Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Consett; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Consett Medical Centre is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to manage a clinical caseload, delivering high-quality patient care with autonomous prescribing within the primary care team.

You will lead nurse-led access for acute conditions, triage and treat patients, and collaborate with GPs and the wider healthcare team. Registration with NMC and prescriber status (or working towards) are required.

Qualifications

• NMC registration and current practice status.
• Prescriber status or working towards it.
• Minimum 2 years primary care experience unsupervised.
• Ability to work autonomously in a demanding primary care setting.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload from history taking to diagnosis, treatment and evaluation.
• Prescribe from formulary and refer to GPs as necessary.
• Lead provision of nurse access for acute clinical conditions.
• Provide clinical leadership within the practice when required.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are recognised and referred as appropriate.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audits and quality assurance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal & written comms

Autonomous clinical decisions

NMC conduct knowledge

Clinical leadership

Education

BSc (Hons) Nurse Practitioner

NMC first level nurse qualification

Clinical Skills Level 7

Diploma-level clinical assessment skills

Tools

IT systems

Electronic health records

Job description

An advanced nurse practitioner post within the primary healthcare team at Consett Medical Centre, delivering Personal Medical Services to the practice's registered patients. The work centres on managing a clinical caseload, from assessment through to diagnosis and treatment, with autonomous prescribing and referral to GPs and secondary care. The practice has six partners, five salaried doctors and two ANPs covering about 17,000 patients on a heavy list. Candidates need prescriber status, or to be working towards it, and at least two years' primary care experience working unsupervised.

What the job involves

• Manage a clinical caseload, providing care from history taking and assessment through to diagnosis, treatment and evaluation, and keep patient records accurate and timely
• Deliver a high standard of care using advanced autonomous clinical skills and evidence-based clinical decisions
• Help lead provision of nurse access for acute clinical conditions
• Practise within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Triage and treat patients who wish to see a healthcare professional, making referrals to other members of the healthcare team as needed
• Give advice and accept referrals from other healthcare professionals
• Prescribe from the agreed formulary and refer to GPs as necessary
• Instigate invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests and investigations and interpret the findings
• Provide specialist education and training on acute and chronic conditions to nursing staff and students
• Contribute to clinical protocols, new patient services, clinical audit and quality assurance, and support infection control measures
• Provide clinical leadership within the practice when required
• Recognise, document and refer adult and child safeguarding concerns, and assess and treat appropriate patients in their own homes when required

What’s required

Qualifications

• NMC first level nurse qualification
• BSc (Hons) Nurse Practitioner degree or equivalent
• Clinical Skills Level 7
• Diploma-level knowledge of assessing, diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illness
• Paediatric clinical skills, or working towards them
• Independent/supplementary nurse prescriber qualification, or working towards it

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Minimum 2 years primary care experience working without direct supervision

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to network and build strong, effective working relationships
• High level of personal and professional accountability and autonomy
• Ability to manage own time effectively
• Good IT skills
• Knowledge of clinical governance and audit

Nice to have

• Car driver
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Significant post-registration clinical experience (35+ years)
• Experience of undertaking a research project and applying the findings to practice