ANP Advanced Nurse​/Clinical Practioner

Job Summary

Cricklewood General Practice are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our team for 3 days per week, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

• Excellent salary and benefits
• NHS Pension
• 5 weeks Holiday and 1 week Study Leave (pro rata)
• Defined promotion and development pathway
• Fully computerised (EMIS Web) paper‑light practice
• Full support of an experienced clinical and administration team

The main duty of the role is to provide care for patients presenting with acute, non‑acute and chronic medical conditions. This will involve taking the patient history, conducting physical examinations as appropriate, formulating differential diagnoses and ensuring relevant follow‑up, treatment plans or next steps are taken.

Cricklewood General Practice is located in newly refurbished premises close to Cricklewood Station. We currently have a patient population of 5,000 and serve an ethnically diverse urban patient population. We have an established, friendly and supportive multi‑disciplinary team. We are supportive of training and development and our ideal candidate is someone who is looking to learn and grow in their role.

• Work within the professional Code of Conduct and other directives as defined by the NMC.
• Work autonomously and be accountable for own professional actions.
• Be responsible for remaining up‑to‑date with CPD requirements to maintain professional registration with the NMC; including revalidation every three years.
• Ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain CPD requirements and to ensure own mandatory training certificates are current, in line with organisational policy.
• Provide clinical leadership, support and training to colleagues and students.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the accountability and legal implications of the ANP role.
• Participate in a regular performance review with the Senior GP, using an agreed competency framework appropriate to the individual's scope of practice.
• Undertake clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to registered patients.
• Assess patients with a range of acute, non‑acute, and chronic medical conditions.
• Take a history, conduct appropriate physical examinations, formulate differential diagnoses and carry through management treatment plans ensuring relevant follow‑up.
• Highlight any gaps in knowledge/training needs to the Senior GP and allow them the opportunity to offer support.
• Remain up‑to‑date with clinical guidelines to ensure practice remains evidence based.
• Where appropriate make referrals to other healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care and arrange hospital admission for applicable cases.
• Attend MDT meetings and maintain effective relationships with multi‑professional colleagues.
• Undertake telephone triage work and provide telephone advice calls/signposting to other services as appropriate.
• Undertake consultations in the most appropriate setting, including face‑to‑face, video, telephone and e‑consultation.
• Undertake medication reviews in line with local medicines management guidelines and with the support of the local pharmacist.
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within the boundaries of competence.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.
• Work in line with organisational policies and procedural guidelines.
• Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.
• Take part in clinical audit to continually review and improve the quality of care provision.
• Prescribe treatment in line with local and national guidelines and ICB formulary.
• You will be required to undertake all other duties that may be reasonably asked of you.

Qualifications – Essential

• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
• Independent Prescribing qualification
• Current NMC registration

Experience – Essential

• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of working as a nurse practitioner
• Experience in triage
• Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions

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