Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Hartlepool; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

West Quay Medical Practice is seeking an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner who is compassionate and ready to advance their career. This role involves high-quality patient-centered care, clinical decision-making, and collaboration in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment, emphasizing innovation and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020.
• Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Manage acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribe medications within scope of practice.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient management

Wound care

Diabetes management

Asthma care

Health promotion

Education

Masters degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse with NMC

Post graduate diploma for Advanced Practice

Job description

Are you anexperienced, compassionate, and forward-thinking Advanced Nurse Practitionerready to take your career to the next level? At West Quay Medical Practice,were not just offering a job were offering a purpose. As an ANP, youllplay a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, workingautonomously and as part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

Youll beempowered on clinical decision-making, manage complex cases, and shapethe future of primary care in a community that truly values your expertise.With access to ongoing professional development, a collaborative environment,and a practice culture that champions innovation and wellbeing, this is youropportunity to thrive.

If you'repassionate about making healthcare better for patients and for yourselfwed love to welcome you to our team.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis,and treatment

Manage acute and chronic conditions

Prescribe medications and treatments withinscope of practice

Support health promotion and disease preventioninitiatives

Contribute to clinical leadership and servicedevelopment

About us

At West QuayMedical Practice, were more than colleagues were a close-knit, supportiveteam driven by a shared passion for delivering outstanding patient care. Ouratmosphere is friendly, inclusive, and collaborative, where every voice isvalued and every team member is empowered to grow.

We prideourselves on a strong work ethic rooted in respect, integrity, and continuousimprovement. Whether you're an experienced clinician or just stepping into anew role, you'll find a culture that encourages innovation, celebratesachievements, and supports your wellbeing.

Job responsibilities

Thefollowing are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner.There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will bedependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Independentlyassess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with complexhealth needs.

b. Prescribemedications and treatments in accordance with professional guidelines and localpolicies.

c. Providepatient education and health promotion to support prevention andself-management of chronic conditions.

d. Performclinical procedures within scope of practice.

e.Develop,implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes

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

g.Implementand evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic diseasepatients

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

i.Provideadvanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance withclinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

j.Undertakethe collection of pathological specimens

k.Requestpathology services as necessary

l.Processand interpret pathology and other test results as required

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

n.Maintainaccurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

o.EnsureSNOMED CT codes are used effectively

p.Maintainchronic disease registers

q.Providewell woman clinics

r.Providewell man clinics

s.Prioritisehealth issues and intervene appropriately

t.Supportthe team in dealing with clinical emergencies

u.Recognise,assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

v.Bean extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance

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

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

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

z.Delegateclinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that thetask is within the scope of practice of the individual)

aa. Support the clinicalteam with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and nationalpolicies

bb. Understand practice andlocal policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patientsappropriately

cc. Deliver opportunistichealth promotion where appropriate

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of practice within the four pillars
• Job plan that demonstrates advanced nursing practice and has equity with peers working at this level
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECG's
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting and processing pathology tests
• Advising patients accordingly
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine and childhood)
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice.
• Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
• Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
• Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
• Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
• Qualified triage nurse
• Teaching qualification
• ALS and PALS

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.