At a Glance
- Tasks: Assess and treat patients, manage emergencies, and conduct consultations in a supportive team.
- Company: Botesdale Health Centre, a respected NHS GP practice with a focus on patient care.
- Benefits: Part-time hours, supportive environment, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Emphasis on teamwork, continuous learning, and career growth.
- Why this job: Join a dedicated team and make a real difference in patient lives.
- Qualifications: NMC registration, V300 prescriber qualification, and advanced clinical assessment skills.
The predicted salary is between 37338 - 44962 £ per year.
Botesdale Health Centre are looking to welcome an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team on a part-time basis for 28.5 hours per week.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Assess patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions across all age groups, using comprehensive history-taking, clinical examination, and clinical reasoning to formulate differential diagnoses.
- Initiate evidence-based treatment plans, including medication prescribing, lifestyle advice, and onward referral where appropriate.
- Manage same-day acute and urgent presentations, including minor illness, minor injury, infections, musculoskeletal complaints, and exacerbations of chronic conditions.
- Conduct routine and follow-up consultations for patients with complex or multi-morbid long-term conditions.
- Deliver consultations face-to-face, by telephone, and by video.
- Manage clinical emergencies in the practice in accordance with the practice emergency protocol.
- Conduct home visits to housebound patients as part of the daily clinical workload.
- Independent prescribing: Prescribe medicines independently from the British National Formulary (BNF) within scope of competence, including some controlled drugs (Schedules 2-5, subject to regulatory restrictions).
- Conduct medication reviews, optimise medication regimes, and deprescribe where clinically appropriate.
- Prescribe in accordance with NICE guidelines, local formulary, and evidence-based practice.
- Monitor therapeutic outcomes and adjust prescribing in response to clinical findings.
- Maintain prescribing competence through CPD, prescribing audit, and peer review.
To be considered for the position, you will have the following:
- NMC registration as a Registered Adult Nurse with no restrictions.
- V300 Independent and supplementary prescriber qualification.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.
- Advanced clinical assessment skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
Botesdale Health Centre is a well-established and highly regarded NHS GP practice serving over 10,000 patients across Botesdale and the surrounding rural communities. The practice is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred healthcare in a friendly, professional, and supportive environment. Led by a dedicated multidisciplinary team of GPs (4 Partners, 6 Salaried GPs), Nurses, Urgent Care Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants, Care Coordinators, Care Navigators, Dispensers and Administration staff, Botesdale Health Centre places a strong emphasis on teamwork, continuous learning, and excellent patient care. As a training practice, it actively supports staff development and fosters a culture of innovation and improvement, making it an attractive place to build a rewarding healthcare career.
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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