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Nurse Practitioner

Ansdell Medical Centre

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Job summary

We are looking for a professional to join us at Ansdell Medical Centre. Previous experience with working in a practice setting is disirable. GP practice prescription experience essential. The successful candidate will become part of a friendly and well supported team and be able to establish good working relationships with all practice staff.

We are looking to employ someone on a full time basis but a job share on a part time basis for the right candidate will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Job Responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness

  • Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
  • Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
  • Providing assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice:
  • Administration and professional responsibilities
  • Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes
  • Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended
  • Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice
  • Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit
  • Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Meetings

  • It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual or sick leave.

About us

Dr Norcross & Partners is an ambitious GP partnership (4 GP partners) currently with approximately 12,000 patients in Lytham St. Annes.

Date posted

29 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A1024-22-4677

Job locations

Albany Road

Lytham St. Annes

Ansdell

FY8 4GW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness

  • Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
  • Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
  • Providing assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice:
  • Dietary advice
  • Blood pressure checks
  • Urinalysis
  • Health screening
  • ECG
  • Phlebotomy
  • Routine injections
  • First registration checks / health surveillance / general health advice
  • Assisting with minor procedures in the treatment room
  • Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary

  • Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

  • Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs

  • Safeguarding 

  • All employees must carry out their responsibilities in such a way as to minimise risk of harm to children, young people and adults and to

  • safeguard and promote their welfare in accordance with current

    Legislation, statutory guidance and Trust policies and procedures.

    Employees should undertake safeguarding training and receive

    Safeguarding supervision appropriate to their role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness

  • Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
  • Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary
  • Providing assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice:
  • Dietary advice
  • Blood pressure checks
  • Urinalysis
  • Health screening
  • ECG
  • Phlebotomy
  • Routine injections
  • First registration checks / health surveillance / general health advice
  • Assisting with minor procedures in the treatment room
  • Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary

  • Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

  • Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs

  • Safeguarding 

  • All employees must carry out their responsibilities in such a way as to minimise risk of harm to children, young people and adults and to

  • safeguard and promote their welfare in accordance with current

    Legislation, statutory guidance and Trust policies and procedures.

    Employees should undertake safeguarding training and receive

    Safeguarding supervision appropriate to their role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Person Specification
  • Experience
  • Essential
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Qualifications
  • Essential
  • Registered Nurse
  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Nurse Practitioner)
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber
  • 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).

Experience

Essential

  • working in a GP practice
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Person Specification
  • Experience
  • Essential
  • Experience of working in a primary care environment
  • Experience of chronic disease management
  • Qualifications
  • Essential
  • Registered Nurse
  • Post graduate diploma or degree (Nurse Practitioner)
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber
  • 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).

Experience

Essential

  • working in a GP practice

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ansdell Medical Centre

Address

Albany Road

Lytham St. Annes

Ansdell

FY8 4GW


Employer's website

https://www.ansdellmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ansdell Medical Centre

Address

Albany Road

Lytham St. Annes

Ansdell

FY8 4GW


Employer's website

https://www.ansdellmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Beverley McDonald

beverley.mcdonald1@nhs.net

01253957300

Date posted

29 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A1024-22-4677

Job locations

Albany Road

Lytham St. Annes

Ansdell

FY8 4GW


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