Job summary
Are you a tenacious, organised, and skilled
Advanced Nurse Practitioner? Are you committed to delivering high-quality
healthcare to patients? Do you want to make a real difference in peoples
lives?
Due to rapid, continued growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, committed Advanced Nurse
Practitioner to join our group of GP practices in Huddersfield.
This Advanced
Nurse Practitionerrole will involve working alongside a multidisciplinary
team, including GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Pharmacists and Nurses to
provide care and treatment to patients with either long term conditions or
undiagnosed undifferentiated diagnosis.
The successful Advanced Nurse Practitioner will work as an autonomous practitioner, diagnosing, managing, prescribing, and discharging patients with illness or injury across all age groups including young children. This may be by face-to-face consultation, telephone, or video consultation.
Main duties of the job
What we are looking for in an Advanced Nurse Practitioner;
- Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Hold an Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification
- Can show evidence of using autonomous physical examination and assessment skills in practice
- Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children
- Knowledge and experience of QOF desirable
About us
The team you will be working with as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner;
- A fully staffed multi-disciplinary team including a full complement of Administration Staff
- Across the 4 practices in the vicinity, you will be supported by over 10 GPs & ANPs, 3 Practice Nurses & 3 HCAs
- The team are a progressive and collaborative group, ready to welcome on board any successful additions
- Teamwork and mutual support are integral to our working practices and the successful Advanced Nurse Practitioner must share this vision.
Next Steps;
If you want to find out more, have any questions or wish to have a confidential chat about the role, please contact our Recruitment Manager, Estheron 07469 972033 (WhatsApp & calls) or esther.lynch1@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
An ability to make professional autonomous decisions for which they are accountable.
An ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
Make differential diagnoses using decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Develop, with the patient, an ongoing care plan with emphasis on health education and preventative measures.
Order and follow up on necessary investigations providing treatment and care both individually, as part of a primary care team, and through referral to other agencies.
Work collaboratively with other health care professionals and disciplines.
An ability to provide leadership, education and mentorship.
An ability to provide clear and accurate documentation.
An appreciation of the importance of confidentiality.
The ability to assess for safeguarding issues and proactively refer on to relevant organisations / safeguarding teams.
An acknowledgement of the importance of equality, diversity and the rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An ability to make professional autonomous decisions for which they are accountable.
An ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.
Make differential diagnoses using decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Develop, with the patient, an ongoing care plan with emphasis on health education and preventative measures.
Order and follow up on necessary investigations providing treatment and care both individually, as part of a primary care team, and through referral to other agencies.
Work collaboratively with other health care professionals and disciplines.
An ability to provide leadership, education and mentorship.
An ability to provide clear and accurate documentation.
An appreciation of the importance of confidentiality.
The ability to assess for safeguarding issues and proactively refer on to relevant organisations / safeguarding teams.
An acknowledgement of the importance of equality, diversity and the rights of patients, carers and colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters degree required for qualification post-December 2020 OR Postgraduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
- Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
- Minor illness qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters degree required for qualification post-December 2020 OR Postgraduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
- Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
- Minor illness qualification
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).
