Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner Primary Care Network

Overview

Pendle East Primary Care Network are looking for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work up to full time. We are looking for friendly, conscientious team members to compliment our current multi-disciplinary team in our delivery of primary health care to our patient population.

Main duties

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, implement, and embed health and wellbeing programs tailored to community needs
• Perform on-call sessions with the on-call GP to triage patients effectively
• Manage acute and chronic conditions, providing expert advice and creating specialized treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Identify and support at-risk patients, mitigating long-term health complications
• Deliver advanced care in line with clinical evidence, NICE guidelines, and NSF standards
• Request, collect, and interpret pathology results, ensuring comprehensive patient assessment and treatment
• Offer consultations, adjust care plans, and refer patients to secondary or specialist care as needed
• Recognise, assess, and signpost patients presenting with mental health concerns
• Act as an independent or supplementary prescriber in line with professional guidelines
• Support clinical emergencies and handle safeguarding matters per national and local policies
• Understand and manage cases involving substance abuse or addictive behaviours
• Deliver opportunistic health advice during patient interactions
• Provide care to housebound patients as required
• Contribute to practice and PCN targets (e.g., QOF), delegating tasks appropriately, and liaising with external services to ensure holistic patient support

About us

We are excited to be recruiting an Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner to be part of Pendle East Primary Care Network (PCN), which is a collaboration of 5 GP Practices within the Lancashire/Yorkshire border who collectively care for over 47,500 patients.

The PCN member practices are located at 4 sites: 2 GP Practices within a large modern purpose-built building and 3 GP Practices a short drive away.

The PCN is determined to meet the challenges of modern primary care by working innovatively and growing our multi-disciplinary team to provide a holistic approach to our patient population.

The PCN team already includes; General Practitioners, Social Prescribing Link Workers, Health & Wellbeing Coach, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Paramedic, Mental Health Practitioners, Physician Associates, Care Coordinators and GP Assistants.

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• Undertake on-call sessions alongside the on-call GP to triage patients as part of a total triage system
• Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
• Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
• Provide advanced, specialist care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
• Request pathology services as necessary
• Process and interpret pathology and other test results as requested and also providing buddy assistance to other clinicians as required
• Provide chronic disease consultations, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Recognise, assess and refer/signpost patients presenting with mental health needs where clinically indicated
• Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
• Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• Undertaking home visits to housebound patients where necessary

Person Specification Experience

• Experience
• Experience of Practice within the Four Pillars
• Demonstrable experience of advanced nursing practice - achieving equity with peers working at this level
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
• Experience of working within a Primary Care Setting

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Masters degree qualification in line with RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice - Post December 2020
• Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification - prior to December 2020
• NMC revalidation requirements met
• Meets standards for Registered ANP working at Advanced Level

Personal Attributes

• Understand the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and Co-operative
• Motivated and forward thinking, problem solver
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.