Nurse Prescriber/ANP

Job summary

Blackwater Medical Centre has a fantastic opportunity for a nurse prescriber/advanced nurse practitioner to join our team on a full-time basis, but we will consider part-time hours for the right candidate.

You will be managing clinical cases and dealing with presenting patient needs within a primary care setting, while participating in nurse-led minor illness clinics.

Main duties of the job

• Providing the choice of direct access to an NP, in the practice, to the community team & over the telephone, for the general practice population.
• Making professionally autonomous decisions.
• Providing a first point of contact for patients.
• Instigating necessary invasive & non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations & interpret findings/reports.
• Prescribing safe, effective & appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
• Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care
• Offering a holistic service to patients & their families.
• Promoting health & well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening & therapeutic communication skills.
• Referring patients directly to other services/agencies.
• Working as part of the practice team in developing & delivering specialist primary care services.
• Screening patients for disease risk factors & early signs of illness.
• Working with colleagues to ensure that National Service Frameworks are being delivered.
• Working with multi-disciplinary team to promote integrated & seamless pathways of care.
• Contributing to the practice achieving its quality targets.
• Participating in the identification of community health needs & develop strategies to address them.
• Helping develop & set up new patient services & participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services.
• Being aware of & contributing to the planning & delivery of practice-based commissioning.

About us

We are very friendly and supportive practice located in historic town of Maldon.

We offer:

• Supportive and friendly environment
• Flexible working hours
• Peer support
• CPD support with training and development
• NHS pension

For further information please contact Dr A. Geranmayeh: ardehir.geranmayeh1@nhs.net