Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Accrington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare practice in Accrington is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner committed to high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will work independently, making clinical decisions, managing patient needs, and providing care within a multidisciplinary team. This role offers opportunities for professional development and supervision, enhancing skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• V300 qualification required for prescribing.
• Experience in making clinical assessments and decisions essential.
• Ability to work independently and manage patient care autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care utilizing advanced clinical skills.
• Make independent referrals and manage investigations.
• Prioritize and triage patient needs effectively.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Patient care assessment

Autonomous prescribing

Triage skills

Education

V300 qualification or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, reliable, and highly motivated individual for the role of Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

We are a large, forward-thinking, paperless practice serving 17,000 patients, based in excellent, modern, purpose-built premises. Our strength lies in the diversity of skills and professional interests within our team. We have a multidisciplinary clinical team comprising Doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, First Contact Physios, Health Care Assistants, Nurse Associates, Mental Health Practitioners, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, and Social Prescribers. We are committed to facilitating ongoing professional development, offering structured education sessions and regular clinical supervision with GP mentors, integrated into the rota.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will work independently, making professional, autonomous decisions.

You will be responsible for making necessary referrals, requesting investigations, and managing these in an appropriate manner and timescale.

The role involves initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and evaluation of patient care.

You will be responsible for making referrals and requests for investigations in an appropriate manner and timescale.

The role includes independent prescribing within the scope of professional practice.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritize and triage patient needs, seeking GP input as appropriate when issues are outside their professional capability.

You will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and provide a high level of independent care, including assessment, diagnostic, and prescribing skills.

You will attend to patients with urgent medical problems.

About us

This is an excellent opportunity for someone committed to delivering high-quality patient care, with the energy to help develop services to be truly outstanding.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to deliver a high standard of patient care as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in general practice, utilizing advanced autonomous clinical skills and a broad, in-depth theoretical knowledge base. Please see the attached detailed job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• V300 qualification or equivalent
• Please see attached detailed person specification for full information.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.