Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Fountains Medical Practice; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare provider in Chester seeks an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their Care Home Team. The successful candidate will manage patients with long-term conditions and acute illnesses while having excellent clinical and interpersonal skills. Applications from both experienced and newly qualified ANPs are welcome. The role offers a competitive salary and six weeks of annual leave while contributing to holistic patient care in care homes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Six weeks of annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience managing patients with long-term conditions and acute illnesses.
• Working knowledge of QOF and Direct Enhanced Services.
• Willingness to develop the role alongside clinical support staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent primary care services to patients.
• Manage care for patients in care homes through a multidisciplinary approach.
• Work closely with other practices as part of an expanding PCN.

Skills

Clinical skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of long-term conditions

Experience in palliative care

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

Job description

Fountains Medical Practice has a growing practice populationand is based in Fountains Health. In addition to providing an excellent primarycare service to our patients, we provide a successful service to all the carehomes in Chester city through the Fountains Integrated Care Homes Service(FICHS). The FICHS team works with the multidisciplinary services in thecommunity, secondary care specialists and voluntary sector to provide holisticcare to patients in care homes. We work closely with other practices as part ofa successful and expanding PCN and we are a training practice, working with Medical Students from Chester University andthe University of Buckingham.

Main duties of the job

Due to continued expansion, an exciting opportunity hasarisen for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our Care Home Team.We would ideally expect the successful candidate to have experience of managingpatients with long term conditions, acute illnesses, a working knowledge of QOFand the current Direct Enhanced Services. Experience or interest in care of theelderly and palliative care is desirable. Applications are welcome from bothnewly qualified and experienced ANP's.

The candidate must have excellent clinical and interpersonalskills to ensure safe, effective and high standards. They should be willing towork hard to develop the role to compliment the clinical and administrativesupport staff.

About us

If you think you have the drive and ambition to meet theever-increasing challenges thrown at general practice whilst having theenthusiasm and commitment to improve our service to our patients, then we'd liketo hear from you.

Job responsibilities

Fountains Medical Practice has a growing practice populationand is based in Fountains Health. In addition to providing an excellent primarycare service to our patients, we provide a successful service to all the carehomes in Chester city through the Fountains Integrated Care Homes Service(FICHS). The FICHS team works with the multidisciplinary services in thecommunity, secondary care specialists and voluntary sector to provide holisticcare to patients in care homes. We work closely with other practices as part ofa successful and expanding PCN and we are a training practice, working withPhysicians Associate students and Medical Students from Chester University andthe University of Liverpool.

Due to continued expansion, an exciting opportunity hasarisen for an experienced ANP.. We would ideally expect thesuccessful candidate to have experience of managing patients with long termconditions, acute illnesses, a working knowledge of QOF and the current DirectEnhanced Services. Experience or interest in care of the elderly and palliativecare is desirable. Applications are welcome from both newly qualified andexperienced ANP's.

The candidate must have excellent clinical and interpersonalskills to ensure safe, effective and high standards. They should be willing towork hard to develop the role to compliment the clinical and administrativesupport staff.

Competitive salary and six weeks annual leave.

If you think you have the drive and ambition to meet theever-increasing challenges thrown at general practice whilst having theenthusiasm and commitment to improve our service to our patients, then wed liketo hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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.