Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Library House Surgery

Advanced Nurse Practitioner 

Full Time 

£50k - £55k

We are seeking an enthusiastic, reliable, highly motivated individual to the role of Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

We are a large forward-thinking practice with more than 17,200 patients, based in the centre of Chorley.  Due to a growing list we are now looking to recruit additional Advanced Nurse Practitioners.

We have regular practice meetings, with a structured meeting rota including whole staff meetings, clinical meetings, safeguarding meeting and protected time for training.  We have a multidisciplinary, clinical team made up of Doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, Pharmacists, First Contact Physios, a range of specialised Nurses and Health Care Assistants.  We are a training practice and have a number of junior doctors working at site, including FY2s, ST1s – ST3s.  The practice benefits from a well-structured management team which is led by a Practice Business Manager.  We would be happy to support and encourage your professional development to add to our diverse and enthusiastic team.

Main Roles and responsibilities:

• In this role you will work independently, making professional, autonomous decisions.
• You will be responsible for making any necessary referrals, requests for investigations and do these in in an appropriate manner and timescale.
• The role will involve initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment plan and evaluation of patient care.
• You will be responsible for making any necessary referrals, requests for investigations and do these in in an appropriate manner and timescale.
• The role will involve independent prescribing within the scope of professional practice.
• The advanced nurse practitioner will support the GP team managing same day appointment requests from patients.
• The nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, seeking GP input as appropriate where the problem lies outside their professional capability.
• You will demonstrate safe clinical decision making and a high level of independent care including assessment, diagnostic and prescribing skills.
• You will attend patients with urgent medical problems

The successful candidate will:

• Be flexible in approach, professional at all times with a kind and caring disposition that satisfies the needs of our patient cohort.
• Want to join a driven, fast paced, innovate practice.
• An ability to respond to the various demands and challenging circumstances of general practice is welcome.

We offer:

• FTE salary of between £50,000 - £55,000.
• Opportunity to work extended hours.
• NHS Pension Scheme.
• Generous holiday entitlement (Up to 30 days a year.)
• A comprehensive induction programme, with no patient facing time for the first week.
• An extensive CPD programme including monthly protected time for mandatory training.
• Well established practice providing a high standard of primary care.
• Innovative practice to enable a different way of work, including a relentless drive to reduce workload.
• Clinical system – EMIS Web.
• 17,200 patient list.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who shares our commitment to delivering high quality patient care, and who has the interest and energy to join with us and help develop services to be truly outstanding.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.