Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Poole North Primary Care Network (a network of 4 GP practices working together to support the care needs of 52,000 patients) is looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work from the Canford Heath Group Practice, a busy but friendly practice of 12,200 patients to cover its acute on the day patients and some visiting.

The practice already has in place Advanced Nurse Practitioners and this role seeks to expand our on the day capacity by providing the highest quality of patient care, from an autonomous, prescribing practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within primary care.

The role brings with it regular supervision from a GP partner and support from our other network ANPs.

Monday 8am to 4.30 (with half hour unpaid lunch break)

Wednesday 8am to 1pm

Thursday 8am to 4.30 (with half hour unpaid lunch break)

Friday 1.30 to 6.30pm

26 hours per week

• Act as an autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within primary care.
• Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.
• Undertake clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services.
• Assess diagnoses and treat patients in surgery who require acute medical attention and refer appropriately in line with local and national guidance.
• Admit patients to secondary care for acute medical need.
• Refer as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care including referral for x-ray in line with policy and appropriateness.
• Order blood and other pathology diagnostic testing via ICE.
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.
• Prescribe independently but in line with the prescribing formulary.
• See patients from the age of 3 up excluding patients who are pregnant, working within competencies but mostly seeing all acute patients apart from those with pregnancy/gynaecological related issues or mental health acute needs.
• Sign fit notes when required.
• Undertake appropriate home visits if required.

Poole North Primary Care Network have been working together for the last six years, bringing services such as podiatry, teenage counselling, adult counselling, First Contact Practitioners, direct access physio and more to our patient population.

We are a friendly group of practices working together to support our patient population.

This role is based at Canford Heath Group Practice. We are a busy yet friendly and innovative practice at the heart of our community where we value a good working environment, support and putting our patients at the heart of everything we do.

• The post holder will be required to be a fully qualified and registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner and hold an MSc in Advanced Practice, and/or have a Digital Badge (or be willing to work towards one.)

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.

£62,682 a year. The figure shown is pro rata.