Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Issa Medical Centre; Preston; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local general practice in Preston is seeking a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their friendly team. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong clinical skills, work autonomously, and collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals. The role involves conducting assessments, diagnosing illnesses, and developing treatment plans. Candidates should possess relevant nursing qualifications and a passion for patient care. A supportive work environment is provided, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Friendly work atmosphere

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience managing long term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive physical assessments.
• Diagnose and treat common acute illnesses.
• Educate patients on health maintenance.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical assessment

Health education

Team collaboration

Education

Masters Level including independent non-medical prescribing

Registered General Nurse

Recognised NP qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our friendly innovative team for a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner. if you want to work within a friendly, well organised and profesional General Practice , then this is just the position for you. If you are enthusiastic, willing to develop your skilla and can work indepentantly or as part of our team then we woule love you to apply. We are a forward thinking and innovative prcatice with a dynamic team made up a GPs, Nurse Pracatitioners, Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedics, Practice Nurses, Health care Assistants and more, who work hard to provide clinical excellane and to train the clinicians of our furture

Main duties of the job

• Conduct comprehensive physical assessments
• Diagnose and treat common acute illnesses and injuries
• Prescribe medications and treatments
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests
• Develop and implement treatment plans
• Educate patients on health maintenance and disease prevention
• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals
• Maintain accurate patients records

About us

The team at Issa prides itself on excellant care our patients and support for all staff, from our partners down our work ethic is outstanding, dynamic yet firendly. We offer a relaxed, friendly work atmosphere. Issa Medical consists of Issa Medical Centre which is based in the heart of Deepdale and Issa @ Fulwood which is based in the heart of Fulweood

Job responsibilities

Thesuccessful candidate will have direct contact with patients, taking medicalhistories, carrying out physical examinations, updating records, makingdiagnoses, analysing test results, undertaking home visits and deliveringtreatment. Working to a professional code of ethics you will be able todemonstrate flexibility in the role and have a caring attitude towardspatients. You will have substantial clinical experience in this speciality field is required toundertake a key role as part of our clinical team aiming to enhance and developservices to meet the needs of the local population. You will have theopportunity to be instrumental in developing future services as part of ouron-going commitment in developing an integrated approach to care.

You will be educated to Masters Level, includingindependent non-medical prescribing. We will consider applications frompractitioners working towards completion of Masters.We aim toimprove the sustainability, quality and efficiency of services, enhanceintegrated services with the community and improve care pathways, delivering atruly person centred service.You will have the opportunity to work across a number of sites with varyingpatient demographic as well as community and outreach services. A robustinduction and personal development plan to meet their professional developmentneeds will be developed with our GP Nurse Practitioner lead.

We work closely with our PCN practices to develop an innovative primary care service toa patient population in excess of 90,000.

We wouldwelcome an informal discussion and are happy to facilitate a visit to any site.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the NP role
• Experience in the management of long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
• Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
• Recognised NP qualification at minimum of degree level or equivalent
• Teaching / Mentoring experience and /or qualification

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.