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This is an exciting opportunity for two Advanced Nurse Practitioners to join South Lincoln Healthcare PCN as part of our expanding clinical team.

The post holder will work within and across our 7 member practices: Bassingham Surgery, Branston & Heighington Family Practice, Brant Road Surgery, Church Walk Surgery, Cliff Villages Medical Practice, The Heath Surgery, Washingborough Family Practice, along with undertaking work for the PCN. It is anticipated that the post holder will mainly work across 3-4 practices, with a need to cover other practices on occasion, depending on need. Part time/job share would be considered. The post holder will need to hold a full driving licence and be prepared to travel between locations to support the remit of the role.

South Lincoln Healthcare is a forward-thinking, innovative Federation of 7 GP practices, covering a population of just over 50k patients in the South Lincoln Healthcare Primary Care Network area. By working together our ambition is to strengthen and stabilise general practice. Our aim is to continue to provide high quality healthcare to our patients in the community, whilst taking up opportunities to improve and extend our services. South Lincoln Healthcare is supportive of all staff and strives to cultivate inclusivity and a sense of belonging.

• The post holder(s) will be an integral part of both the PCN and General Practice Teams, and will work alongside GPs, Practice Nurses, HCAs, GPAs, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Occupational Therapists, Social Prescribing Link Workers, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, Care Coordinators, Mental Health Practitioners and Musculoskeletal Practitioners.
• The role will mainly consist of working within our member practices to enhance and support day to day access and capacity by providing a mixture of on the day and routine consultations which may be face to face, telephone, online or home visits. Time will be allocated for associated administration.
• In addition, the postholder(s) will spend a smaller proportion of their time supporting the PCN by working with our care home team, including triage, telephone consultations and visits to care homes.
• For a suitable candidate, there will be the opportunity to provide programme leadership for Cancer and/or Cardiovascular Disease Programmes and leadership for nurses (e.g., importance of SMI health checks, elderly health checks, and LD health checks).
• The post holder will have access to skills development and support to further build their skills and experience within the role.
• The role may require working outside core General Practice hours or within our Enhanced Access service to meet the needs of the organisation.

• Hold a full driving licence and be prepared to travel between locations to support the remit of the role.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the organisation, including potential out-of-hours or Enhanced Access work.
• Willingness to work across multiple practices within the PCN and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.