Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The Nurse Practitioner will act within their professional boundaries to provide patient care from initial triage, history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care in the surgery and on home visits. The Nurse Practitioner will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision making process. They will work flexibly and supportively as a key member of the nursing team and wider multidisciplinary practice team maximising efficiency and skill mix.

The role is to complement our existing team of excellent Practice Nurses and HCAs who undertake all basic nursing duties, health promotion, chronic disease management and minor illness assessments. You will be expected to work autonomously and undertake face to face clinical assessment of your patient list in 15 minute appointments, making clinical decisions based on experience, knowledge and analytical ability of undiagnosed presentations. Experience of SystmOne clinical software would be an advantage.

The applicant must be a Nurse prescriber, you must be willing to undertake home visits, make appropriate clinical referrals and process pathology results and hospital correspondence for your patients.

Main duties of the job

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Supporting on the day duties
• Prescribing and advising on medication
• Minor injuries and illnesses
• Triage
• History Taking
• Working autonomously and under pressure
• Leadership
• Attend Practice Meetings
• Perform audit of aspects of practice nursing work.
• Refer patients to appropriate disciplines within the Primary Care Team and to outside agencies, with GPs involvement where appropriate.
• Work as a member of a coordinated Nurse team and take part in joint projects.
• Attend such training courses as may be required to maintain professional qualifications and expertise
• Have an interest in, and commitment to, continuous professional development

About us

We are a forward thinking, supportive and innovative practice offering a range of services. As active members of our PCN, the Practice also has access to shared services and resources including Social Prescribers, Clinical Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, MHP, and remote clinics. The Surgery moved to its new purpose-built home in Jan 2020. We are a friendly, modern practice with a population of approx 8,100 patients. We are keen to train and develop our own practice staff and encourage personal development at every opportunity.

Date posted

10 February 2025

Salary

£55,000 to £58,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1355-25-0000

Job locations

Chapelford Medical Centre, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AL

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Nurse Practitioner Degree
• Non-Medical Independent Prescriber

Experience

• Several years post registration
• Experience in managing long term conditions
• Experience in minor illness, clinical decisions, telephone triage
• Experience of working autonomously

Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of the working of general practice
• Up to date knowledge of health agenda, local and national Management of diseases, undiagnosed health roles
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team as a key player
• Skills in clinical examination and diagnostic techniques.
• Knowledge of PGD & current prescribing regimes
• Awareness of the legal and ethical issues of the role
• Information Technology Skills.
• Knowledge of PanMersey Guidelines.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details Employer name

Chapelford Medical Centre

Address

Chapelford Medical Centre, Santa Rosa Boulevard, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AL

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