Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

We are recruiting an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our team for 2-3 days per week (20-30 hours)

A working pattern of Monday, Wednesday and one other day.

The ANP would join our GP Team of 10 GPs and 3 existing ANPs.

Salary: Equivalent Agenda For Change band 7 to 8a.

Join an innovative forward-thinking Practice set on the edge of the magnificent New Forest, in easy reach of urban towns in Dorset and Hampshire, as well as the seaside. We are based in Ringwood and very close to the A31 corridor.

We are a forward-thinking practice full of ideas and we are happy to nurture and provide mentorship to newly qualified GPs and ANPs and offer ongoing professional support to experienced GPs looking for new challenges.

The successful candidate must have suitable prescribing qualification.

Main duties of the job

• Working as part of the GP Team delivering GP services to patients, including both planned on-going care as well as acute urgent care.

• Advanced Nurse Practitioners will be expected to examine, diagnose, prescribe and treat patients
• Management of Patient Health & Illness

• To analyse and interpret history, presenting symptoms, physical findings and diagnostic information to develop appropriate differential diagnosis.

  To prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately, including initiation of effective emergency care.

  To formulate an action plan based on scientific rationale, evidence-based standards of care and practice guidelines.

  Initiates appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral when the problem exceeds the Nurse Managers scope and/or expertise.

  To use National, Community or Public Health assessment information and guidelines,

  To develop and utilise a follow up system within the practice to ensure patients receive appropriate services and evaluate same.

  To provide counselling concerning drug regimes, side-effects and interactions and prescribe medication based on efficacy, safety and cost, from the appropriate formulary.

  To order, perform and interpret common screening and diagnostic tests.

  To communicate the health status of the patient to the relevant health care professionals.

  To provide health promotion and disease prevention services to patients and their families

About us

We are a forward-thinking practice full of ideas and we are happy to nurture and provide mentorship to newly qualified GPs and ANPs and offer ongoing professional support to experienced GPs looking for new challenges.

11,100 patients

5 GP Partners, 5 salaried GPs, 3 ANP and an excellent team of Registered Nurses and HCAs

Training Practice for GPs, Medical Students and Nurses.

One location in a market town

Paper light using TPP SystmOne software

High QOF points achieved

Friendly, dedicated and very organised team

CQC inspection June 2016 rated GOOD in all areas

GP Team meets daily to offer support and discussion

Practice has Learning Disability Friendly status and Dementia Friendly status

We belong to Avon Valley PCN which comprises of our Practice and three other surgeries