Job summary
We are looking for a full-time advanced nurse practitioner with prescribing and clinical skills. This is a permanent post to expand our large clinical team.
The successful applicant will be a caring, compassionate and committed nurse who can demonstrate safe, competent, clinical decision-making for patients in general practice.
They will work within a large clinical team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide support to colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will see, diagnose and treat patients in the surgery and on home visits. They will conduct both face to face consultations and telephone consultations.
They will prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness in accordance with evidence-based practice. They will support patients to adopt healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
About us
We are a large (15000+ patients) practice with a large multi-disciplinary clinical team and a fantastic, supportive admin team. The practice is situated in a medium-sized town and covers several villages on the outskirts of the town.
We have 4 GP partners and 3 salaried GPs and we provide training to medical students, F2 doctors and GP registrars.
Although very busy, it is an incredibly friendly place to work and the teams often socialise together.
Clinical leadership is provided to each clinical group by a nominated partner and meetings are held on a regular basis along with clinical discussions and training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
The successful post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.
In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.
Key Responsibilities:
- An autonomous consultor
- 12.5 - minute consultations (subject to change)
- Share of home visits.
- Able to manage acute presentations
- Able to manage chronic conditions
- Able to order appropriate investigations (bloods/radiology).
- Able to refer appropriately to secondary care or organise emergency admissions.
- Share of admin: clinical letters which require actioning/filing.
- Able to file pathology results
- Able to see all age groups
- No restrictions on prescribing.
- Able to see pregnant women in regards non pregnancy related issues.
- Able to deal with mental health presentations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Qualified independent prescriber
- Meets NMC revalidation requirements
Desirable
- Experience of general practice
- Women's health
- Mental health
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
St. Andrew’s Medical Practice
Address
Sensier House
St. Andrew’s Lane
Spennymoor
Durham
DL16 6QA