Job summary
Honiton Surgery is seeking an experienced and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our friendly, forward-thinking Practice, serving approximately 18,500 patients across East Devon. As a well-established Practice and lead Practice within our Primary Care Network, we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care through innovation, collaboration and continuous service improvement.
This is an exciting opportunity for an autonomous clinician who is passionate about primary care and wishes to work within a highly supportive multidisciplinary team. You will play a key role in delivering same-day access services, leading acute minor illness clinics and managing patients presenting with acute, minor illness and undifferentiated conditions.
Salary will be offered between Band 7 and Band 8a equivalent, depending on experience, clinical capability and whether a recognised Advanced Clinical Practice qualification has been obtained.
Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will:
- Independently assess, diagnose and manage acute and minor illness presentations.
- Undertake advanced clinical assessment and clinical decision-making.
- Prescribe safely and effectively as an Independent Prescriber.
- Request, interpret and act upon appropriate investigations.
- Deliver both face-to-face and telephone consultations.
- Work collaboratively within the Practice Duty Team alongside GPs, Pharmacists, and Nursing colleagues.
- Contribute to quality improvement, clinical governance and service development initiatives.
About us
Honiton Surgery is a friendly forward thinking practice, serving approximately 17,500 patients across East Devon. We have a diverse clinical team that includes GP Partners, Salaried GPs, ANP, Nursing and HCA team, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and FCP physiotherapists and a Health and Wellbeing Team. We are an RCGP Research Ready practice with many active research studies. As a well-established Practice and lead Practice within our Primary Care Network, we are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care through innovation, collaboration and continuous service improvement.
Job responsibilities
Generic responsibilities
All staff at this organisation have a duty to conform to the following:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
A good attitude and positive action towards Equality Diversity & Inclusion creates an environment where all individuals can achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for three reasons it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do, and it is required by law.
Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.
Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued, and equality of opportunity is promoted. Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that they treat our patients and their colleagues with dignity and respect.
Safety, Health, Environment and Fire
The organisation is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities for staff to maintain their health, wellbeing and safety.
The post-holder is to manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients and monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
All personnel have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety at work for themselves, their team and others and to cooperate with employers to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements.
All personnel are to comply with the:
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