Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Fordley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Fenland Primary Care Network is recruiting an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to cover its four GP practices. The post focuses on autonomous assessment, diagnosis and prescribing for frail patients and those with long-term conditions, plus home visits.

Work with housebound patients, care home residents and end-of-life care, with some mobile working possible. Applicants need NMC registration, an advanced practice MSc and V300 independent prescriber status, with experience in primary care and

Qualifications

• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.
• MNC/NMC registration as a registered nurse.
• Independent Prescriber (V300) qualification.
• Experience in primary care, community or home visiting.
• Managing frailty and complex long-term conditions.
• Medication reviews and prescribing.
• Palliative and end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of undifferentiated and acute presentations, including same-day urgent care.
• Holistic enhanced reviews covering physical health, mental health, cognition, function and social factors.
• Independent prescribing and structured medication reviews, notably for polypharmacy, housebound patients and care home residents.
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and making direct referrals to secondary care or specialists.
• Managing frailty, multiple long-term conditions and chronic illness such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension and COPD.
• Planned, routine and urgent home visits to support staff and prevent hospital admissions.
• Clinical input to care homes, including resident reviews, acute care assessment and ward rounds.
• End-of-life care, symptom control, advance care planning and DNACPR decisions.
• Proactive care planning for high-risk patients.
• Working with the PCN multidisciplinary team, including GPs, pharmacists and social prescribers.
• Contributing to PCN DES priorities and ARRS role expectations.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Autonomous working

Clinical decision-making

Risk management

MDT collaboration

Communication

Holistic care

Education

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

Fenland Primary Care Network is recruiting an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to cover its four member GP practices. The post centres on autonomous assessment, diagnosis and prescribing for frail patients and those with long-term conditions, plus home visits. Work with housebound patients, care home residents and end-of-life care, with some mobile working possible. Applicants need NMC registration, an advanced practice MSc and V300 independent prescriber status.

What the job involves

• Autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of undifferentiated and acute presentations, including same-day urgent care
• Holistic enhanced reviews covering physical health, mental health, cognition, function and social factors
• Independent prescribing and structured medication reviews, notably for polypharmacy, housebound patients and care home residents
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and making direct referrals to secondary care or specialists
• Managing frailty, multiple long-term conditions and chronic illness such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension and COPD
• Planned, routine and urgent home visits to support staff and prevent hospital admissions
• Clinical input to care homes, including resident reviews, acute care assessment and ward rounds
• End-of-life care, symptom control, advance care planning and DNACPR decisions
• Proactive care planning for high-risk patients
• Working with the PCN multidisciplinary team, including GPs, pharmacists and social prescribers
• Contributing to PCN DES priorities and ARRS role expectations

What's required

Qualifications

• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a registered nurse
• Independent Prescriber (V300) qualification

Experience

• Primary care, community or home visiting experience
• Managing frailty and complex long-term conditions
• Medication reviews and prescribing
• Palliative and end-of-life care

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
• Autonomous working within scope of practice
• Clinical decision-making and risk management
• Holistic, patient-centred approach
• Excellent communication and MDT working

Nice to have

• Experience working within a PCN
• Experience supporting care homes
• Interest in proactive and preventative care