Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Church Street Surgery

Wyre Forest Health Partnership; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Kidderminster is seeking an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner for a full-time role. You'll be responsible for patient assessments and treatment, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have professional NMC registration and should demonstrate advanced clinical skills. This position offers benefits including flexible working options, a supportive team environment, and competitive salary ranging from £50,000 to £60,000 per year.

Benefits

6 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Professional membership fees reimbursement

Supportive multi-disciplinary team

Regular educational meetings

Qualifications

• Experience in working as an autonomous practitioner.
• Ability to prescribe medication safely and effectively.
• Knowledge of clinical practices within scope of competence.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and evaluate patient treatment.
• Prescribe safe and appropriate medication as per legislation.
• Maintain accurate and legible notes of all consultations.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Professional NMC Registration

Tools

EMIS Web clinical system

Job description

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Church Street Surgery

The Church Street Surgery is seeking to recruit an Advanced Nurse Practitioner for a full-time position, working 37 hours per week. Church Street Surgery is a friendly, established GP Surgery located in the centre of Kidderminster.

Part Time, Job Share or flexible working practices would be considered.

Church Street Surgery has an experienced team of five GP Partners and four Salaried GP's along with a dedicated visiting ANP and a team of other healthcare professionals.

The ideal candidate should be an experienced nurse capable of operating within their professional boundaries to deliver comprehensive care for patients attending the practice. This includes tasks such as initial history taking, clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and care evaluation.

The role demands safe and informed clinical decision-making, along with expert care that encompasses both in-house consultations and home visits. The candidate should demonstrate advanced clinical decision-making and diagnostic skills suitable for general practice.

The candidate must be a registered independent prescriber with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Applicants who are Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) or Paramedics will also be considered, provided they have the First Contact Practitioner (FCP) qualification and are qualified prescribers.

This is an excellent opportunity for professionals who are looking to work in a supportive and dynamic practice environment.

Main duties of the job

They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures. As part of the Wyre Forest Health Partnership, the role will be based at Church Street Surgery, with the opportunity to work at other WFHP sites by agreement.

Benefits include:

• 6 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays on joining
• MDU Indemnity and Professional Membership fees reimbursed by Partnership
• Support from a multi-disciplinary team including Pharmacists, Physiotherapists and Care-coordinators.
• Experienced Triage GPs who book appointments, all booked patient contact is ANP appropriate.
• Innovative backroom function that reduces administrative workload
• Regular funded ANP away day teaching sessions, where you meet with other ANPs from across the Partnership
• Structured induction package tailored to meet candidate needs.
• Regular educational meetings and supervision (both on site and cross Partnership)
• Home visiting not required (There is a dedicated home visiting ANP based at the practice)
• Performance related reward and appraisal structure
• Free Tea and Coffee Provided

About us

Wyre Forest Health Partnership: One successful and ambitious health partnership working at scale together to provide high quality innovative patient care, delivered by a valued and respected team.

WFHP has been operating since December 2014 as a single Partnership, operating out of 5 surgeries, 3 are purpose built. We operate at scale and are at the forefront of primary care delivery in how we organise ourselves, having management and leverage for a large number of primary care employees (c250 people & c50 GPs). We also look after c 72 000 patients. We have a very strong quality improvement ethic, and are always looking to improve.

WFHP is working towards the NHS goals to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. We actively encourage new staff to take an interest in this and build sustainable practice into their roles.

Job responsibilities

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.

Treat patients wishing to see a health care professional making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence and to acknowledge limitations.

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded.

Prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework and considering the Worcestershire prescribing formula guidelines.

To liaise with a doctor regarding patients with complex problems who need the expertise of a general practitioner.

Person Specification

PERSONAL QUALITIES OR ATTRIBUTES

• Highly motivated.
• Flexibility.
• Team player.
• Ability to work across boundaries.
• Basic IT Skills.

Qualifications

• Professional NMC Registration.
• Experience in working as an autonomous practitioner.
• Knowledge of the EMIS Web clinical system but not crucial as training will be given.

Experience

• Displays self-confidence and self-awareness especially in dealing with staff and patients.
• Ability to articulate the rationale for decisions.
• Clinical examination skills.

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.

£50,000 to £60,000 a yearPay range dependant on experiance