We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic NursePractitioner to join our friendly and supportive team at a busy,patient-focused GP practice located in a semi-rural area. As a valued member ofour clinical team and the wider Ascent Primary Care Network (PCN), youwill play a key role in delivering high-quality, holistic care to our diversepatient population. This is a part-time position (20 hours per week),offering flexibility and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within aclose-knit community setting.
Main duties of the job
The role involves identification and management of minor illness and will require a Minor Illness trained Nurse Practitioner.
It is not a requirement of the role to be a prescriber but that would be a useful qualification. Support for medications will be given to non prescribers by GPs.
About us
Asplands Medical Centre is a semi rural surgery on the edge of Milton Keynes with a branch surgery in Woburn. We value both our patients and our staff, offering high quality care and support to patients. We work with two other practices from Milton Keynes to form Ascent PCN where we have a shared vision to give the best care we can to our pateints helping them to create healthy lifestyles.
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities:
* Provide advanced clinical assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans for patients presenting with acute conditions.
* Undertake autonomous clinical consultations, including prescribing following policy, patient group directives and local pathways and referring as appropriate.
* Support the management of patients with chronic diseases in line with QOF and local guidelines.
* Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
* Work collaboratively with the wider practice and PCN team including GPs, practice nurses, receptionists, pharmacists, and social prescribers.
* Deliver person-centred care and health promotion, tailored to individual patient needs.
* Ensure that personal and professional clinical standards are maintained.
* Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations. Ensure evidenced-based care is delivered at the highest standards ensuring delivery of high quality patient care.
Working Hours:
* 20 hours per week, with one early start and one later finish to support Enhanced Access.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse (Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
* Recognised and accredited qualification in Minor Illness
Experience
* Recent and relevant experience of working in a minor illness management setting.
* Maintenance of up to date skills and knowledge relating to minor illness management.
* Evidence of capacity to work successfully, both as an autonomous clinician and as part of a team.
* An understanding of the importance of up to date policies and the ability to contribute to those.
* Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of own clinical practice.
* Experience in Primary Care
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.
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