Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

Highlands Surgery in Leigh on Sea, has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse practitioner to join our team to help us continue to drive our service further forward. This position is offered on a part-time basis, for 2 days per week.

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic nurse practitioner to join the team who will support us in continuing to drive innovation and quality care.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional
• Diagnose and treat patients presenting with minor illness
• Consult and advise patients of their continuing medical and nursing needs.
• Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness.
• Providing assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice.

About us

Currently we have three GP partners who are supported by 3 salaried GPs, 1 long term locums, 4 nurses, 1 nurse practitioner and 2 HCAs. Moreover, a medicines management team supported by our pharmacist and large non-clinical team all with a desire to provide the best service we can.

We are part of SS9 South Primary Care Network with one of the clinical directors working for our Surgery. As part of the PCN we have an ECP service for our housebound patients. We also have social prescribers, Pharmacist team, health trainers and our own PACT service.

We are active in supporting doctors professional development and personal interests. We have excellent ties with our PPG, local town council, local businesses and schools.

Our CQC rating is good and we are consistently high QOF achievers.