Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an ANP to join a friendly, dynamic, forward-thinking teaching practice located in the East of Southampton. We are a four-partner-led practice, striving to provide high-quality care to around 20,000 patients. We see ANPs as a valuable addition to our team to provide holistic care by utilising their experience in acute assessment.

We are interested in a candidate who is already a fully functioning ANP, looking for an opportunity to broaden their horizons, get more autonomy and take on more clinical responsibility in a general practice setting.

To help offer continuing clinical care and handle acute demand, you must be a degree-holding Advanced Nurse Practitioner with the clinical skills and knowledge to work independently. To independently assess, diagnose, treat, and refer patients as needed, you must possess the necessary experience and be an independent nurse prescriber. Every day, you will oversee your patient schedule and take on designated duties in other practice departments. You will also be required to carry out same-day urgent home visits and visits to housebound patients with long-term conditions. Furthermore, we are also ideally looking for someone who assesses patients of all ages.

About us

We are a diverse and friendly team of GPs, Physician Associates, Clinical Pharmacists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Paramedic, Social Prescriber, Nurses and HCAs who work together to provide high-quality care.

Main duties of the job

Essential

• Polite and confident
• Flexible
• Motivated
• Forward thinker
• Problem solver with the ability to process information accurately and effectively & interpret data as required
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic
• Ability to work under pressure & in stressful situations
• Effectively able to communicate and understand the needs of the patient
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Effectively utilises resources
• Punctual and committed to supporting the team effort

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Effective time management
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Ability to follow clinical policy and procedure
• Experience with clinical risk management

Desirable

• EMIS Web / Docman 10 software experience
• Experience with audit and able to lead audit programmes
• Strong IT skills

Experience

Essential

• Experience of continued professional development

Desirable

• Experience of working in urgent care/minor illness experience or primary care experience
• Telephone triage
• Experience of QOF and clinical audits

Qualifications

Essential

• Possess the right to work in the UK
• Full NMC registration
• Advanced Clinical Practice qualification (either BSc or MSc)
• Independent prescriber

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Expected hours: No more than 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• On-site parking

About us

About us

We are a diverse and friendly team of GPs, Physician Associates, Clinical Pharmacists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Paramedic, Social Prescriber, Nurses and HCAs who work together to provide high-quality care for 20,000 patients in the Southampton area.

We are a well organised and hardworking team with a long-established high QoF achievement. We actively support learning through regular clinical meetings and teaching events. Everyone has an opportunity to voice opinions as to how the practice can be improved. The clinical workload is set at a realistic level, with time allocated for admin and additional responsibilities. Our paramedic and ANP team operate a dedicated home visiting service tailored to the needs of our community.

Our friendly and supportive admin/reception team assist in reducing admin workload as much as possible. We are also a teaching practice for allied professional students across Hampshire.

During the COVID pandemic, we have adapted our service to operate a triage system that helps us identify and prioritise our sickest patients and those who can safely be re-directed to self-care services. We also launched an online platform called eConsult, where patients can contact us digitally. All our rooms are equipped with video calling and double screen monitors.

We are active in the Southampton Bitterne Primary Care Network, with a partner having shared responsibility as a clinical director.