Home Visiting - Advanced Nurse Practitioner ANP in Ashbourne

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced ANP preferably with a prescribing qualification to join our Home Visiting Team, which has been implemented in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales. You will be an enthusiastic and motivated ANP who wishes to influence patient care in this bespoke area of primary care.

Your main duties will be to assist daily with mainly house bound patient home visits following a triage process that has been completed by the GP Practice that has responsibility for the patient care. You will see on the day patients for acute and minor illness in dedicated appointment slots as part of the holistic home visiting service. You will be employed and supported by the Derbyshire Dales Primary Care Network (DDPCN). You will work with a diverse multi-skilled experienced professional team of clinical and non-clinical friendly and committed staff. DDPCN covers Practices across the Derbyshire Dales area from the villages of Hope and Eyam in the north across to Tideswell, Bakewell, Darley Dale, and Matlock in the central areas down to the South Dales which includes Wirksworth and Ashbourne. This post will be predominantly based in the Central and North Dales areas.

We are looking for a motivated individual who can work autonomously where appropriate to assist the clinical team with the completion of home visits and acute on the day patient consultations. You will be Registered with NMC as RGN, with NMP qualification and evidence of masters level education for advanced clinician practice or working towards such a qualification which should include advanced examination skills. The primary focus of the role is to work as an autonomous practitioner, primarily providing timely home visits to patients who are unable to attend the GP practice. It is essential that you can carry out appropriate physical assessments, establish accurate diagnosis, develop treatment and further management, or sign posting to other services within your scope of practice and level of qualification. You will be supported by the Duty team to effectively manage your individual workload and ideally you will hold a prescribing qualification.

DDPCN is a friendly and supportive Primary Care Network in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales operating from state-of-the-art clinical buildings which are supported by an excellent road infrastructure with access to the M1 motorway less than 30 minutes away. We are proud of the level of service we provide for our patients and their needs. You will be assisted by an office based Duty Care Coordination team on a daily basis who will support the effective management of your individual workload. You will be further supported by a Lead Community GP that is embedded in the team and weekly by the Clinical Director, plus the wider PCN Back office administration team.

We are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our Home Visiting Team. The working days, start and finish times will be agreed prior to commencement of taking up the position with the successful applicant. Ideally we are looking for 30 to 34 hours per week (Monday to Friday) and will consider job share / part time providing the needs of the organisation are met by a job share approach. Demonstrating a high level of practice and knowledge whilst participating in direct evidence-based patient care. You will be a part of a multidisciplinary team providing professional.