Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wyke Regis and Lanehouse Medical Practice in Weymouth seeks an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to assess, diagnose and treat patients autonomously to reduce GP referrals. The role focuses on chronic disease clinics, wound care, travel health and contraception, with prescribing and pathology duties within a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants must hold an Independent Nurse Prescriber qualification and an advanced practice masters or postgraduate award.

Qualifications

• Clear, polite telephone manner and professional communication.
• Competent with MS Office applications including Outlook.
• Ability to follow clinical policies and procedures accurately.
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat patients within an advanced practitioner scope.
• Run chronic disease clinics and manage treatment plans autonomously.
• Prescribe as an extended/supplementary prescriber and review medicines.
• Provide wound care, contraception and travel health services as part of the team.
• Request and interpret pathology, collect specimens, and monitor results.
• Maintain accurate patient records using SNOMED CT and ensure safeguarding where required.

Skills

Clear telephone manner

Office and Outlook

Follow clinical policy

Time management

Education

Masters in advanced clinical practice

Independent Nurse Prescriber

GCSE level or equivalent

Tools

SystemOne

Job description

Wyke Regis and Lanehouse Medical Practice, which runs from three Weymouth sites, needs an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to assess, diagnose and treat patients autonomously so they avoid a GP referral. The post centres on chronic disease clinics, wound care, health promotion, contraception and travel clinics, with prescribing and pathology work. It is patient-facing within a multidisciplinary team. Fit depends on an independent prescriber qualification and an advanced practice masters or postgraduate award.

What the job involves

• Manage acute and chronic conditions, giving specialist advice and referring to secondary or specialist care as needed
• Run chronic disease clinics and implement and evaluate individual treatment plans
• Identify and support patients at risk of long-term conditions, and maintain chronic disease registers
• Provide wound care and specialist clinics such as contraception, well woman, well man and travel medicine
• Request pathology, collect specimens, and process and interpret pathology and other test results
• Prescribe as an extended and supplementary prescriber, and support patients with their medicines
• Recognise, assess and refer patients with mental health needs, liaising with external services for vulnerable patients
• Deliver health promotion, wellbeing and opportunistic health promotion programmes
• Implement immunisation and vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Support the team with clinical emergencies and safeguarding under local and national policy
• Keep accurate clinical records using SNOMED CT codes, and delegate clinical tasks within scope of practice
• Contribute to QOF and practice targets, lead audit and protocol development, and mentor students and newly qualified staff

What’s required

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
• Masters in advanced clinical practice or postgraduate diploma or degree in advanced practice
• Independent Nurse Prescriber qualification

Registration & licences

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration (PIN)

Experience

• Experience in a GP practice
• Experience with SystemOne
• Experience managing elderly and housebound patients

Skills & knowledge

• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in Office and Outlook
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Effective time management