Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

At Newtown Surgery we are building a wider variety of clinical roles to meet patients needs to deliver a sustainable, resilient service. We believe we are a forward thinking practice that is open to new ways of working and strives for continuous improvement. Through a good working environment and true team work we generate the ability to deliver best patient care

Are you

An Advanced Nurse Practitioner

A real team worker

Wanting to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable

Determined to deliver high level health care

Constantly looking to improve your skill set

If you can answer yes to all of the above, then please apply to join our team.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role will include (list not exhaustive):

To provide advanced nursing services to the patients of the practice

• Assess/examine patients, diagnose, plan, treat and review/evaluate. Assessment may be face-to-face by appointment, by telephone as part of a triage/unscheduled care team and will include patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis and also via patient on-line requests.
• Diagnose and manage patients presenting with both acute and chronic conditions based on a management plan which includes a medication plan and other interventions.
• Identify health priorities and make timely and appropriate interventions to support patients presenting in an emergency and/or with complex/urgent needs.
• Assess and manage patients physiological and psychological needs, including patients with complex needs, multiple diagnoses and polypharmacy.
• Identify patients at risk of developing a chronic illness and develop a plan for minimising risk of worsening.
• Advise and educate patients, promoting understanding, self-management, healthy lifestyle choices and sources of support and compliance with treatment plan and medication.
• Ensure the health needs of all patients presenting to the nursing team are met in a clinically appropriate way and by the team member best qualified to meet their needs.
• Ensure that all patients who may be vulnerable or who have mental health needs are appropriately managed and protected by the nursing team.

About us

Our team currently consists of a Partner GP, 2 salaried GPs,1 sessional GP, 1 Practice nurse, 1 ANP, 1 HCA as well as a host of administration staff and clinical input from teams within our PCN, which include First contact Physio, Paediatric ANP and a Mental Health Practitioner.

We are innovative and forward thinking and team focused

We are part of a Federation

We are part of Widnes Primary Care Network.