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Flitwick Surgery are looking for an experienced and dedicated advanced nurse practitioner to work alongside our GPs and multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care for minor illness. This position is offered on a part-time basis for 2-3 days per week. There is scope to extend your interests with the management of chronic diseases and/or women's health to include sexual health and HRT.

This vacancy has arisen as we are expanding our clinical team. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility in attitude and behaviour. They will be keen to undertake new ways of working and delivering healthcare, committing to under-taking the professional development required to adapt to changing circumstances. Applicants must hold the relevant masters degree.

• You will be asked to provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and referral of patients with minor injury/illness or exacerbations of chronic conditions.
• In addition, you may also run clinics for the management of long-term conditions (such as diabetes or respiratory illnesses) or provide advice for women's health matters or provide a LARC service.

The surgery is run from a purpose built medical centre with onsite parking for staff and has a list size of 14,500. We are a semi-rural dispensing doctor partnership with easy access for commuters from a wide area (on a direct train line to London, 25 minutes drive to Milton Keynes or 15-20 minutes from the M1 or A6).

We are a patient focused surgery with a multi-disciplinary supportive team including 4 GP partners, 6 salaried GPs, a nursing team including a lead nurse, minor illness and practice nurses and HCAs. We also have a strong practice pharmacy team with clinical pharmacists and a pharmacy technician. Alongside this we also are part of PCN and supported by PCN pharmacists, FCP physios, a health and wellbeing coach and a paramedic. We are a training practice and also take part in research projects.

Benefits include onsite parking and an NHS pension.

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do nothesitate to get in contact with us.

• Advanced clinical assessment skills
• Ability to perform in stressful and complex situations
• Sound clinical reasoning & decision making
• Flexibility
• Ability to inspire and lead a team

• Registration with NMC
• Post-graduate qualification in specific speciality, or equivalent experience
• Post-registration experience at a senior level (Band 7 or above) in specialty area
• Evidence of on-going CPD

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.