Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

Ongar Health Centre is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic advanced nurse practitioner to join our friendly team of 4 GP partners, 1 advance nurse practitioner, 4 practice nurses, 2 HCAs and a large administrative team. This is offered on a full-time basis.

Main duties of the job

• Practice independently in accordance with the NMC code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, appropriately referring to GPs.
• Deliver a high standard of patient care, using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients conditions, initiating direct referrals as appropriate.
• Provide expert advice to patients, carers and colleagues.
• Provide the opportunity for you to develop innovative concepts, models, methods and practices to help deliver improved primary care to our practice population.
• Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
• As an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
• Lead and under research and audits.
• Provide leadership, education and training to different healthcare professionals, staff and students.
• As a vital part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group
• Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development facilitated by utilisation of clinical supervision networks.
• Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.

About us

Working from purpose-built premises, we are an established dispensing and training practice rated Good with CQC, with the use of SystmOne computer system looking after 12,700 patients in Ongar and surrounding areas.

Supporting your work life balance and professional development is important to us, we can offer the following benefits:

• Supportive and friendly environment
• Flexible working hours
• Peer support

We use SystmOne clinical system and are rated Good with CQC.