Advanced Nurse Practitioner - ANP/ACP

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Advanced Nurse Practitioner with prescribing to come and join our lovely team in Bradford City. We offersupport and mentorship as well as the right level of autonomy. We have been awarded Gold award Investors In People, CQC Good rating and we are high QOF achievers. We offer opportunities for development and special interests and are looking for someone who will fit into our current team who work closely together with our current team of practitioners and with our Salaried GP's.

Main duties of the job

To deliver a high standard of patient care as anAdvanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)/Advanced Clinical Practitioner in general practice, using advancedautonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base

Telephone triage, face to face clinics, pathologymanagement and development of team and peer support

Prescribing efficiently and effectively within boundaries

To manage a clinical caseload, dealing withpresenting patients needs in a primary care setting

To provide clinical leadership within the practice.

2. JOB DIMENSIONS

To manage own clinical workload in general practiceresponding effectively to patient need and ensuring patient choice and ease ofaccess to services.

To be available to mentor and support other nursesand health care assistants in developing and maintaining clinical skills

About us

We offer very competitive rates of pay and greatsupport as we are passionate about developing our own team. Learning andDevelopment is an essential part of our day to day running.

This is an excellent opportunity for a part-time or full time individual who is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of ourpractice population and services within the practice. We are a family friendlypractice who are very team supportive and deliver high quality care to ourdiverse and deprived population of approximately 8900 patients. Our team consists ofa GP Partner, 4 Salaried GPs, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 2 Nurse Practitioners, a Physician Associate, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 HCAs, a management team and large clerical/admin/reception team. Weare also a training practice for Trainee Nurses.

We are consistently high QOF achievers, CQC Good(July 2022), Investors in People Gold Award achiever's (December 2022 and reaccredited in 2025) andparticipate in numerous Enhanced Services including Anticoagulation, Diabetes,Ultrasound services and Dermatology.

Job responsibilities

• To work in partnership with the PrimaryHealth Care team (PHCT) in providing patient-focussed care responsive tohealth need.
• To work in partnership with the PHCT indeveloping new services for patients.
• To utilise the skills / knowledge andcompetencies required in order to provide first point of contact directaccess for patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems seekinga primary health care service.
• To utilise the skills / knowledge andcompetencies required in order to be responsible and accountable forassessing patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health careneeds.
• To utilise skills / knowledge andcompetencies required in order to be responsible and accountable formanaging a caseload of patients, for treating referring, admitting anddischarging patients as appropriate following training.
• To utilise skills / knowledge to makejudgments involving complex facts or situations, which require analysis,interpretation and comparison of a range of options, which could becomplex and made up of several conflicting components and where expertopinion may differ or not all information is available.
• To utilise skills / knowledge andcompetencies required in order to be responsible and accountable formanaging the nursing team.
• To utilise skills / knowledge andcompetencies required in order to be responsible and accountable forachievement of Quality and Outcome Framework (nGMS GP contract) targetsset by Avicenna Medical Practice.

Qualifications

MSc in Advance Practice, Current NMC/HPC/Pharm Registration, Registered prescriber, Understanding of NHS Plan/NSFs and implications for Primary Care Evidence ofhaving training in clinicalexamination, history taking, therapeutic communication, pharmacology,pathophysiology etc. Evidence of continuing professional development Minimumof 2 years post-registration experience of working in primary / community /acute health care setting Minimum of 1 years experience of managing the careof patients in the primary care setting Experience of providing effectivehealth education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range ofhealth needs, Experience of developing evidence basedprotocols, Experience of instigating investigations, interpretinginvestigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients.Experience of assessing patients with undifferentiated diagnosis. Assessmentskills in history taking and clinical examination

Person Specification Qualifications

• MSc in Advance Practice, Current NMC/HPC/Pharm Registration
• Registered prescriber
• Understanding of NHS Plan/NSFs and implications for Primary Care Evidence of having training in clinical examination, history taking, therapeutic communication, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc. Evidence of continuing professional development Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience of working in primary / community / acute health care setting
• Minimum of 1 years experience of managing the care of patients in the primary care setting
• Experience of providing effective health education and health promotion to patients presenting with a range of health needs Experience of developing evidence based protocols
• Experience of instigating investigations, interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients.
• Experience of assessing patients with undifferentiated diagnosis. Assessment skills in history taking and clinical examination

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.