Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their growing team in Ellesmere Port. You will be part of a collaborative effort to deliver high-quality healthcare, addressing the needs of a diverse patient population. The role requires a strong clinical background and excellent communication skills to effectively diagnose and treat patients in a primary care setting.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within primary care is essential.
• Ability to demonstrate continued professional development.
• Desirable skills include innovation and awareness of future challenges.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and treating patients with acute medical conditions, minor illnesses, and mental health problems.
• Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice within boundaries of competence.
• Participating in administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical decision-making

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Fully registered with the appropriate clinical body

Prescribing qualification

Job description

One Ellesmere Port Primary Care Network (PCN) is a collaboration of the 6 GP Practices from across the town. Working together at scale to develop better services for our patient population of approximately 72,000 patients.

Whitby Health Partnership is a core member Practice of the PCN and the second largest Practice.

The successful candidate will be employed by and based at Whitby Health Partnership focusing on their patient population. They will join a valued and existing team of 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioner's, 13 GP's and 2 nurses here at Whitby Health Partners.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is an experienced nurse who, acting withintheir professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patientfrom initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment andevaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making andexpert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients withinthe general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in theclinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with thegeneral practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery ofpolicy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required. In order towork at this level NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

About us

Whitby Health Partnership is a rapidly growing organisation, representing the interests of general practice in Ellesmere Port. It is an established leader in the provision of new and integrated healthcare and developing quality improvement capabilities in general practice. As well as being an engaged core member practice of our Primary Care Network working to deliver PCN objectives and priorities.

We pride ourselves on being patient focused, valuing traditional primary care values while always evolving to provide the highest standard of healthcare possible.

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

• Diagnosing and treating patients presenting to primary care with acute medical conditions, minor illness and mental health problems, including a mix of face to face and telephone consultations.
• Ensuring clinical practice is safe and effective and working within boundaries of competence.
• Initiating and arranging appropriate investigations and referrals to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as clinically indicated.
• Participating in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
• Ensuring the clinical record is completed and maintained with accurate and contemporaneous details recorded.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the appropriate clinical body and have experience of working within primary care.
• Prescribing qualification and be able to demonstrate continued professional development and professionalism.

Experience

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to demonstrate innovation and awareness of future opportunities and challenges would be desirable to help meet the current and future challenges of primary care, and to help us promote a rewarding environment for staff as well as ensuring excellent patient care.

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.