Advanced clinical practioner

NHS; Wigan; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary care healthcare provider in Wigan seeks a motivated Advanced Nurse Prescriber to join its team. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care, managing chronic diseases, and collaborating with GPs. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of primary care experience and is confident in working autonomously. The practice is focused on high standards of care and offers support for skills development.

Benefits

Support for skills development

Good CQC rating

Qualifications

• Experience (2 years minimum in Primary Care).
• Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Advanced clinical practice skills.
• Management of patients with long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Manage minor illness and chronic disease management clinics.
• Perform medication reviews and duties of pathology.
• Work autonomously and collaborate with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical decision making

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Conflict management skills

Education

Extended/independent nurse prescriber qualification

Minimum 2 years post registration experience

Tools

Emis Web

Docman

Job description

We are looking to welcome into our team a clinician who is aiming to deliver high standards of patient care.

We are offering an opportunity for a motivated & experienced Advanced Nurse Prescriber or Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our friendly & well established team, working in a successful team in a primary care setting. We are a practice that is working within the Wigan Central Primary Care Network to provide an excellent collaborative service within our area.

Main duties of the job

As a practitioner joining our team of GP's, practice nurses, ACP, and well developed pharmacy team you will be responsible for delivering high quality care, demonstrating skills in critical thinking and clinical decision making. You will share in the clinical and administrative workload of the organisation, undertaking minor illness and chronic disease management clinics, medication reviews and duties of pathology and repeat prescriptions. Applicants will have completed the Independent Prescribing course and be confident working autonomously, as well as under the guidance of our GPs.

To work as an autonomous practitioner working independently and with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions, initiating treatment as appropriate.

On occasion you will be required to visit patients in their own home but we are supported as a practice by our Care home team within the WiganCentral PCN.

To collaborate with GPs, nursing staff and non-clinical support staff.

Use his/her individual skill and experience in order to make a positive contribution to the organisation.

To trial and adopt new working methods when introduced to manage the increasing demand in primary care.

We encourage further skills development within our teams.

About us

Sullivan Way Surgery is based close to Wigan town centre with easy access to transport routes.

We have a current patient list of 8,000 and have an emphasis on providing high quality accessible care.

We are a friendly, well lead Practice with an excellent management/admin team and have a Good CQC rating

There is a carpark at the premises

Job responsibilities

We would prefer the candidate to have at least two years experience in a primary care role and experience in using Emis Web and Docman.

You will share in the clinical and administrative workload of the organisation, undertaking minor illness and chronic disease management clinics, medication reviews and duties of pathology and repeat prescriptions. Applicants will have completed the Independent Prescribing course and be confident working autonomously, as well as under the guidance of our GPs.

To work as an autonomous practitioner working independently and with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions, initiating treatment as appropriate.

On occasion to visit patients either in their own home but we are supported as a practice by an Acute Visiting Team within the Worcester City PCN

To collaborate with GPs, nursing staff and non-clinical support staff.

Use his/her individual skill and experience in order to make a positive contribution to the organisation.

To trial and adopt new working methods when introduced to manage the increasing demand in primary care.

We encourage further skills development within our teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience (2 years minimum in Primary Care)
• Experience in using Emis Web and Docman
• Extended/independent nurse prescriber qualification
• Able to work within a multi disciplinary team
• Advanced clinical practice skills
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Clinical examination skills
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
• Local and national health policy
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Patient group directives and associated policy
• Clinical leadership skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and
• families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Minimum 2 years post registration experience
• Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
• Nurse prescribing

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.