Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Grantham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider in Grantham is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to provide specialized nursing care, manage patient needs independently, and enhance community health. This role requires autonomous decision-making, collaboration with a clinical team, and a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within Primary Care.
• Experience of chronic disease management.
• Capability in venepuncture and ECGs.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients with acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Provide advanced nursing care according to clinical guidelines.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and comply with legislation.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Patient management

Health promotion

Education

Masters degree in advanced clinical Practice

Tools

SystmOne

Office

Outlook

Job description

The Advanced NursePractitioner (ANP) has been assessed competent in practice using their clinicalknowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act and makeautonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.

The ANP provides anopportunity for patients to avoid the need to be referred to a GP, therebyenabling them to receive timely care and negate unnecessary delay in receivingtreatment.

Main duties of the job

ANPs in primary care can develop close, long-term relationships with their patients and work in partnership with them to achieve optimum health. They are autonomous in making decisions based on assessment, diagnosis and interpretation of test results. They can independently prescribe appropriate medication, evaluate and refer to other specialists if necessary.

About us

Market Cross Surgery is under new management.

You will be joining an established clinical team working alongside both our GP's and Nursing team to provide care to our patient population.

We are also a dispensing practice.

Job responsibilities

Develop,implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes

Managepatients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions,providing subject matter expert advice

Implementand evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic diseasepatients

Identify,manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions,preventing adverse effects to the patients health

Provideadvanced, specialist nursing care t patients are required in accordance withclinical based evidence, NICE and NSF

Providewound care (ulcer/doppler, etc)

Providespecialist clinics such as contraception etc

Undertakethe collection of pathological specimens

Requestpathology services as necessary

Processand interpret pathology and other test results as required

Providechronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referringpatients to secondary/specialist care as required

Maintainaccurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

EnsureSNOMED CT codes are used effectively

Maintainchronic disease registers

Develop,implement and maintain well woman, well man and travel clinics

Take partin implementation of an effective immunisation programme

Prioritisehealth issues and intervene where necessary

Supportthe team in dealing with clinical emergencies

Recognise,assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

Implementvaccination programmes for adults and children

Be an extendedand supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance

Supportpatients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines(within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required

Contributeto practice targets (QOF etc), complying with both local and regional guidance

Liaisewith the external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supportedappropriately (vulnerable patients etc)

Delegateclinical responsibilities where appropriate (ensuring safe practice and thatthe task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

Supportthe clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local andnational policies

Understandpractice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,referring patients appropriately

Deliveropportunistic health promotion where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters degree in advanced clinical Practice or Post-graduate diploma/degree for Advanced Practice

Experience

• Experience of working within Primary Care
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests and processing results
• Understanding requirement of PGDs and associated policies
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)
• Chronic disease management (Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, etc)
• Experience in infection prevention and control measures
• Experience in a GP practice
• Experience with SystmOne
• Experience leading a nursing team
• Experience managing elderly and housebound patients
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Effective time management

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.