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Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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Job summary

Fronks Road Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an advanced nurse practitioner to join our friendly team on a part-time basis.

The advanced nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients making any necessary referrals to the duty or registered doctor as appropriate. There will be a requirement to see extra or emergency patients as well as completing nursing home visits and assisting home visits.

Main duties of the job

  • consulting with patients either face-to-face or by telephone;
  • diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness;
  • advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.
  • consult with patients regarding their disease management.
  • Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
  • annual review of patients within the disease management of QOF;
  • any other ad hoc practice nurse tasks required.

The post-holder will also be required to:

  • Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
  • Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
  • Participate in audits where appropriate.

About us

Fronks Road Surgery in Harwich is part of Clacton PCN. We serve a patient population of 5,000. We have a happy team who enjoy their work and we look forward to welcoming you into our practice. Informal enquiries can be made to: dianabates@nhs.net.

Details

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

7468

Job locations

Cleveleys, 77 Fronks Road

Dovercourt

Harwich

Essex

CO12 3RS


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration with relevant professional body: NMC.
  • Post-graduate qualification in specific speciality, or equivalent experience.
  • Qualified prescriber.

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of on-going CPD.
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills.
  • Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
  • Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
  • Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
  • Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
  • Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration with relevant professional body: NMC.
  • Post-graduate qualification in specific speciality, or equivalent experience.
  • Qualified prescriber.

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of on-going CPD.
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills.
  • Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
  • Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
  • Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
  • Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
  • Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Cleveleys, 77 Fronks Road

Dovercourt

Harwich

Essex

CO12 3RS


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Cleveleys, 77 Fronks Road

Dovercourt

Harwich

Essex

CO12 3RS


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Fronks Road Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

7468

Job locations

Cleveleys, 77 Fronks Road

Dovercourt

Harwich

Essex

CO12 3RS


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