Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Prescriber

The Methodist Church in Britain; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Electric car salary sacrifice

Remote working options

33 days annual leave

Maternity/Paternity terms

Eye care vouchers

Discounts on services

High street discounts

Job summary

Howard House Surgery, part of Suffolk Primary Care, is recruiting a Nurse Practitioner or clinical prescriber to manage patient contacts across a range of health problems. The role includes history taking, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review, delivered by phone, face to face or in patients' homes.

The post is four days a week with one late evening until 20:00 on a Monday or Tuesday, working alongside GPs and nursing colleagues. An independent prescribing qualification is essential.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or equivalent.
• Independent prescriber qualification.
• NMC registration.
• Significant post-registration experience including history taking, assessment, diagnostics and minor injury.

Responsibilities

• Manage a personal list of patients, contacting and assessing them and carrying out clinical consultations.
• Review patient requests through AskMyGP and SystmOne.
• Take patient histories, assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate care, by phone, face to face or at home.
• Make clinical decisions and apply nursing interventions autonomously within practice and NMC policies, protocols and guidelines.
• Keep accurate medical records.
• Work as part of a team with GPs, nurse practitioners, nurses, healthcare assistants and non-clinical colleagues.

Skills

IT & admin tasks

Strong English

Telephone manner

Multi-tasking

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Registered nurse or equivalent

Independent prescriber qualification

Tools

SystmOne

AskMyGP

Job description

Howard House Surgery, part of Suffolk Primary Care, is recruiting a Nurse Practitioner or clinical prescriber to take on patient contacts across all kinds of health problems. The work covers history taking, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review, delivered by phone, face to face or in patients' homes, from a personal list of patients. The post is four days a week with one late evening until 2000 on a Monday or Tuesday, working alongside GPs and nursing colleagues. An independent prescribing qualification is essential.

What the job involves

• Manage a personal list of patients, contacting and assessing them and carrying out clinical consultations
• Review patient requests through AskMyGP and SystmOne
• Take patient histories, assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate care, by phone, face to face or at home
• Make clinical decisions and apply nursing interventions autonomously within practice and NMC policies, protocols and guidelines
• Keep accurate medical records
• Work as part of a team with GPs, nurse practitioners, nurses, healthcare assistants and non-clinical colleagues

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or equivalent
• Independent prescriber qualification

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience, including history taking, assessment, diagnostics and minor injury

Skills & knowledge

• IT and office experience
• Strong written and spoken English
• Excellent telephone manner
• Ability to multi-task
• Good time management
• Attention to detail

Other

• Following protocols and instructions
• Working calmly and professionally as part of a team

Nice to have

• Healthcare experience

What’s offered

• NHS pension scheme: defined benefits, 23.7% employer contribution, life insurance, family and ill-health benefits
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme with up to £2,000 annual SPC contribution (subject to conditions)
• Remote working options for GP-related roles
• Minimum 33 days annual leave including bank holidays for full-time staff, enhanced with long service
• Enhanced maternity and paternity terms
• Eye care vouchers
• Health service discounts, including a Blue Light Card for new starters
• High street discounts and salary sacrifice schemes for technology, homewares, cycling and gym memberships