Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Horton Park Medical Practice is looking to appoint a motivated, enthusiastic, experienced Practitioner to join our friendly clinical team.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Care Practitoner will work autonomously within their profession scope of practice providing acute care for patients via face to face, video and telephone consultations and when required, home visits. They will need to provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care, making necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.

The candidate will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. They will need to be able to work collaboratively within the practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policies and procedures.

Why join our team?

Be part of a practice:

• Where your views matter, alll our ANP's attend our Practice Meetings and are involved in decision making in the practice
• that has a family friendly ethos and flexibility
• where equity in workload matters for all
• that cares for patients and is supportive to all staff

Th post holder is an experienced nurse who, acting within professional boundaries, will provide care to patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.

To work as part of a clinical team which includes GP's in managing acute daily demand.

To work collaboratively with the practice team to meet the needs of the patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and to develop a leadership role within an area of clinical practice.

• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of managing minor ailments
• Experience of working in a GP practice
• General Nursing Experience across various chronic diseases

• Recognised Advanced Nurse Qualification (MSc)
• Primary Care Experience
• Nurse led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
• Nurse led triage
• Diabetes Diploma
• Respiratory Diploma
• Cytology

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.