Advanced Nurse Practitioner- Home Visits
We provide a wide array of specialist services to our patients and take pride in being an exceptional employer. Our staff benefit from an active CPD programme, access to clinical supervision and mentorship, and a dedicated staff well-being team. We offer numerous benefits, including study leave and budget allocations, salary and annual leave in line with the Agenda for Change, a generous mileage allowance, and a taxi account. You will also receive a 6-month induction package.
Join Our Award-Winning Nursing Team.
Our Frailty Service has supported Brownlow's housebound population to achieve better health outcomes and wellbeing. We were shortlisted for Team of the Year in the 2024 GP Awards, and our Nursing team was awarded Nursing Team of the Year. We are expanding our dedicated team and seeking a passionate professional to join us.
Role Overview:
As a key member of the Brownlow Health Frailty Team, you will develop a new Acute Home Visiting Service, complementing our existing services. This innovative service will be supported by a multidisciplinary team.
Main Duties
Key responsibilities include:
- Performing acute and planned home visits for patients within the Brownlow Health housebound population, including those who are frail, living with dementia, homeless, refugees, or asylum seekers.
- Conducting holistic assessments, managing acute health issues and long-term conditions, and referring patients to appropriate services while collaborating with patients, families, and external providers to develop care plans.
About Us
Brownlow prides itself on being an exceptional employer, offering staff benefits such as protected study leave with financial allowances. We are committed to equality and diversity, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds and communities. We also recommend that all staff have received Covid vaccinations.
Extended access forms part of your contracted hours. If successful, and registered with any Brownlow site, you will be required to change practices as a condition of employment.
Job Responsibilities
As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will work within a nurse-led multidisciplinary team, providing both acute and proactive planned home visits for housebound patients.
You should demonstrate sound knowledge of advanced nursing practice, be an experienced non-medical nurse prescriber, and work autonomously.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to support the development of an acute home visiting service within an established framework.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Providing acute and planned home visits for frail, dementia-affected, homeless, refugee, or asylum-seeking patients.
- Managing long-term conditions proactively.
- Conducting holistic assessments using the British Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Tool.
- Managing acute illnesses, including undifferentiated conditions and red flag presentations.
- Using non-medical prescribing skills to initiate and manage treatments.
- Screening for dementia, depression, and other conditions, ensuring timely referrals.
- Reviewing medications and optimizing prescribing, mindful of anti-cholinergic burden.
- Delivering immunisations during home visits to reduce follow-ups.
- Facilitating care planning, including anticipatory care, DNACPR decisions, and GSF registration.
Collaborative and Holistic Care
- Working with GPs, geriatricians, mental health teams, community nurses, social workers, and others.
- Supporting informal carers and liaising with external agencies.
- Engaging in safeguarding and MDT reviews for vulnerable patients.
Leadership and Development
- Leading the development of the acute home visiting service.
- Mentoring junior staff and contributing to educational updates.
- Leading or participating in clinical audits and quality assurance.
- Promoting clinical excellence and continuous learning within the team.
Research and Education
- Supporting research projects and educational initiatives.
- Collaborating with academic and public health bodies to embed evidence-based practices.
- Presenting audits and case studies and contributing to policy development.
Other Responsibilities
- Maintaining confidentiality and adhering to codes of conduct.
- Complying with health and safety regulations, reporting hazards, accidents, and incidents.
- Promoting safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, attending relevant training.
The duties outlined are not exhaustive and may evolve with the needs of the organization.