Independent Prescriber - Nurse Practitioner Paramedic

NHS; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Portsmouth is seeking an Independent Prescriber to enhance patient care by supporting clinicians and ensuring timely access to medications. The role requires excellent communication and organizational skills, experience in primary healthcare, and a commitment to ongoing professional development. Join a dedicated team focused on delivering high-quality patient care in a friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
• Experience in a fast-paced Primary Health Care or acute environment.
• Proven record of autonomous assessment and treatment of patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face triage for patients presenting with various conditions.
• Assess urgency and clinical risk to direct patients accordingly.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with NHS standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Clinical assessment

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Registered Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Nurse Practitioner with NMC

Physical Assessment and Minor Illness Training

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

We are seeking an Independent Prescriber to join our dedicatedteam. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting ourclinicians, improving patient access to timely medication, and enhancing theoverall efficiency of our service,committed to delivering high-quality patient care.

You should be able to workindependently as well as part of a team, with excellent communication andorganisational skills. We would expect you to maintain up-to-date knowledge andskills through regular training and continuing professional development (CPD),ensuring that your practice remains safe, effective, and aligned with currentclinical standards.

This is a vital role in ensuring patientsreceive timely, safe, and effective care. You will be the first point ofclinical contact for patients, assessing their needs, prioritising care, anddirecting them to the most appropriate service.

If youre passionate about patient care and want to be partof a team that values kindness, teamwork, and clinical excellence, wed love tohear from you.

Main duties of the job

Provide face-to-face triage for patients presenting with awide range of conditions.

Assess urgency and clinical risk, ensuring patients aredirected to the right care pathway.

Deliver safe, evidence-based advice and support topatients and carers.

Work collaboratively with GPs, Nurse Manager and other healthcare professionals.

Maintain accurate clinical records in line with NHSstandards.

Contribute to service development and quality improvementinitiatives.

About us

We are a small, friendly GP surgery serving a patient list ofapproximately 9,750 individuals. Our ethos is centred on providinghigh-quality, compassionate care within a welcoming environment where patientsfeel supported and valued.

Patient-centred care: Weprioritise the needs and wellbeing of our patients in every decision.

Community focus: As a local practice, we build strongrelationships with our patients and the wider community.

Teamwork: Our clinicians, nurses, and administrative staff workcollaboratively to deliver safe and effective healthcare.

Continuous improvement: We encourage ongoing training andprofessional development to ensure our team remains up to date with bestpractice.

Job responsibilities

Provide face-to-face triage for patients presenting with awide range of conditions.

Assess urgency and clinical risk, ensuring patients aredirected to the right care pathway.

Make appropriate referrals to primary, secondary and social care services, following practice (and/or locally agreed) pathways and protocols.

Deliver safe, evidence-based advice and support topatients and carers.

Work collaboratively with GPs, advanced nurse practitionerand other healthcare professionals.

Promote self-care and educate service users to allow them to be empowered to make informed choices about treatment

Maintain accurate clinical records in line with NHSstandards.

Contribute to service development and quality improvementinitiatives.

Cleaning and maintaining clinical equipment, reporting faults promptly

Assisting with the collection and collation of data on needs related to health and well-being and support QOF requirements and data completion

Actively participate in seasonal and special projects as requested e.g. flu campaign

Ensure adherence to confidentiality, data protection, and information governance requirements

Work safely at all times in accordance with legislative requirements and Practice Policy and Procedures

Person Specification

Experience

• 3 years+ experience of working as an Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Background of working in a fast-paced Primary Health Care or acute environment is essential
• Proven record of acting in roles where you have acted autonomously and responsibly for the assessment, treatment and/or appropriately referral patients to specialist services when required
• Working knowledge of Systm one

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Nurse Practitioner with NMC
• Qualified to Master's degree or equivalent
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Physical Assessment and Minor Illness Training
• Accredited training in any of the following: Urgent care, Chronic disease management or frailty

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.