Teare, J, Horne, M orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-8547, Clements, G et al. (1 more author) (2017) A comparison of job descriptions for nurse practitioners working in out‐of‐hours primary care services: implications for workforce planning, patients and nursing. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26 (5-6). pp. 707-716. ISSN 0962-1067
Abstract
Aims and objectives: To compare and contrast job descriptions for nursing roles in out‐of‐hours services to obtain a general understanding of what is required for a nurse working in this job.
Background: Out‐of‐hours services provide nursing services to patients either through telephone or face‐to‐face contact in care centres. Many of these services are newly created giving job opportunities to nurses working in this area. It is vital that nurses know what their role entails but also that patients and other professionals know how out‐of‐hours nurses function in terms of competence and clinical role.
Design: Content analysis of out‐of‐hours job descriptions.
Method: Content analysis of a convenience sample of 16 job descriptions of out‐of‐hours nurses from five out‐of‐hours care providers across England was undertaken. The findings were narratively synthesised, supported by tabulation.
Results: Key role descriptors were examined in terms of job titles, managerial skills, clinical skills, professional qualifications and previous experience. Content analysis of each out‐of‐hours job description revealed a lack of consensus in clinical competence and skills required related to job title although there were many similarities in skills across all the roles.
Conclusion: This study highlights key differences and some similarities between roles and job titles in out‐of‐hours nursing but requires a larger study to inform workforce planning.
Relevance to clinical practice: Out‐of‐hours nursing is a developing area of practice which requires clarity to ensure patient safety and quality care.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Teare, J. , Horne, M. , Clements, G. and Mohammed, M. A. (2017), A comparison of job descriptions for nurse practitioners working in out‐of‐hours primary care services: implications for workforce planning, patients and nursing. J Clin Nurs, 26: 707-716. doi:10.1111/jocn.13513, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13513. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | advanced nurse practitioner; job descriptions; nurse practitioner; out‐of‐hours nursing |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2016 11:29 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2018 08:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jocn.13513 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104213 |