Job summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic qualified Advanced
Practitioner/Advanced Nurse Practitioner with prescribing to come and join our lovely team in Bradford City. We offer
support and mentorship as well as the right level of autonomy. The position is
for 4-6 sessions per week/2-3 days ideally but this is negotiable for the right candidate. We have been awarded Gold award Investors In People, CQC Good rating and we are high QOF achievers. We offer opportunities for development and special interests and are looking for someone who will fit into our current team who work closely together and with our Salaried GP's.
Main duties of the job
To deliver a high standard of patient care as an
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)/Advanced Clinical Practitioner in general practice, using advanced
autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base
Telephone triage, face to face clinics, pathology
management and development of team and peer support
Prescribing efficiently and effectively within boundaries
To manage a clinical caseload, dealing with
presenting patients needs in a primary care setting
To provide clinical leadership within the practice.
2. JOB DIMENSIONS
To manage own clinical workload in general practice
responding effectively to patient need and ensuring patient choice and ease of
access to services.
To be available to mentor and support other nurses
and health care assistants in developing and maintaining clinical skills
About us
We offer very competitive rates of pay and great
support as we are passionate about developing our own team. Learning and
Development is an essential part of our day to day running.
This is an excellent opportunity for a part-time
individual who is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of our
practice population and services within the practice. We are a family friendly
practice who are very team supportive and deliver high quality care to our
diverse and deprived population of approximately 8900 patients. Our team consists of
a GP Partner, 4 Salaried GP, 5 Advanced Practitioners from a variety of
backgrounds, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs, a management team and clerical team. We
are also a training practice for Trainee Nurses.
We are consistently high QOF achievers, CQC Good
(July 2019), Investors in People Gold Award acheivers (December 2022 and reaccredited in 2025) and
participate in numerous Enhanced Services including Anticoagulation, Diabetes,
Ultrasound services, Sexual Health and Dermatology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work in partnership with the Primary
Health Care team (PHCT) in providing patient-focussed care responsive to
health need.
- To work in partnership with the PHCT in
developing new services for patients.
- To utilise the skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to provide first point of contact direct
access for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems seeking
a primary health care service.
- To utilise the skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to be responsible and accountable for
assessing patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health care
needs.
- To utilise skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to be responsible and accountable for
managing a caseload of patients, for treating referring, admitting and
discharging patients as appropriate following training.
- To utilise skills / knowledge to make
judgments involving complex facts or situations, which require analysis,
interpretation and comparison of a range of options, which could be
complex and made up of several conflicting components and where expert
opinion may differ or not all information is available.
- To utilise skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to be responsible and accountable for
managing the nursing team.
- To utilise skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to be responsible and accountable for
achievement of Quality and Outcome Framework (nGMS GP contract) targets
set by Avicenna Medical Practice.
Person
specification
Name
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
RN 1st Level Current NMC Registration Registered nurse prescriber
Understanding of NHS Plan/NSFs and implications for Primary Care Evidence of
having or willing to undertake advanced education and training in clinical
examination, history taking, therapeutic communication, pharmacology,
pathophysiology etc. Evidence of continuing professional development Minimum
of 2 years post-registration experience of working in primary / community /
acute health care setting Minimum of 1 years experience of managing the care
of patients in the primary care setting Experience of providing effective
health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of
health needs Completed Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) Post Graduate level
Qualification in teaching and assessing Understanding of National Nursing
strategy and implications for Nursing Experience of developing evidence based
protocols Experience of instigating investigations, interpreting
investigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients.
Experience of assessing patients with undifferentiated diagnosis. Assessment
skills in history taking and clinical examination
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work in partnership with the Primary
Health Care team (PHCT) in providing patient-focussed care responsive to
health need.
- To work in partnership with the PHCT in
developing new services for patients.
- To utilise the skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to provide first point of contact direct
access for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems seeking
a primary health care service.
- To utilise the skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to be responsible and accountable for
assessing patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health care
needs.
- To utilise skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to be responsible and accountable for
managing a caseload of patients, for treating referring, admitting and
discharging patients as appropriate following training.
- To utilise skills / knowledge to make
judgments involving complex facts or situations, which require analysis,
interpretation and comparison of a range of options, which could be
complex and made up of several conflicting components and where expert
opinion may differ or not all information is available.
- To utilise skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to be responsible and accountable for
managing the nursing team.
- To utilise skills / knowledge and
competencies required in order to be responsible and accountable for
achievement of Quality and Outcome Framework (nGMS GP contract) targets
set by Avicenna Medical Practice.
Person
specification
Name
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
RN 1st Level Current NMC Registration Registered nurse prescriber
Understanding of NHS Plan/NSFs and implications for Primary Care Evidence of
having or willing to undertake advanced education and training in clinical
examination, history taking, therapeutic communication, pharmacology,
pathophysiology etc. Evidence of continuing professional development Minimum
of 2 years post-registration experience of working in primary / community /
acute health care setting Minimum of 1 years experience of managing the care
of patients in the primary care setting Experience of providing effective
health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of
health needs Completed Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) Post Graduate level
Qualification in teaching and assessing Understanding of National Nursing
strategy and implications for Nursing Experience of developing evidence based
protocols Experience of instigating investigations, interpreting
investigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients.
Experience of assessing patients with undifferentiated diagnosis. Assessment
skills in history taking and clinical examination
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN 1st Level Current NMC Registration Registered nurse prescriber Understanding of NHS Plan/NSFs and implications for Primary Care Evidence of having or willing to undertake advanced education and training in clinical examination, history taking, therapeutic communication, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc. Evidence of continuing professional development Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience of working in primary / community / acute health care setting Minimum of 1 years experience of managing the care of patients in the primary care setting Experience of providing effective health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of health needs Completed Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) Post Graduate level Qualification in teaching and assessing Understanding of National Nursing strategy and implications for Nursing Experience of developing evidence based protocols Experience of instigating investigations, interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients. Experience of assessing patients with undifferentiated diagnosis. Assessment skills in history taking and clinical examination
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN 1st Level Current NMC Registration Registered nurse prescriber Understanding of NHS Plan/NSFs and implications for Primary Care Evidence of having or willing to undertake advanced education and training in clinical examination, history taking, therapeutic communication, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc. Evidence of continuing professional development Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience of working in primary / community / acute health care setting Minimum of 1 years experience of managing the care of patients in the primary care setting Experience of providing effective health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of health needs Completed Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) Post Graduate level Qualification in teaching and assessing Understanding of National Nursing strategy and implications for Nursing Experience of developing evidence based protocols Experience of instigating investigations, interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients. Experience of assessing patients with undifferentiated diagnosis. Assessment skills in history taking and clinical examination
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).
