Job summary
Fronks Road Surgery has a fantastic opportunity for an advanced nurse practitioner to join our friendly team on a part-time basis.
The advanced nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients making any necessary referrals to the duty or registered doctor as appropriate. There will be a requirement to see extra or emergency patients as well as completing nursing home visits and assisting home visits.
Main duties of the job
- consulting with patients either face-to-face or by telephone;
- diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness;
- advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.
- consult with patients regarding their disease management.
- Implementing, and participating in, vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children, including patients travelling abroad.
- annual review of patients within the disease management of QOF;
- any other ad hoc practice nurse tasks required.
The post-holder will also be required to:
- Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
- Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
- Participate in audits where appropriate.
About us
Fronks Road Surgery in Harwich is part of Clacton PCN. We serve a patient population of 5,000. We have a happy team who enjoy their work and we look forward to welcoming you into our practice. Informal enquiries can be made to: [email protected].
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with relevant professional body: NMC.
- Post-graduate qualification in specific speciality, or equivalent experience.
- Qualified prescriber.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of on-going CPD.
- Advanced clinical assessment skills.
- Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates.
- Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry.
- Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
- Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.
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 .
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Careers
Address
Cleveleys, 77 Fronks Road
Dovercourt
Harwich
Essex
CO12 3RS