Advanced Practitioner (Nurse / Paramedic) - St Marys Surgery
Come and join our team as an Advanced Practitioner
Are you an advanced practitioner (Nurse/Paramedic) looking for an innovative role in a forward-thinking primary care team? Are you passionate about providing high-quality holistic care to patients in general practice?
St. Marys Surgery has an exciting opportunity to join our advanced practice team, providing health care to an undifferentiated caseload of patients presenting with acute and chronic health conditions, within our practice sites or in the patients' own home.
Main duties of the job
* To ensure that the needs of the patients are placed at the centre of care delivery.
* To deliver a high standard of patient care as an advanced practitioner in general practice, using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
* To manage a clinical caseload of patients presenting with undifferentiated health needs, responding effectively to patient need and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services.
* The post holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers, and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.
* Prescribe safe, effective, and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
* To undertake and promote confident, safe, and autonomous practice. To engage with continuous professional development and to work with the advanced practitioner and wider practice team to develop competencies to expand the role of advanced practitioners as a core part of the St Marys clinical team.
* To remain clinically competent, registered with the appropriate governing body as relevant to profession and ensure continuous professional development opportunities are undertaken to keep up-to-date and then disseminate clinical best practice guidance.
* To contribute to the development and delivery of strategic plans for the development of St Marys and Sea City PCN services.
The advanced practitioner will be supported in their role by the advanced practitioner lead, GP partners, and GPs within the practices. There will be opportunities for upskilling and further training within the role to meet the needs of the service if necessary. Job share and part-time applications are also welcome.
Core practices opening hours are 8:00 am to 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday each week.
St Marys is a large training practice serving some of the most vibrant and diverse communities in Southern England. We operate from 3 sites – St Marys Surgery, Mulberry House Surgery, and Telephone House Surgery, and have circa 29,000 registered patients. St Marys has served Southampton’s inner-city communities for over 100 years and has recently merged with Mulberry House Surgery. Now is an exciting time for our team, and together we are working to develop our services for the future.
We have a well-established and experienced clinical team including GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Pharmacists, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers, Mental Health Practitioners, Social Prescribers, Health Coaches, and other Allied Health Professionals.
We strive to provide high-quality, patient-centred care while prioritising staff wellbeing and development. As a nurse joining our team, we will provide you with supportive annual appraisal meetings and the opportunity for you to develop your skills in a supportive and collegiate environment.
How to apply
If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Lisa Sheppard, Practice Nurse and Advanced Practitioner Team lead at lisa.sheppard@nhs.net or 02380 310297. If you would like to apply for the role, please send your CV and a covering letter to Lisa at the email above. Thank you.
St Marys Surgery, 1 Johnson Street, Southampton, SO14 1LT
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