Job summary
Blandford Medical Centre has a fantastic opportunity for an advanced nurse practitioner to join our busy training practice to work closely with a great team of supportive clinicians. The successful candidate will support our busy triage team in booking and allocating appointments as well as running their own clinic in the afternoon.
Main duties of the job
1. Independently prescribing appropriate medication, evaluating and referring to other specialists and services as necessary.
2. Manage patients presenting with a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions.
3. Implement specialist treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
4. Provide advanced specialist care to patients as required.
5. Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure read codes are used effectively.
6. Support the team with clinical emergencies.
7. Request and review pathology test/results.
8. Review and update clinical letters and discharge summaries.
About us
The doctors and staff at Blandford Medical Centre are proud to offer the highest standard of patient care to our list of 17,500 patients. Our dedicated team are here to treat minor ailments as well as providing specialist management of long-term conditions and clinics covering a wide range of healthcare issues. We are a SystmOne practice. Benefits include:
9. NHS pension
10. Competitive rates of pay
11. 6 weeks annual leave.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
12. Have advanced clinical practice skills
13. Be able to work with a high degree of autonomy
14. Be confident in leading in a variety of settings: your leadership of others will also enable you to use and further develop your teaching and mentoring experience/qualifications
15. Be forward-thinking and will strive to develop innovative ideas and new ways of working, that address the health needs of the practice, whilst motivating and encouraging others to do the same
16. Be an excellent communicator and collaborator
17. Embrace opportunities to work and liaise with others, across multi-professional and multi-agency boundaries, in the interests of improving patient outcomes
18. Be consistently compassionate and respectful, placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
Desirable
19. Experience working in primary care.
20. Systm One experience would also be preferred but is not essential as training can be provided.
21. Use of AccuRx or PATCHs total triage systems would be beneficial.
Qualifications
Essential
22. Be a registered first level nurse, MSc or equivalent, holding current registration with the NMC
23. Master degree level qualification
24. Hold an independent prescriber qualification
25. Hold a mentor/teaching qualification
26. Have clinical supervision training