Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Careers, Greenstead, Colchester
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
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Primary Care Careers, Greenstead, Colchester
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 23 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: d1c676d9a2dc4817aa40e5236cd5cc54
Location ref: Greenstead, Colchester
Full Job Description
- Assess patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions across all age groups, using comprehensive history-taking, clinical examination, and clinical reasoning to formulate differential diagnoses
- Initiate evidence-based treatment plans, including medication prescribing, lifestyle advice, and onward referral where appropriate
- Manage same-day acute and urgent presentations, including minor illness, minor injury, infections, musculoskeletal complaints, and exacerbations of chronic conditions
- Conduct routine and follow-up consultations for patients with complex or multi-morbid long-term conditions
- Deliver consultations face-to-face, by telephone, and by video
- Manage clinical emergencies in the practice in accordance with the practice emergency protocol
- Prescribe medicines independently from the British National Formulary (BNF) within scope of competence, including some controlled drugs (Schedules 2-5, subject to regulatory restrictions)
- Conduct medication reviews, optimise medication regimes, and deprescribe where clinically appropriate
- Prescribe in accordance with NICE guidelines, local formulary, and evidence-based practice
- Monitor therapeutic outcomes and adjust prescribing in response to clinical findings
- Maintain prescribing competence through CPD, prescribing audit, and peer review
Harewood Surgery is a well-established and highly regarded NHS GP practice serving Approx. 3000 patients across Great Oakley and the surrounding rural communities. Harewood Surgery is part of Stour Estuary PCN. The practice is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred healthcare in a friendly, professional, and supportive environment. Led by a dedicated multidisciplinary team of 2 GPs, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, a Practice Nurse, Healthcare Assistant and Phlebotomist, Dispensers and Administration staff, as well as Allied Healthcare team, Harewood Surgery places a strong emphasis on teamwork, continuous learning, and excellent patient care.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/advanced-nurse-practitioner-127445160