Permanent Advanced Nurse Practitioner required for a GP surgery

We have an exciting permanent work opportunity for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in GP Surgeries.
The team are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, either newly qualified or experienced nurses who want a challenge of a busy environment. You will be supported by, and work with, a diverse multi-skilled experienced professional team of clinical and non-clinical friendly staff.
To see patients for undifferentiated problems and for follow-up, managing their symptoms, minor injury and illness and long-term conditions.
Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner

• Suitable qualifications and have a live NMC membership as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Assessing, diagnosing and treating patients presenting with a minor injury and minor medical conditions

Excellent and weekly on time pay

• Lucrative weekday and weekend pay rates
• Opportunities to work local and nationwide with a frame worked approved agency

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What is Advanced Nurse Practitioner:
Advanced Nurse practitioners are one type of advanced nurse practitioner. They may serve their patients as primary care providers, and day-to-day duties are very similar to those of doctors in their field or speciality. The role of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner is valued within the NHS as they can work autonomously within many different primary and secondary care settings.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Salary:
The salary of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner varies depending upon the following; Hours worked, experience, Education, how eager the organisation are in your skills, references, reputation, location, the list goes on…
Locum Meds have years of experience in accurately determining your pay rate, give us a call today to discuss either what you should be getting paid or what you should be paying a prospective or current employee.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Job Description:
The content of this job description is designed to be inclusive of a broad range of tasks which may be performed by an advanced practice nurse. Practices should take note that they should seek guidance from their medical defence organisation about the responsibilities which can be delegated to an advanced practice registered nurse at this grade for which the defence organisation will provide cover. The job description should then be edited accordingly and full training and assessment of competence undertaken and documented with the staff member.
Scope Of Advanced Nurse Practitioner Job:
The advanced practice nurse will be an experienced nurse who holds an appropriate, specific, advanced professional qualification which meets NMC requirements for high-level practice.
The ANP will work with the practice team to provide high-quality care which meets the needs of the practice’s patient population.
The ANP will demonstrate critical thinking ability.
The advanced practice nurse will function as an integral part of the clinical leadership team in the practice, providing advice and guidance to the nursing team to ensure they deliver care based on the needs of the practice’s population.
NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.
Lead Practice Nurse
Practice Nursing Team and Healthcare Assistants
Doctors in Training
Practice Manager/Office Manager
Assessment may be face-to-face by appointment or by telephone as part of a triage/unscheduled care team and will include patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
Identify health priorities and make timely and appropriate interventions to support patients presenting in an emergency and/or with complex/urgent needs.
Identify patients at risk of developing a chronic illness and develop a plan for minimising the risk of worsening.
Ensure the health needs of all patients presenting to the nursing team are met in a clinically appropriate way and by the team member best qualified to meet their needs.
Ensure the nursing team meets the clinical needs of patients presenting with routine and emergency needs and conditions or who require advice and support including chronic disease management, family planning, vaccination and immunisations, health promotion/lifestyle advice, wound care, venepuncture etc.
Ensure that all patients who may be vulnerable or who have mental health needs are appropriately managed and protected by the nursing team.
Advise patients appropriately and refer to if they require the services of a GP or other clinical team member.
Modify method of communication with patients to suit the situation, recognise problems/barriers take action and seek help at an early stage when they arise.
Communicate risk to patients and ensure proper consent gained where appropriate.
Contribute to practice and nursing team meetings.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Education And Learning
Comply with NMC Code of Conduct and keep registration up to date, documented and checked in the practice on an annual basis.
Undertake training needed to ensure competencies for delivering all responsibilities and ensure nursing colleagues are supported in doing the same.
Lead and contribute to complaints responses/reviews, significant event, peer review and other shared learning activities
Support and mentor staff in training, assess against standards
Support the performance and development of team members including giving and receiving effective feedback.
Lead and contribute to in-house training events based on learning needs analysis and Practice Learning Plan.
Take responsibility for own development including maintenance of a Personal Development Plan and record of learning, clinical supervision, staff appraisals, giving and receiving feedback.
Challenge underperformance or poor skills/inappropriate actions and implement performance management of team members in consultation with management team and GPs.
Undertake regular mandatory training and ensure the competence of nursing team colleagues (child protection, vulnerable adults, basic life support, moving and handling etc).
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Specialties
The Advanced Practice Nurse will:
Behave as a positive role model and set standards for the nursing team.
Lead the planning process for the nursing team, including setting goals and monitoring achievements/outcomes.
Critically evaluate new developments or service delivery models and contribute to leading their incorporation in the practice to enhance care, applying good change management techniques, including participation in commissioning processes.
Lead the nursing team by balancing the needs of individuals, the team and the practice, effectively managing conflict or differing needs and priorities.
Delegate appropriately and effectively, monitoring performance and offering guidance and support, including ensuring and maintaining individuals’ competence.
Risk Management/Health And Safety Of Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Ensure the practice’s Health and Safety Policy is up-to-date and contribute to its implementation by:
Implementing regular risk assessment to identify hazards, minimise risk and identify and apply control measures.
Establishing and maintaining reporting pathways for identified risks and taking action to minimise these risks in relation to self and others in the practice.
Ensuring all policies comply with national guidelines and managing/ensuring/monitoring their implementation including infection control, decontamination, cold chain, clinical waste and sharps disposal, COSHH, spills etc.
Ensuring compliance with recording, storage and disposal requirements in relation to controlled drugs and that the practice’s policy is regularly reviewed and updated and adherence checked.
Ensuring all team members attend regular, relevant and mandatory health and safety training
Make accurate and contemporaneous records of all patient encounters in accordance with practice records protocols and coding protocols, ensuring standards are set and team members meet the standard.
Ensure data is recorded so that patient care is enhanced (eg coding, reminders) and so that it can be retrieved in a meaningful way to help manage patient care and help with data analysis.
Establish and monitor systems to accurately label and document patient samples and submit for collection and analysis
Provide data and data analysis for nursing, GP and management teams as required for service planning and improvement.
Contribute to nursing team record keeping (clinical, administrative, Health and Safety related records).
Managing Resources Of Advanced Nurse Practitioner
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will contribute towards effective resource management in the practice by:
Working with the management team, contributing to managing the nursing skill mix within the available budget.
Supporting the nursing team in ensuring that good stock control measures are in place and equipment is ordered and used in an economical manner, within available budgets.
Working with the management team, ensuring adequate provision of patient access to nursing team services within availability standards.
In the course of their duties, the advanced practice nurse will have access to confidential information relating to patients, their carers and relatives and colleagues within and outside the practice. Information relating to patients, their carers and relatives and colleagues within and outside the practice and in relation to the practice as a business will only be shared in accordance with the practice’s Confidentiality Policy, the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act and in such a way that personal and sensitive patient-identifiable data is protected.
Equality And Diversity
The advanced practice nurse will comply with the practice’s Equality and Diversity Policy, including:
Supporting the nursing team in an application of the practice’s Equality and Diversity Policy, including taking action if the discriminatory practice of any kind is identified.
Other Duties Of Advanced Nurse Practitioner
The advanced practice nurse may, from time-to-time, be asked to undertake other reasonable duties, with appropriate training. Advanced Nurse Practitioner Programs:
Advanced practice nurse practitioner programmes can be found in the following links:

Online Advanced Nurse Practitioner Courses:
Online Nurse Practitioner Courses can be carried out, these are very far in between and recommend that you go with a qualification that is hands-on and practical.
Locum Meds also recommend that you choose a course which has the V300 Independent Prescribing qualification (Independent and Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing) incorporated within the course, or you can study this qualification alongside Nurse Practitioner qualifications, make sure you achieve a V300 Independent Prescribing qualification as this will determine your prescribing rights as shown on the NMC website for each individual nurse.

Advanced Nurse Practitioner work in a variety of environments
Hospitals, acute care or ambulatory care settings
Long-term care facilities and nursing homes
Private homes providing health care services
Hospice and palliative care services
Government and community health agencies
Healthcare or health industry businesses
Private practice
How to become a certified advanced nurse practitioner:
An advanced practice nurse practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) who has received advanced training & knowledge through a nursing degree or specialized healthcare training. Most nurse practitioners usually have a Master’s degree and an area of specialization. Due to their advanced training and experience, nurse practitioners perform a variety of functions normally attributed to doctors and physicians, such as immunization, patient examination, diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
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