Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Integrated Care System; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a skilled Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their multidisciplinary team. This part-time role involves delivering high-quality patient care, managing chronic and acute conditions, and contributing to the improvement of clinical policies. Candidates should be Registered Nurses with postgraduate qualifications in advanced practice, showcasing expertise in chronic disease management and the ability to work autonomously.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Advanced Practice Qualification.
• Experience in primary care and chronic disease management.
• Qualified in prescribing and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Manage acute and chronic conditions while providing patient care.
• Conduct health assessments and run specialist clinics.
• Contribute to clinical policy development and audits.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Patient care

Health promotion

Wound care

Clinical governance

Pharmacy knowledge

Education

Postgraduate diploma or degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)

Qualified Nurse Prescriber

Teaching Qualification

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our multidisciplinary team at Chiltern House Medical Centre on a part-time basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for an autonomous clinician to play a key role in delivering high-quality care to our patient population. The role involves providing advanced clinical assessments, managing long-term conditions, leading on health promotion and disease prevention initiatives, and contributing to the development of clinical policies and procedures. The ANP will work collaboratively with the wider team to support the delivery of patient-centred care across a range of clinical areas including chronic disease management, well woman and well man clinics, and urgent care.

Main duties of the job

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will work autonomously within your scope of practice to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. Key responsibilities include managing acute and chronic conditions, conducting health assessments, running specialist clinics, prescribing medications, and promoting health and disease prevention. You will also contribute to clinical policy development, support safeguarding, and play an active role in clinical audits and service improvement across the practice.

About us

Chiltern House Medical Centre is committed to delivering outstanding clinical services to our NHS patients. We pride ourselves on providing compassionate, patient-focused care from the first point of contact through to diagnosis and treatment. We promote a respectful and inclusive working environment and believe that our patients come first in everything we do.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

In accordance with the practice timetable, the ANP will work autonomously, delivering care within their scope of practice to the patient population. Contributing towards clinical areas such as health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well-women and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in reviewing clinical policies and procedures.

• Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice to patients
• Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on their health
• Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical evidence, NICE, and NSF guidelines
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
• Provide specialist clinics such as ear syringing, contraception, etc.
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure read codes are used effectively
• Maintain chronic disease registers
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Recognise, assess, and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately, ensuring safe practice within scope
• Support the clinical team with safeguarding matters, in accordance with policies
• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Act as an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to guidance
• Support patients in the use of prescribed and over-the-counter medicines, reviewing annually as required
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with guidance
• Liaise with external services to ensure appropriate patient support, especially vulnerable patients

Other responsibilities within the organisation

• Ensure compliance with practice policies and guidelines (prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety)
• Commit to lifelong learning and audit to ensure evidence-based practice
• Contribute to evaluation, audit, and clinical standard setting
• Participate in initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care
• Participate in review of significant and near-miss events, applying root cause analysis
• Drive development of nursing services, liaising with external agencies and professional organisations
• Attend training and events organized by the practice or other agencies

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Postgraduate diploma or degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)
• Qualified Nurse Prescriber
• Qualified Triage Nurse
• Teaching Qualification
• ALS, PALS

Experience

• Primary care experience
• Chronic disease management experience
• Experience in prescribing and medication reviews
• Practice or community nurse experience

Clinical Knowledge

• Wound care, sutures, staples removal
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Chaperone procedures
• Requesting and interpreting pathology tests
• Diabetes, asthma, CHD
• Immunisations (routine, childhood, travel)
• Evidence-based practice importance
• Clinical governance knowledge
• Accurate clinical note recording
• Scope of practice awareness
• Health promotion strategies
• Knowledge of PGDs and policies
• Public health awareness

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check via the DBS will be required to check for previous convictions.