About this role
Job summary
Are you a tenacious, organised and skilled Practitioner? Are you committed to delivering high-quality healthcare to patients?
Due to continued growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our GP Practice.
This Advanced Nurse Practitioner role will involve working alongside a multidisciplinary team, including GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, HCA's and Mental Health Practitioners to provide care and treatment to patients.
The successful Advanced Nurse Practitioner will work as an autonomous practitioner, diagnosing, managing, prescribing and discharging patients with illness or injury across all age groups including young children. This may be by face-to-face consultation, telephone or video consultation triage or visiting the patient at home.Additional training can be provided for the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
What you will get as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner;
Competitive salary; £55,000 - £60,000 per annum (DOE) Contract; Salaried Hours; 6-8 Sessions over 4 days Location; Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2AB Benefits; 7 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays), including protected study time, indemnity insurance, opportunity to join the NHS Pensions Scheme. What we are looking for in an Advanced Nurse Practitioner;
Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Hold an Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification or working towards this qualification Can show evidence of using autonomous physical examination and assessment skills in practice Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children Knowledge and experience of QOF desirable
About us
The team you will be working with as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner;
A fully staffed multi-disciplinary team including a full complement of Administration Staff You will be fully supported by the experienced team The team are a progressive and inclusive group, ready to welcome on board any successful additions Teamwork and mutual support are integral to our working practices and the successful Advanced Nurse Practitioner must share this vision.Next Steps;
If you want to find out more, have any questions or wish to have a confidential chat about the role, please contact our Patient Services Manager, Jodie Billinge at [email protected]
Or, if this sounds like the role for you, click apply and submit a copy of your most recent CV.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities;
The successful post holder will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, via telephone and video triage and home visits. Check and sign repeat prescriptions, deal with patient queries, paperwork and correspondence within agreed time scales.
The successful postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
The successful post holder will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients, accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
The successful postholder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities:
An autonomous consulter Share of home visits Able to manage acute presentations Able to manage chronic conditions Able to order appropriate investigations (bloods/radiology). Able to refer appropriately to secondary care or organise emergency admissions. Share of admin: clinical letters which require actioning/filing. Able to file pathology results Able to see all age groups Full prescriber, working towards or willing to undertake qualification Able to see pregnant women in regards non pregnancy related issues. Able to deal with mental health presentations
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Essential; Experience of practice within the four pillars Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews Experience of working in a primary care environment
Desirable
Desirable; Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Qualifications Essential
Essential; Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council Masters Degree OR Postgraduate diploma or degree for advanced Practice Qualification OR RCN accreditation Meets NMC revalidation requirements Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
Desirable
Desirable; Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber, or willing to gain qualification
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 Station Drive Surgery
Address Station Drive
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 2AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stationdrivesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)