Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The Fishponds Family Practice; West of England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Supportive multidisciplinary working

Clinical supervision

Continuing professional development

Job summary

The Fishponds Family Practice in Bristol is seeking an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner who is an independent prescriber. The role combines minor illness and acute assessment with management of long-term conditions, within a friendly multidisciplinary team.

Candidates should be an NMC-registered nurse with an MSc-level advanced clinical practice qualification or equivalent, hold independent prescribing rights, and have recent experience with autonomous prescribing and diabetes care.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration or equivalent.
• Advanced clinical practice qualification at Master’s level or equivalent experience.
• Independent prescribing qualification with appropriate NMC prescribing rights.
• Experience in safe, independent prescribing in primary care.
• Experience assessing and managing minor illness and undifferentiated presentations in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients with minor illness and undifferentiated symptoms.
• Take histories, perform examinations, develop differential diagnoses.
• Prescribe independently and plan follow-up; refer/escalate as needed.
• Contribute to structured reviews and long-term condition management.

Skills

Independent prescribing

Clinical assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

History taking

Diabetes care experience

Education

NMC registration

Advanced clinical practice (Master's)

Independent prescribing qualification

Tools

EMIS Web

QOF

Job description

Working as an autonomous practitioner within an agreed scope of practice, you will assess and manage patients presenting with minor illness and appropriate undifferentiated symptoms.

You will take histories, undertake clinical examinations, develop differential diagnoses, request and interpret investigations, prescribe independently, agree treatment and follow-up plans, and refer or escal patients where appropriate.

Alongside acute work, the post will include planned long-term-condition care. Depending on your experience and interests, this may include structured reviews, medicines optimisation, risk assessment and support for patients managing conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular or respiratory disease.

The precise balance of acute and planned care will be agreed with the successful candidate, taking account of their experience, competencies and development interests.

The Fishponds Family Practice is looking for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner and independent prescriber to join our friendly and established multidisciplinary team.

This is an opportunity for an ANP who enjoys the breadth of primary care and wants a role combining minor illness and acute assessment with the management of long-term conditions.

We are particularly keen to hear from clinicians with experience in diabetes care

• Is a registered nurse with current NMC registration has completed an advanced clinical practice qualification at Master's level or has equivalent experience
• Holds an independent prescribing qualification with appropriate NMC prescribing
• Has recent experience of safe, independent prescribing
• Has substantial experience assessing and managing minor illness, acute or undifferentiated presentations in primary care or a comparable setting
• Is confident in history taking, examination, clinical reasoning and diagnostic decision-making
• Can recognise red flags, manage clinical uncertainty and escal appropriately
• Has experience of long-term-condition management, including review, treatment planning and follow-up
• Works well as part of a multidisciplinary team while being comfortable making clinical decisions
• Experience and additional training in type 2 diabetes management would be particularly valuable. Experience with EMIS Web, QOF, teaching, supervision, audit or quality improvement would also be welcomed.

Fishponds Family Practice is a long-established teaching practice based on Beechwood Road in Fishponds, Bristol, caring for more than 12,500 patients.

Our multidisciplinary clinical team includes GP partners and salaried GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants and pharmacy colleagues, supported by an experienced Care Coordinator team.

We aim to provide kind, safe and effective care while making good use of the different skills within our team. We value colleagues who are comfortable contributing ideas, improving how we work and helping develop services rather than simply working within established processes.

As a teaching practice, we also value learning, clinical discussion and professional development. The successful candidate will have access to clinical support and supervision and will be encouraged to develop their role in areas that complement both their professional interests and the needs of our patient population.

What we offer

• 30 hours per week / 0.8 WTE
• Salary from £27 per hour, depending on experience
• NHS Pension Scheme, subject to eligibility
• Supportive multidisciplinary working
• Clinical supervision and peer support
• Opportunities for continuing professional development