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 Practitioner role 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 diagnoses.
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 you will get as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner;
- Competitive salary; £50,000 - £60,000 per annum (DOE)
- Contract; Salaried, Locum considered for the right candidate
- Hours; 6-8 Sessions over 4 days
- Location; Lockwood Surgery - HD1 3XH
- Benefits; 6 weeks annual leave (plus bank holidays), paid protected study time, indemnity insurance, opportunity to join the NHS Pensions Scheme.
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, Esther on 07469 972033 or email esther.lynch1@nhs.net
Or, if this sounds like the role for you, click apply and submit a copy of your most recent CV.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Key Responsibilities:
- An autonomous consultor
- 10-minute consultations x 15 slots morning and 15 slots afternoon
- Share of home visits.
- Able to manage acute presentations
- Able to manage chronic conditions
- Able to order appropriate investigations (bloods/radiology).
- Able to refer appropriately to secondary care or organise emergency admissions.
- Share of admin: clinical letters which require actioning/filing.
- Able to file pathology results
- Able to see all age groups
- No restrictions on prescribing.
- Able to see pregnant women in regards non pregnancy related issues.
- Able to deal with mental health presentations
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Key Responsibilities:
- An autonomous consultor
- 10-minute consultations x 15 slots morning and 15 slots afternoon
- Share of home visits.
- Able to manage acute presentations
- Able to manage chronic conditions
- Able to order appropriate investigations (bloods/radiology).
- Able to refer appropriately to secondary care or organise emergency admissions.
- Share of admin: clinical letters which require actioning/filing.
- Able to file pathology results
- Able to see all age groups
- No restrictions on prescribing.
- Able to see pregnant women in regards non pregnancy related issues.
- Able to deal with mental health presentations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters Degree OR Postgraduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification OR RCN accreditation
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Meets NMC revalidation requirements
- Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice within the four pillars
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Desirable
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters Degree OR Postgraduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification OR RCN accreditation
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber
- Meets NMC revalidation requirements
- Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice within the four pillars
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Desirable
- Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
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).
