Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Full- or Part-Time

Howard House Surgery is looking to welcome an experienced advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) into our busy practice, to support the clinical team in delivering outstanding patient care.  This role is offered on either a full- or a part-time basis. 

• Work within professional boundaries to accurately examine and assess patients with an undifferentiated diagnosis, from a physiological, psychological and social perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly. 
• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan. 
• Seek advice and support from a senior clinician as appropriate to inform decision making around patient care.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. 
• Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to patient needs, and administer medication in accordance with PGD/ Independent Nurse Prescribing. 
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or non-prescription medication, on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions.
• Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. 
• Ensure full and accurate documentation in patient notes of clinical history, physical examination, diagnosis and treatment plan.

• Registered nurse, or equivalent
• Independent prescriber
• Resuscitation - minimum of basic life support (BLS)
• Significant post registration experience, to include:
  • History taking
  • Assessment
  • Diagnostics
  • Minor injury
• Recent clinical experience in related client group, i.e. acute/community setting

Howard House Surgery is innovative and keen to promote bright new ways of doing things. If you are looking for a new challenge or a change of scene and would like to join a friendly, hard-working multi-disciplinary team, then we have the perfect opportunity for you. We deploy askMyGP and SystemOne and believe in promoting a clinical skill-mix.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.