Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Northumberland

We are looking for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our enthusiastic practice team working 4 or 5 days a week. Our practice is based in the Primary Care Centre in Hexham serving 10,000 patients. The successful applicant will work closely with our existing Advanced Nurse Practitioners, GPs, Paramedic, Practice Nursing team and reception team to deliver an urgent care service to our patients of all ages. Your working day will be varied, delivering a wide range of evidence-based care for patients with acute illness and minor injury.

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Practitioner will work autonomously, albeit with the support of colleagues. They will consult with patients of all ages and will assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.

Job responsibilities

• Undertake Clinical Nursing Practice using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients in the surgery, their own home or using remote care (e.g. telephone, or video consultation).
• Arrange the direct admission of patients to secondary care who are in acute medical need.
• Refer patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.
• Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Actively implement safeguarding protocols for children and vulnerable adults and to know who to refer to and how to escape concerns about radicalisation.
• Interpret a range of diagnostic tests and undertake routine clinical procedures.
• Work within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.
• Provide clinical input where required alongside Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, particularly newly appointed nurses and GPs, to assist in skill development and sharing of best practice.

Person Specification

Experience

• At least 2 years recent experience of nursing in a primary or acute care environment.
• Minimum 5 years post-registration.
• Management of minor illnesses or ailments.
• Use of EMIS Web clinical system.

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC.
• Relevant nurse practitioner qualification.
• Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice.

Additional skills

• Advanced clinical skills.
• Clinical examination skills.
• Management of longer-term conditions.
• Management of patients with complex needs.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Clear, polite telephone manner.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Good interpersonal skills.

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.