Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Healthcare Assistant with a special interest in dementia and frailty to join our friendly team at Stour Surgery.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Stour Community Outreach Team (SCOT). The Healthcare Assistant will play an important role in supporting some of our most vulnerable patients to remain safe, well and independent in their own home.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking annual reviews and health assessments for patients with frail and long-term conditions.
• Completing frailty assessments and supporting personalised care planning.
• Undertaking blood tests for housebound patients.
• Supporting care coordination and liaising with GPs, Nurses, community teams and other professionals.
• Please see full Job description attached for more information.

About us

Stour Surgery is a well established, friendly GP practice based in Christchurch, Dorset serving over 10,500 patients. We are proud to provide a high standard of patient-centred care to our local community and are committed to delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare services.

We have a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team who work collaboratively to support one another and provide the best possible service for our patients. As a practice, we value teamwork, professionalism, kindness and continuous improvement, and we encourage staff at every level to contribute ideas and help shape the future of the practice.

If you are passionate about supporting older people and would like to be a part of a team that takes a proactive approach to frailty and dementia care, we would love to hear from you.

Job summary

We are delighted to be recruiting for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our friendly and supportive team in this newly created position.

This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role in expanding and developing our clinical services whilst improving access to timely patient care. The ANP will work closely with the GPs and nursing team.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities:

• Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients presenting with range of acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Independently prescribe appropriate medication, evaluate or refer to other specialists if necessary.
• 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.
• Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation.

This is a part-time position, and salary is negotiable depending on experience.

About us

Stour Surgery is a well-established, friendly GP practice based in Christchurch, Dorset serving over 10,500 patients. We are proud to provide a high standard of patient-centred care to our local community and are committed to delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare services.

We have a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team who work collaboratively to support one another and provide the best possible service for our patients. As a practice, we value teamwork, professionalism, kindness and continuous improvement, and we encourage staff at every level to contribute ideas and help shape the future of the practice.

If you are an ANP looking for a new challenge and would like to be part of our team, we would love to hear from you.

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Healthcare Assistant with a special interest in dementia and frailty to join our friendly team at Stour Surgery.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Stour Community Outreach Team (SCOT). The Healthcare Assistant will play an important role in supporting some of our most vulnerable patients to remain safe, well and independent in their own home.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking annual reviews and health assessments for patients with frail and long-term conditions.
• Completing frailty assessments and supporting personalised care planning.
• Undertaking blood tests for housebound patients.
• Supporting care coordination and liaising with GPs, Nurses, community teams and other professionals.
• Please see full Job description attached for more information.

About us

Stour Surgery is a well established, friendly GP practice based in Christchurch, Dorset serving over 10,500 patients. We are proud to provide a high standard of patient-centred care to our local community and are committed to delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare services.

We have a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team who work collaboratively to support one another and provide the best possible service for our patients. As a practice, we value teamwork, professionalism, kindness and continuous improvement, and we encourage staff at every level to contribute ideas and help shape the future of the practice.

If you are passionate about supporting older people and would like to be a part of a team that takes a proactive approach to frailty and dementia care, we would love to hear from you.

Job summary

The post-holder is a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) with a special interest in frailty and dementia, working as an integral member of the Stour Community Outreach Team (SCOT). The HCA will provide high-quality, person-centered care to patients within the community, with a particular focus on supporting older, frail and housebound patients, including those living with dementia and complex health and social care needs. The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider practice multidisciplinary team and other health and social care professionals to promote independence, prevent deterioration and support patients to remain safely in their own homes wherever possible. The post holder will contribute to proactive and holistic care, working with families and carers, helping to coordinate care where appropriate. Working within their scope of practice and under appropriate clinical supervision, the HCA will undertake a range of clinical and preventative care activities including annual reviews, frailty assessments, care planning, clinical observations, phlebotomy, health checks and housebound vaccinations. The post holder will also identify and appropriately escalate concerns relating to changes in health, wellbeing, capacity and safeguarding. This role involves working as part of the practice multi-disciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the entitled patient population.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of SCOT, you will provide a mixture of planned and proactive care to our housebound and frail patients. This role will include:

- Undertaking annual reviews and health assessments for patients with frail and long-term conditions

- Completing frailty assessments and supporting personalised care planning

- Taking and recording clinical observations

- Undertaking blood tests for housebound patients

- Supporting dementia and frailty care, including working with patients, families and carers

- Identifying and escalating safeguarding concerns

- Identifying changes in patients health, wellbeing or social circumstances and escalating concerns appropriately

- Supporting care coordination and liaising with GPs, Nurses, community teams and other professionals

- Providing health promotion and preventative care

- Working collaboratively with the wider practice team to improve outcomes for our most vulnerable patients.

About us

Stour Surgery is a well-established, friendly GP practice based in Christchurch, Dorset serving over 10,500 patients. We are proud to provide a high standard of patient-centred care to our local community and are committed to delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare services.

We have a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team who work collaboratively to support one another and provide the best possible service for our patients. As a practice, we value teamwork, professionalism, kindness and continuous improvement, and we encourage staff at every level to contribute ideas and help shape the future of the practice.

If you are passionate about supporting older people and would like to be a part of a team that takes a proactive approach to frailty and dementia care, we would love to hear from you.

Job summary

The post-holder is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP). They have been assessed as competent in practice using their expert clinical knowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act and make autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients. The ANP provides an opportunity for patients to avoid the need to be referred to a GP, thereby enabling them to receive timely care and negate unnecessary delay in receiving treatment. ANPs in primary care can develop close, long-term relationships with their patients and work in partnership with them to achieve optimum health. They are autonomous in making decisions based on assessment, diagnosis and the interpretation of test results. They can independently prescribe appropriate medication, evaluate or refer to other specialists if necessary.

Main duties of the job

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes

b. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice

c. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients

d. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health

e. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

f. Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children

About us

About Stour Surgery

Stour Surgery is a well-established, friendly GP practice based in Christchurch, Dorset serving over 10,500 patients. We are proud to provide a high standard of patient-centred care to our local community and are committed to delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare services.

We have a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team who work collaboratively to support one another and provide the best possible service for our patients. As a practice, we value teamwork, professionalism, kindness and continuous improvement, and we encourage staff at every level to contribute ideas and help shape the future of the practice.

If you are an ANP looking for a new challenge and would like to be part of our team, we would love to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

05 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A4600-26-0008

Job locations

49 Barrack Road

Christchurch

Dorset

BH23 1PA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes.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 nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.Request and collect pathological specimens. Upon receipt, to process and interpret pathology and other test results as required.Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as requiredProvide well woman and well man clinics.Chaperone patients where necessary.Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.Recognise assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.Support in the provision of vaccination programmes for both adults and children.Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidanceSupport patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as requiredContribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidanceLiaise 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).Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately.Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.a. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively

Job description Job responsibilities Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes.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 nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF.Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children.Request and collect pathological specimens. Upon receipt, to process and interpret pathology and other test results as required.Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as requiredProvide well woman and well man clinics.Chaperone patients where necessary.Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.Recognise assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.Support in the provision of vaccination programmes for both adults and children.Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidanceSupport patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as requiredContribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidanceLiaise 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).Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately.Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.a. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice (ALNP) or, a degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
• Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
• Has evidence of working at an enhanced level, as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
• Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
• Confirmation of registration with the NMC
• Qualified triage nurse
• Minor illness qualification
• Understanding of general practice and the wider NHS
• Experience of practice within the four pillars
• Experience of leading in chronic disease management
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice
• Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters
• Clinical knowledge and skills including:
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting and processing pathology tests
• Advising patients accordingly
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine and childhood)
• Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• CHD
• Immunisations (routine and childhood)
• Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Good clinical system IT knowledge and the ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area and issues in the wider health arena
• Understanding of health promotion strategies
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and organisation skills with the ability to constructively challenge the view and practices of managers and clinicians
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service
• Detailed knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines)
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Occupational Health clearance
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/ procedures and codes of conduct
• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Knowledge of and ability to work to key policies and procedures

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• ALS and PALS
• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice (ALNP) or, a degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020 Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register Has evidence of working at an enhanced level, as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet Confirmation of registration with the NMC Qualified triage nurse Minor illness qualification Understanding of general practice and the wider NHS Experience of practice within the four pillars Experience of leading in chronic disease management Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews Experience of infection prevention and control measures Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters Clinical knowledge and skills including: ECGs Venepuncture New patient medicals Chaperone procedure Requesting and processing pathology tests Advising patients accordingly Diabetes Hypertension Asthma Spirometry CHD Immunisations (routine and childhood) Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.) Diabetes Hypertension Asthma Spirometry CHD Immunisations (routine and childhood) Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.) Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs Good clinical system IT knowledge and the ability to record accurate clinical notes Broad knowledge of clinical governance Understanding of safeguarding adults and children Knowledge of public health issues in the local area and issues in the wider health arena Understanding of health promotion strategies Excellent interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and organisation skills with the ability to constructively challenge the view and practices of managers and clinicians Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP surgeries, QOF and enhanced service Detailed knowledge of national standards that inform general practice (NSF NICE guidelines) Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check Occupational Health clearance Effective time management (planning and organising) Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/ procedures and codes of conduct Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals Ability to work as a team member and autonomously Good interpersonal and organisational skills Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations Knowledge of and ability to work to key policies and procedures Desirable Teaching qualification ALS and PALS Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals. An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Stour Surgery

Address

49 Barrack Road

Christchurch

Dorset

BH23 1PA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stoursurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Stour Surgery

Address

49 Barrack Road

Christchurch

Dorset

BH23 1PA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stoursurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)