Nurse Prescriber​/ANP

Millgate Healthcare Centrein Denton is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team for a 4-day-per-week position. The role can be split between two people working two days a week each. We are a busy but friendly GP practice committed to providing high-quality patient care to the local community. We pride ourselves on our collaborative approach and supportive team environment.

About the Role:

This role will primarily focus on managing on-the-day acute presentations, providing a valuable service to our patients and ensuring they receive timely and effective care. You will be a key member of our clinical team, utilising your advanced skills and knowledge to assess, diagnose, and treat patients presenting with a range of acute conditions.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a qualified and experienced Nurse Prescriber or Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Has experience in managing acute presentations within a primary care setting.
• Possesses excellent clinical skills and decision-making abilities.
• Is a strong team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is committed to providing patient-centred care.

Millgate Healthcare Partnership serves the diverse community of Denton, a town within the Tameside Metropolitan Borough in Greater Manchester. Denton offers a mix of urban and suburban living, with good transport links to Manchester city centre and surrounding areas. The area boasts a range of local amenities, including shops, restaurants, and parks, making it a pleasant place to work. Our practice is well-established within the community and benefits from a dedicated and experienced team of GPs, nurses, and administrative staff.

We use EMIS and are committed to continuous improvement and development.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Supportive and friendly working environment.
• Opportunity to work within a well-established and respected practice.
• Continuing professional development opportunities.

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
• Implement and evaluate individualised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long‑term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patient’s health
• Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.)
• Provide specialist clinics such as ear syringing, contraception, etc.
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
• Maintain chronic disease registers
• Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics
• Develop, implement and embed well man clinics
• Develop, implement and embed travel clinics
• Develop, implement and embed an effective call/recall system
• Be responsible for the implementation of an effective immunisation programme
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children
• Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over‑the‑counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of…