Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

To provide medical services to patients presenting with acute needs, ensuring the highest standards of care, in accordance with the practices Personal Medical Services (PMS) contract. The role will also include health promotion, family planning and sexual health. The role holder should be able to prescribe and will be able to reach safe clinical decisions within professional boundaries on an autonomous basis.

Main duties of the job

Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and referral where appropriate, whether or not that patient has already been triaged by the practice. To follow up such patients as is necessary.

To provide the above not only in 15 minutes face to face consultations but also to undertake telephone consultations.

To manage acute exacerbations of patients chronic diseases.

Contribute to the development of and adhere to protocols and care plans for the management of chronic disease and common medical conditions.

Provide appropriate preventative healthcare, counselling, education and advice.

Prescribe and review, as necessary, in adherence to the practices prescribing formulary.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and to maintain the utmost confidentiality in relation to such records.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

Work in the context of a multidisciplinary team with a collaborative, supportive and holistic approach, including referral to, and liaison with hospital services or other agencies.

About us

This post provides an opportunity for a suitably qualified candidate with the right clinical skills to undertake the advertised position within a well-run GP medical practice in Bristol.

The suitable candidate will provide medical services to patients presenting with urgent care needs, ensuring the highest standards of care. The role will also include health promotion, family planning and sexual health. Ideally, the role holder should be able to prescribe.

We will offer an induction programme and a mentor for ongoing support. We are a dynamic and innovative team, always open to new ideas. We are patient focused and work together to achieve our values. It is possible in this role to develop close, long-term relationships with patients and work in partnership with them to achieve optimum health.

Whilst you will be expected to work independently during routine clinics, we are a supportive team and meet daily at coffee to discuss cases and ensure a team ethos is maintained.

We are recruiting for part-time hours (16 hours minimum but we will consider all proposed hours as long as they are not less than 16 hours a week). We are happy to consider applications from individuals wishing to work different hours to those advertised. We are looking for an individual who shares our values and if you think this is you, we would welcome an application from you.