Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Sherborne

Milborne Port Surgery is looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our fantastic practice team. We pride ourselves on being an exceptional practice with highly appreciative patients. Our priorities are great patient care, work-life balance and teamwork. The surgery prides itself on our very high patient satisfaction scores and continuity of care. We maintain the best of traditional general practice and continuity of care, whilst adopting new approaches that complement these goals. We work as a team and maintain an open door policy where all staff have a voice and are able to access advice and support.

Main duties of the job: We are looking for a part time ANP to increase our clinical capacity due to our growing list size. In particular, we would like to maintain our excellent patient access with same-day appointments for acute problems. The successful candidate will act as an autonomous practitioner working independently (well supported) and in conjunction with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within primary care and initiating internal and external referrals as appropriate. GP and FCP colleagues provide opportunities for education, advice and support. The candidate will have an Independent Prescriber qualification. GP practice experience is desirable. Involvement in our in-house educational and multidisciplinary team meetings will add to job satisfaction and contribute to good patient care.

About us: Milborne Port Surgery is a dispensing practice in a pretty rural village in South Somerset. It is close to the beautiful abbey town of Sherborne. There are excellent local schools (state and independent) and easy transport connections to London and the beautiful Jurassic Coast. The surgery is an exceptional practice with a lovely team, light, airy rooms, countryside views, and appreciative patients. We provide NHS services to 7550 patients with a well established team including 3 GP partners, 4 salaried GPs, 1 First Contact Paramedic Practitioner, 2 Practice Nurses and 2 HCAs plus allied health care professionals including health coaches, pharmacists and midwives. We are supported by an excellent care navigator team and clinical administrators. We hold evening socials and enjoy plenty of cake at our shared morning coffee breaks. We are an independent practice, and part of a Primary Care Network of like-minded rural practices. If you share our enthusiasm for the NHS, believe in the value of primary care and want to join a forward-thinking team committed to patient and staff well-being we would be delighted to hear from you. Milborne Port Surgery is an equal opportunities employer.

Job responsibilities:

• Core role: Working as a team member with other health professionals to deliver routine and urgent care for patients including assessment, advice, treatment and onwards referral - whether to other team members or to secondary care. Appointments are delivered by phone or face to face with appointment length variable according to the complexity of the issue. GP advice will always be available.
• Training and personal development: The practice is supportive of relevant personal development and training. In-house training and clinical meetings are provided in some subjects and online training is available for all statutory mandatory training. Attendance at suitable courses is also supported with prior agreement. The post-holder will develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan and participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, plus other relevant training as agreed. The post-holder will maintain training as required for ongoing registration and practice in their role.
• Additional responsibilities: All team members are expected to take on some administrative, leadership or managerial duties according to their abilities and expertise, and often their personal interests. These should not be excessive and will not be the main role of an ANP.

Person Specification:

• Knowledge, Attributes and Skills:
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good written skills and clear concise record keeping.
• Understanding of clinical governance issues in primary care.
• Good professional standing.
• Ability to work well in a team, supporting colleagues and seeking advice where necessary.
• Ability to recognise limits of own practice and expertise.
• Understanding of general practice funding and reporting, e.g. awareness of QOF and its implications for the practice.
• Knowledge and skills in resource management.
• Comfortable with change in working environment and working practices over time.
• Skills in practical procedures, e.g. phlebotomy.
• Willingness to contribute to colleagues' education.

• Experience:
• Advanced clinical practice skills.
• Skilled in management of minor illness and minor injuries.
• Ability to recognise and seek appropriate help with first presentations of more serious illness and medical emergencies.
• Qualified or near-qualified as an independent prescriber.
• Experience working in Primary Care.
• Familiarity with EMIS Web and online consulting.
• Experience in managing patients with long term conditions.
• Management of patients with complex needs.
• Experience of Quality Improvement programmes.

• Qualifications:
• Full registration with NMC (UK).
• Evidence of Advanced Practice Qualifications or near-complete training as Advanced Practitioner.
• Qualified or near-qualified as Independent Prescriber.
• Relevant nursing degree or other primary healthcare professional degree.
• Eligible to work in UK primary care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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.