Ranworth Primary Care Network has an exciting opportunity for an advanced nurse practitioner to join their team on a part-time basis, for 17.5 hours per week, working at their Green Elms Health Centre. This autonomous practitioner will be responsible for the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team and delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population. The advanced nurse practitioner will be responsible for a number of clinical areas such as minor illness clinic, health promotion, chronic disease management, health prevention, well women and well man clinics, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure.
Main duties of the job
* Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes.
* Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advise to patients.
* Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
* Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients' health.
* Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.
* Provide clinical support to junior colleagues for the following: wound care advice, INR dosing, blood pressure monitoring and titration, contraception advice.
* Run minor illness clinics.
* Provide specialist clinics such as new contraception starter and 2 yearly contraception reviews.
* Complete patient specific directions for healthcare assistants and practice nurses for a range of injections.
* To complete medication authorisations for patients.
* Prescription signing.
About us
Ranworth Primary Care Network is comprised of Caradoc Surgery, Ranworth Surgery in Clacton-on-Sea, Green Elms Health Centre in Jaywick and Kennedy Way Medical Centre in Holland on Sea. We have a diverse patient population, of around 32,000 and all practices work on SystmOne.
Date posted
12 March 2025
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
9029
Job locations
Clacton-on-sea
CO15 1NJ
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience working within a primary care environment.
* Chronic disease management experience.
* Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews.
* Experience of continuing professional development (CPD).
* Flexible to working outside office hours.
Qualifications
* Registered nurse - current NMC registration with an active PIN.
* Post-graduate diploma or degree (advanced practice qualification).
* Qualified nurse prescriber.
* Qualified triage nurse.
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
Primary Care Careers
Address
Pier Avenue
Clacton-on-sea
Essex
CO15 1NJ
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/
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