Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Paramedic Practitioner in Milton Keynes

EAST:MK Primary Care Network has an exciting opportunity for an advanced nurse practitioner or an advanced paramedic practitioner to join our practice team. The role is offered on a full‑time basis, 37.5 hours per week over 5 days per week, between Monday and Saturday, on a rotation basis across the 4 surgeries - Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and The Grove Surgery that make up the PCN.

The post-holder will act as an autonomous advanced practitioner able to work independently as well as in conjunction with other members of the clinical team. They will be an experienced, caring nurse who can demonstrate highly developed clinical skills and critical thinking, whilst working within their professional boundaries. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision‑making and deliver expert care, including assessment, diagnostic skills, treatment and evaluation of patients presenting with minor illness and/or their continuing medical and nursing needs.

Main duties of the job:

• Acting as an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing roles.
• Working as an autonomous clinical practitioner/nurse, providing high quality and timely patient centred care.
• Independently prescribe, working within the current guidelines, reviewing, and monitoring patient medications in accordance with the formulary.
• Delivering face to face/telephone/e-consult/video consultations as well as home visits.
• Directing care appropriately and managing complete episodes of care independently.
• Undertaking consultations with patients of all ages including children as an autonomous practitioner and using own clinical judgement, diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge patients.
• Working within and across the MDT teams and signpost/draw upon expertise of all members to support and meet the patients' needs and best interests.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards, ensuring accurate read coding.
• Participating in, and contributing to, all clinical targets (QOF, QIS, ES etc).
• Recommending, instigating, and explaining appropriate invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests, investigations and interpret findings and reports.

About us:

East:MK PCN covers a total population of around 56,000 patients, across its 4 practices in Milton Keynes: Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and the Grove Surgery. Our overarching objective is to deliver the highest standard of care. We work collaboratively with colleagues in the NHS, public and community services to improve patient access and care. Patient‑centred care is a firm belief in our network, and we are looking for energetic and proactive individuals that will enjoy working in a vibrant team.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience:

• Registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or registered with HCPC.
• Masters degree from the Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or have completed the centres e‑Portfolio (supported) route; both pathways enable eligibility for an Advanced digital badge issued by the centre, demonstrating recognised educational and experiential preparation in advanced practice.
• A qualified independent prescriber, on the relevant register.
• Meet NMC revalidation requirements, in accordance with the NMC revalidation booklet.
• Meets the standards for registered Advanced Practitioner working at advanced level.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to a GP.
• Experience of working in a management role and evidence of leadership skills.
• Experience of working in a wide range of primary care settings to include clinical triage experience.
• Ability to problem solve and to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
• Polite, confident, flexible and cooperative.
• Motivated and a forward‑thinker.
• High levels of integrity and loyalty.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Ability to work under pressure in stressful situations.
• UK driving licence, with exclusive access to a vehicle.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.