Advanced Nurse Practitioner General PracticeNHS

Job summary

Clayton Brook Surgery

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our friendly and supportive General Practice team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ANP who enjoys working autonomously as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team and is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

We are ideally looking for an Independent Prescriber who is confident in assessing, diagnosing and managing patients presenting with a wide range of conditions commonly seen within General Practice.

A key part of the role will be acting as the main clinical point of contact for one of our care homes, providing continuity of clinical care for residents and developing a strong and effective working relationship with the care home team. This will include undertaking a scheduled weekly ward round and working closely with our GPs and wider multidisciplinary team to support the health and wellbeing of care home residents.

Job description

The Role

The successful candidate will be expected to

• Undertake autonomous clinical assessment of patients presenting with a wide range of acute and ongoing health problems
• Take comprehensive patient histories and undertake appropriate clinical examinations
• Formulate differential diagnoses and develop appropriate treatment and management plans
• Request and interpret investigations where appropriate
• Prescribe medication within their competence and scope of practice, where appropriately qualified
• Provide advice, treatment, health promotion and preventative care
• Recognise and appropriately manage clinical risk, including identifying patients requiring escalation or referral
• Make appropriate referrals to other services and healthcare professionals
• Support the assessment and management of patients with long-term conditions
• Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to the continued development and delivery of high-quality services within the Practice

Care Home Responsibility

A key element of the position will be responsibility for supporting one of the Practice's care homes. The successful candidate will:

• Act as the main clinical point of contact for the care home, providing continuity of care and developing an effective working relationship with the care home team
• Undertake a scheduled weekly ward round at the care home, reviewing residents and responding to clinical concerns raised by the care home team
• Provide appropriate clinical assessment, review and management of residents with acute and ongoing health needs
• Support proactive care and ongoing monitoring of residents, helping to identify changes in health needs at an early stage
• Request and interpret appropriate investigations
• Prescribe medication where appropriately qualified and within their professional competence and scope of practice
• Make appropriate referrals and escalate clinical concerns to a GP or other healthcare professional where required
• Liaise and work collaboratively with care home staff, GPs, families and members of the wider multidisciplinary team to support coordinated, safe and effective care
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records following care home consultations and reviews

About us

Overview of your organisation

Clayton Brook Surgery have an excellent cohesive and dedicated team including; 2 GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Practice Manager, Operations Manager, Finance Manager and a strong administrative team. Our GP Partners are trainers with an emphasis on training GPs of the future.

The permanent role will be a Part-time post of between 16 and 24 hours per week.

The post holder will be flexible in their approach and work closely in collaboration with staff from Moss Side Medical Centre in Leyland.

Our purpose is to provide high quality personal healthcare for people registered with the Practice and to seek continuous improvement in the health status of the overall practice population.

We value teamwork, compassion, and continuous improvement, and we are committed to supporting professional development for all staff. We strive to create a welcoming, inclusive environment for both patients and colleagues, ensuring that every member of our team feels supported and valued.