Advanced Nurse Practitioner

EAST:MK Primary Care Network has exciting opportunity for an advanced nurse practitioner into 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 advanced nurse practitioner will act as an autonomous advanced practitioner able to work independently as well as in conjunction with other members of the clinical team. The post-holder will be an experienced, caring nurse who can demonstrate highly developed clinical skills and is able to demonstrate critical thinking, whilst working within their professional boundaries.

The advanced nurse practitioner will be able to demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and deliver expert care, including assessment, diagnostic skills, treatment and evaluation of patients who wish to be seen by a healthcare professional, presenting with minor illness and/or their continuing medical and nursing needs.

Responsibilities of the role will include:

• 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 contribute 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.

We are keen to hear from experienced healthcare worker, looking to expand your contribution to healthcare and personal job satisfaction.  All applicants need to be committed to improving health and putting patients first. You must be eager to undertake new ways of working and delivering healthcare, committing to under-taking the professional development required to adapt to changing circumstances.

Essential qualifications, skills, and experience:

• • A registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • A Master’s degree from the Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or have completed the centre’s 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 nurse prescriber, on the NMC register.
  • Meet NMC revalidation requirements, in accordance with the NMC revalidation booklet.
  • Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level.
  • The ability to record accurate clinical notes.
  • The 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.
  • The 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 and confident, flexible and cooperative.
  • Motivated and a forward-thinker.
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty.
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
  • The ability to work under pressure in stressful situations.
  • UK driving licence, with exclusive access to a vehicle.

Our overarching objective is to deliver the highest standard of care. We work collaboratively with colleagues in the NHS, public and community services to make as much of an impact to improving 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.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.