Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Harwood Group Practice is excited to invite an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our friendly and forward-thinking team.

This is a part-time position (30 hours per week) operating between 08:00 18:30, Monday to Friday.

• Autonomous Care:
  Assess, diagnose, and treat patients with a wide range of acute and chronic conditions.
• Community Outreach:
  Provide essential clinical support through home visits, ensuring continuity of care for housebound patients.
• MDT
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely as part of a diverse Multi‑Disciplinary Team (MDT), including GPs, nurses, and allied health professionals, to deliver integrated patient care.
• Clinical Excellence:
  Maintain high standards of prescribing and clinical decision‑making to improve patient outcomes.

The successful applicant must be a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner with independent prescribing rights and a passion for both practice‑based and community medicine.

Main Duties and Daily Responsibilities:

Assessing and treating "same-day" urgent conditions such as respiratory infections, abdominal pain, skin infections, and minor injuries.

Chronic Disease Management:
Proactively managing long‑term conditions, adjusting medication regimes, and preventing hospital admissions.

Leading the clinical response for housebound patients.

• Autonomous Consultations:
  Conducting face‑to‑face, telephone, and video consultations to triage, assess, and diagnose patients.
• Physical Examinations:
  Performing comprehensive physical examinations.
• Independent Prescribing:
  Issuing prescriptions safely and effectively in accordance with your scope of practice and local formularies.
• Diagnostic Requests:
  Ordering and interpreting clinical tests, including bloods, X‑rays, and ultrasounds, and acting promptly on the results.
• Referrals & Signposting:
  Making appropriate referrals to secondary care (hospitals) or specialist community services (e.g., District Nursing, Palliative Care).
• MDT Participation:
  Attending daily clinical "huddles" or MDT meetings to discuss complex cases, safeguarding concerns, and end‑of‑life care.
• Clinical Administration:
  Managing your own clinical workflow, including processing clinical letters, actioning lab results, and maintaining accurate, contemporaneous records via EMIS.
• Health Promotion:
  Providing opportunistic screening and health advice, ensuring patients are empowered to manage their own wellbeing.

About Harwood Group Practice

Harwood Group Practice is a well‑established, "Good" CQC‑rated medical training practice with a long‑standing reputation for providing high‑quality, patient‑centred care. We operate across two sites Harwood Medical Centre and Tonge Moor Health Centre.

We pride ourselves on our friendly and cohesive atmosphere. You will be joining a large, forward‑thinking MDT that includes:

• 6 GP Partners and Salaried GPs.
• A dedicated nursing team including existing Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCA's, MSK Practitioners, Pharmacists, and HIPS.
• Administrative and management team committed to supporting clinical staff.

We are active members of the Turton Primary Care Network (PCN) and are committed to the professional development of our staff, regularly hosting GP registrars and medical students.

Our Mission:
To provide high‑quality, professional, and accessible healthcare services that inspire confidence in our patients and support the wellbeing of our local community.

Job Description:

Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

Job Title:

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Employer:

Harwood Group Practice

Location:

Harwood Medical Centre / Tonge Moor Health Centre, Bolton

Salary: (Dependent on…