Primary Care Careers

PCN Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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Job summary

The Medics PCN have an exciting opportunity for a permanent advanced nursing practitionerto join our team on a full-time basis at our Marsh Farm Health Centre.You will be a senior member of our large and established multi-disciplinary team made up of clinical pharmacists, first contact physiotherapists, paramedics, nursing associates and a vast personalised care team. The post holder will be responsible for the autonomous clinical assessment, treatment and/or referral or giving advice as appropriate to first contact patients across a wide spectrum of clinical conditions within the services provided by the practice.

Main duties of the job

  • Providing health promotion/accident prevention advice for patients and carers.
  • Initiating and where appropriate interpret relevant diagnostic investigations and provideadvice of relevant specialisms.
  • Utilising advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat and refer patients requiring the clinical service.
  • Maintaining appropriate clinical records in line with current practice guidelines.
  • Working within the parameters of your skills and knowledge, recognising the limitations to your own practice and to work within the bounds of your training and capability according to regulatory codes of conduct.
  • Maintaining an awareness of developments in clinical practice.
  • Taking part in audits.
  • Working effectively as part of a multi professional team in collaboration with other members of the service.

About us

The Medics PCN is a mature and stable primary care network, serving a patient population of 56,000. The Medics PCN has 5 active and engaged member practices which are: Woodland Avenue, Medici Medical Centre, Bell House Medical Centre, Gardenia & Marsh Farm Practice and Barton Hills Medical Group. We have a largemulti-disciplinaryteam that work together to provide a pro-active andpersonalisedcare approach to our population through our: health & wellbeing coach, social prescriber, clinical pharmacists, paramedics, physiotherapists and our care co-ordinators.

We can offer the following benefits:

  • Supportive and friendly environment.
  • Peer support.
  • Free on-site parking.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Equivalent to Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8345

Job locations

Marsh Farm Health Centre

Vadis Close

Luton

Bedfordshire

LU3 3SR


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial autonomous practice working and multi-professional team.
  • 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.
  • Has experience in one of the following: nurse led clinics, emergency care centres ,out of hours facilities or walk in centres.
  • Consolidated independent experience of general practice.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered adult nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Registered as an independent prescriber.
  • MSc advanced practice or educated to masters level award in relevant field.

Desirable

  • Mentorship qualification.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial autonomous practice working and multi-professional team.
  • 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.
  • Has experience in one of the following: nurse led clinics, emergency care centres ,out of hours facilities or walk in centres.
  • Consolidated independent experience of general practice.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered adult nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Registered as an independent prescriber.
  • MSc advanced practice or educated to masters level award in relevant field.

Desirable

  • Mentorship qualification.

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

Marsh Farm Health Centre

Vadis Close

Luton

Bedfordshire

LU3 3SR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Marsh Farm Health Centre

Vadis Close

Luton

Bedfordshire

LU3 3SR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Medics PCN

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

21 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Equivalent to Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8345

Job locations

Marsh Farm Health Centre

Vadis Close

Luton

Bedfordshire

LU3 3SR


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