Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare practice is seeking a dedicated part-time Nurse Practitioner to join a supportive multi-disciplinary team. This role involves providing exceptional patient care through face-to-face consultations, telephone assessments, and home visits. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with a Nurse Practitioner qualification and experience in primary care, capable of autonomously managing patient caseloads. Join a friendly environment that values clinical excellence and teamwork, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients within the community. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality healthcare, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NP qualification and experience in primary care.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage patient caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care and triage patient needs effectively.
• Prescribe medication and manage both acute and chronic conditions.

Skills

Patient Care

Triage

Medication Management

Clinical Assessment

Communication Skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Nurse Practitioner Qualification

Continuing Professional Development

Tools

Systmone

Job description

We are looking to recruit a part-time, fully qualified, experienced Nurse Practitioner to join our team.

The vacancy is for a part-time NP, weekly contracted hours between 28 to 34 hpw, ideally Monday, Tuesday, Thursday afternoon & Friday's, however, negotiable.

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Practitioner will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations, and potential home visits. The post holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers, and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence. The Nurse Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. The post holder will use skills, knowledge, and competencies as a qualified Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission, and discharging patients as appropriate.

About us

We are a well-established practice in Bolton. Our team comprises of 3 GP Partners, 1 part-time salaried GP, 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 3 Practice Nurses, 1 Assistant Practitioner, 1 Healthcare Assistant, Practice Manager, Assistant Practice Manager, supported by an organised well-structured administrative & reception team. PCN additional roles within the practice include, MSK practitioner, Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacist, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Paramedic, Social Prescribers. We are a well-organised, structured practice, dedicated to providing excellent clinical care. Our teams throughout the practice are friendly and supportive.

- approximately 9850 patients

- PMS Contract

- Systmone clinical system

- High QOF & BQC achieving practice

- CQC Rating good in all areas

- Part of the Rumworth PCN & Central South Neighbourhood

Job responsibilities

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care.

• Evaluate and prioritise patient symptoms and provide general advice and reassurance in line with guidelines.
• Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
• Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.
• Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions.
• Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency.
• Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations, and other organisations as necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse: Registered with the NMC
• NP Qualification
• Experience in working autonomously
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• At least one year experience in primary care

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.