records following clinical activities.
• Ability to use own initiative and work as team member by developing and maintaining positive working relationships.
• Positive attitude to change.
• Non-judgmental attitude always treating others with courtesy and respect.
• Flexible in approach to tasks undertaken displaying resilience to sometimes challenging situations.
• Flexibility with regard to patterns and places of work.

Desirable Criteria

• RCGP Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse (Parts 1 or 2).
• Accredited Nursing leadership course.
• Experience of working within a secure environment.
• Experience of working with vulnerable groups.

General Information
The post holder may be required to perform other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably needed. This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Benefits

• Pension salary scheme available.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential 24/7 support.
• Access to perks at work.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check & CTC Clearance
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.
This post will require the holder to undertake and successfully complete the Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC) process.
Please note, in order to apply, all applicants need to have been living in the United Kingdom (with residency in the UK, such as UK/Irish/EU Passport, or an Indefinite Leave to Remain Visa) for the last 5 years with no more than a 28 day break being outside of the UK and no gaps in employment during this time.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked for RTW, DBS/CTC consent and references.