Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a self-motivated, flexible individual, with good organisational and communication skills. The candidate needs to have the ability to work in ever changing, demanding situations. Other responsibilities include ensuring all clinically generated administration is completed in a timely manner and is kept up to date for colleagues when on leave.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Care Practioner will work autonomously within their profession scope of practice providing acute care for patients via face to face, video and telephone consultations and when required, home visits. They will need to provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care, making necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.

The candidate will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. They will need to be able to work collaboratively within the practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Nurse/clinical Practitioner qualification at a minimum of degree level or equivalent
• Independent Nurse/clinical Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a nursing team.
• Ability to autonomously provide clinical assessment, investigation, treatment and management.
• Ability to review and follow up patients as required.
• Experience in chronic disease management.
• Ability to communicate with patients via a range of media, including face to face, video and telephone consultations, telephone triage, palliative care management and home visits.

Desirable

• GP Practice experience.
• Experience of SystmOne clinical system.

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

Parkview Surgery

Address

Cleckheaton Health Centre

Greenside

Cleckheaton

West Yorkshire

BD19 5AP

Employer's website

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