Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Burlington Primary Care (Part of Orwell PCN). Our aim is to provide our patients with the highest quality of health care services through our multidisciplinary team of health care professionals. Our value is our patients, our team.

• Annual salary of up to £53,219 (band 8a) pro rata dependant on qualifications and experience. Duties covered as part of our MMAPPPPSS Development Framework and your existing experience. Support with Training
• NHS Pension
• 37.5 hours. 6 weeks annual leave + bank holidays
In this role you will work independently, making professional, autonomous decisions. You will be responsible for making any necessary referrals and requests for investigations. The role will involve initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment plan and evaluation of patient care. The role will involve independent prescribing within the scope of professional practice. The advanced nurse practitioner will support the GP team managing same day appointment requests from patients. The nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, seeking GP input as appropriate if the problem lies outside their professional capability. Please note that all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.,
• To work as an autonomous practitioner
• Attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional
• Diagnosing, treating and prescribing for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness or injury
• Making an assessment of their needs, based on highly developed nursing skills including physical assessment.
• Seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs
• Patients are to be seen in a timely manner enabling contractual requirements to be met
• Prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. There will be a requirement to see extra or emergency patients
• Developing, with the patient, a continuing management plan for the health of the patient and when appropriate to refer to other clinicians and agencies
• Provide high quality nursing services to a defined practice population
• Responsibility within the practice for the development and direction of the clinical and managerial aspects of nursing care, as well as an advanced clinical role
• The role is flexible and demanding and may be expanded in accordance with practice requirements and the nurse practitioners own scope of practice.
  
  Interested in joining our practice? Here's why you should be!
We are a dedicated, patient and staff friendly practice, set close to Ipswich town centre, in a beautiful grade II listed building. We look after over 18,000 patients so everyday is different! We have a large number of staff, all working together for the common goal: quality patient care. What we can offer you. Permanent position. 6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays. Membership to NHS pension scheme with 14.38% employer contribution Monthly well-being staff events Staff well-being rest rooms that includes an outside garden space Team building events Staff development - for staff to grow and progress within the organisation. Staff Parking Personalised NHS fleece and uniform if required.