Job summary
This is a great opportunity
for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Advanced Nurse Practitioner who will
bring their own skills and attributes and complement, strengthen and help shape
our existing clinical team of 3 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs and an ANP.
If you are an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner with heaps of
determination and a thirst for exciting new challenges, then this is the ideal
position for you. As an integral part of
our clinical team, youll apply your nursing expertise and previous experience
in providing patients with top level of care
Main duties of the job
You will be working in a GP surgery catering for 8,650+
patients, working with GPs, the role will be based across two sites,
Mattishall, and our branch surgery at Lenwade. focusing on the oversight of
presenting patients, and patients living in care homes and their own homes in
the surgerys catchment area.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the GPs
with the management of the presenting patient, children and young people,
adults, frail and elderly patients, and house bound patients, including first
contact interventions
About us
Mattishall & Lenwade Surgeries, located in Mattishall,
Norfolk, serves over 8,650+ patients, providing primary care from Monday to
Friday, 8am to 6:30pm. Extended access is available Thursday evenings until
8pm, and on a rotational basis on Fridays and Saturdays across the Mid-Norfolk
Primary Care Network. Our branch in Lenwade, 7 miles north, operates Monday
(8:30am 6pm), and Tuesday, Thursday,(8:30am 12pm) and Friday (08:30 - 5pm) .
Covering 100 square miles of rural mid-Norfolk, we serve 19
villages, with most patients in privately owned homes and minimal social
deprivation. We care for an average number of elderly patients, including those
in three residential care homes.
Our practice combines traditional care with innovation,
adapting to primary care demands. We are high QOF achievers, a learning site
for GP trainees, teach Year 1 medical students from UEA, engage in research,
and offer a range of additional services. We are paper-light, fully
computerised, using SystmOne.
Our dedicated team includes 3 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs,
an ANP, managers for business, personnel, finance, and IT, practice nurses
(including a nurse prescriber), pharmacists, dispensers, and administrative
staff. We maintain strong ties with local consultants at The Norfolk and
Norwich University Hospital and Spire Norwich Hospital, 11 miles away.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Advanced Nurse Practitioner Job Description. This can be found in the attached document section of this advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Advanced Nurse Practitioner Job Description. This can be found in the attached document section of this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent qualification that includes the following four pillars: Clinical practice, Leadership and management, Education and research and a demonstration of core capabilities and specific clinical competence.
- BSc (Hons) Nurse Practitioner (Primary Health Care).
- Independent / Extended Nurse Prescribing Qualification
- 1st Level NMC Registration
Desirable
- Clinical Mentorship / Supervision qualification (ENB 998 or completion of mentorship programme)
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Time management and ability to priorities workload
- Ability to work well as a team player
- High expectation of excellence in clinical practice
- Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation
- Good insight into own limitations and clear realistic expectations of others
- Approachable and flexible
- Self-motivation and adaptability
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate competency in autonomous practice
- Demonstrates ability in teaching, research, and audit.
- Evidence of completed clinical audit
- IT Literate
- Up to date knowledge of national and local policies, including national service framework and relevant NICE guidance
- Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years past experience in General Practice or Community setting at Band 6 or equivalent
- Experience of setting customer care and patient participation as a priority
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent qualification that includes the following four pillars: Clinical practice, Leadership and management, Education and research and a demonstration of core capabilities and specific clinical competence.
- BSc (Hons) Nurse Practitioner (Primary Health Care).
- Independent / Extended Nurse Prescribing Qualification
- 1st Level NMC Registration
Desirable
- Clinical Mentorship / Supervision qualification (ENB 998 or completion of mentorship programme)
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Time management and ability to priorities workload
- Ability to work well as a team player
- High expectation of excellence in clinical practice
- Able to establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the organisation
- Good insight into own limitations and clear realistic expectations of others
- Approachable and flexible
- Self-motivation and adaptability
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate competency in autonomous practice
- Demonstrates ability in teaching, research, and audit.
- Evidence of completed clinical audit
- IT Literate
- Up to date knowledge of national and local policies, including national service framework and relevant NICE guidance
- Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years past experience in General Practice or Community setting at Band 6 or equivalent
- Experience of setting customer care and patient participation as a priority
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
