Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

The Knares Medical Practice, part of West Basildon PCN is looking to recruit an advanced nurse practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team, to help us to transform and modernise pathways of care, enabling the safe and effective sharing of skills across traditional professional boundaries. The position is offered on a part-time locum/temporary basis for 8 hours per week.

The successful advanced nurse practitioner will work as an autonomous practitioner, diagnosing, managing, prescribing and discharging patients with illness or injury across all age groups including young children. This may be by face-to-face consultation, telephone or video consultation.

Are you an experienced healthcare worker, looking to expand your contribution to healthcare and personal job satisfaction? If so, this could be the opportunity for you. The successful candidate may come from a range of professional backgrounds. As an experienced healthcare professional, educated to masters level, they will have developed the skills and knowledge to allow them to take on an expanded role and scope of practice caring for patients.

Main duties of the job

• demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers.
• be practising autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner within the designated speciality area to provide patient-centred clinical care. This will encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout the directorate.
• support new ways of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient-focused service, and will ensure the safe treatment, referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in their area.
• have responsibility for leading the on-going development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service, including the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

About us

The Knares Medical Practice is a well-established and patient-focused GP surgery committed to delivering high-quality primary care services to the local community. We pride ourselves on providing safe, effective, and compassionate care in a supportive and collaborative environment.

We serve a diverse patient population and offer a wide range of services including chronic disease management, acute care, minor surgery, health promotion, and preventative services. Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, and administrative staff who work closely together to meet the needs of our patients.

As a training and forward-thinking practice, we continuously look for ways to innovate and improve patient outcomes through clinical excellence, digital tools, and team development. We use System One and have well-structured appointment systems and triage processes in place.

The practice is located in a modern, well-equipped building with excellent facilities for both patients and staff. Free on-site parking is available, making access convenient for all team members. We place a strong emphasis on work-life balance and a supportive team culture.