Paramedic or ANP/ACPNHS

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Paramedic to join our friendly and supportive team, working three or four days per week.

We can offer flexibility around working days; however, Wednesdays and Fridays are essential working days for this role, with the remaining day(s) to be agreed with the successful candidate.

This is a varied and rewarding position, combining care home and community-based work with a face-to-face minor illness clinic at the practice. The role offers the opportunity to work autonomously while remaining an integral part of our wider multidisciplinary clinical team.

The successful candidate will be an independent prescriber with the confidence, clinical knowledge and experience to independently assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with a wide range of acute and minor illness presentations.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable working autonomously, demonstrates sound clinical decision-making and enjoys working collaboratively with GPs, nurses and the wider practice and PCN team to provide high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

This is a varied and autonomous ANP/Paramedic role combining care home, community and practice-based clinical work.

The successful candidate will work closely with our Care Homes Lead to support residents at Hurstway Care Home, providing proactive and responsive clinical care, as well as undertaking home visits for other practice patients where required.

The ANP/Paramedic will run a face-to-face acute and minor illness clinic at the practice, independently assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with a range of presentations.

As an independent prescriber, you will use your clinical judgement to assess and manage patients, prescribe where appropriate, arrange investigations and referrals, and provide appropriate safety-netting and follow-up.

You will work autonomously while being supported by and working collaboratively with our GPs, nursing team and wider multidisciplinary team.

Job description

The candidate will:

• Independently assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with acute and minor illness.
• Take appropriate clinical histories and undertake physical examinations.
• Develop appropriate treatment and management plans.
• Prescribe medication as an independent prescriber within scope of practice.
• Request and interpret investigations where appropriate.
• Refer patients to secondary care or other services when clinically indicated.
• Provide appropriate advice, treatment, safety-netting and follow-up.
• Recognise clinical deterioration and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Maintain clear and accurate clinical records.

Care Home & Community

The candidate will work closely with the practices Care Homes Lead.

This will include planned and responsive care home visits, assessment and management of acute illness, supporting patients with complex health needs and contributing to proactive and personalised care.

The postholder will also undertake home visits to other practice patients where clinically required and work collaboratively with GPs, care home staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.

About us

The Dove Medical Practice is a busy GP practice committed to delivering high-quality, accessible and patient-centred care.

You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team including GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Paramedics, nursing staff, healthcare assistants and additional roles working across Primary Care.

We are keen to develop services that allow clinicians to work proactively with our more vulnerable patients while ensuring patients can access appropriate same-day and routine care within the practice.

This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced ANP/Paramedic who enjoys variety and would like to combine autonomous clinical practice, care home medicine, community visiting and practice-based minor illness work within their working week.