Nurse Practitioner - Colchester, United Kingdom - Primary Care Careers

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    Permanent
    Description

    Job summary

    Highwoods Surgery is a friendly and supportive practice with an expanding population and weare looking for an experienced nurse practitioner to join our team to work across both Highwoods and Bluebell sites, on a full time basis for hours per week.

    Main duties of the job

    The main responsibilities of the role:

  • Assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment and interventions, as well as caring for patients with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
  • Utilising autonomous clinical skills and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
  • Managing a clinical caseload, addressing presenting patients needs in a primary care setting.
  • Ensuring the highest standards of care are provided for patients.
  • About us

    Highwoods Surgery is located in Colchester. We have a current list-size of approximately 7,500 patients.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • NMC registration and active PIN
  • NMC requirements for advanced practice nurse
  • Experience

    Essential

  • 2 years post qualification experience in general practice setting or equivalent
  • Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments, and injuries
  • Nurse prescribing
  • Recent primary and community nursing experience would be desirable but not essential.
  • Knowledge and Skills

    Essential

  • Advanced clinical practice skills
  • Management of patients with long-term conditions
  • Management of patients with complex needs
  • Clinical examination skills
  • Communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Self-directed practitioner
  • Highly motivated
  • Ability to work with clinical and administrative staff within the practice
  • Leadership and mentorship clinical setting
  • Desirable

  • Clinical review experience in asthma, COPD, diabetes would be desirable but not essential
  • Experience of SystmOne would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided