Nurse Practitioner

About the Role

Canvey Island Primary Care Network has a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed nurse practitioner to join our PCN on a full-time basis, for hours per week, to work across all six practices within our network. There is flexibility to discuss hours at interview.

The six practices within our PCN are: Oaklands Surgery, Third Avenue Doctor’s Surgery, The Island Surgery, The Surgery - Hawkesbury Road, The Community Practice and Canvey Village Surgery. 

The main aim of this role is to increase health and wellbeing of patients through improved screening, identification, and disease management. This will entail a mixture of clinics, ward rounds, outreach events and home visits, as directed.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective & plan clinical care; Assess diagnosis, plan, implement & evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs. Proactively identify, diagnose & manage treatment plans for patients with or at risk of developing a long-term condition; Diagnose & manage both acute & chronic conditions, integrating both treatment methods into a management plan; Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national & practice protocols & within scope of practice;
Implement & participate in vaccination & immunisation programmes for both adults & children. About the Candidate All applicants should have the following qualifications, registrations, skills and experience: A relevant nursing degree. Current NMC registration with an active PIN. Fundamentals of Practice Nursing course (General Practice Nurse Foundation Programme) or equivalent experience or qualifications; Competence to undertake asthma, COPD and diabetic clinics and reviews, holding relevant certificates. Evidence of clinical skills and experience in treatment room consultation, phlebotomy, ECG recording, screening, management of long-term conditions, cervical cytology sampling, vaccinations and immunisations, assisting with minor surgery, dressing and wound care, and recording spirometry. Please amend this list as appropriate. Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice. Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions. Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS. Have strong consultation skills; Hold a non-medical prescribing qualification - desirable; Be an excellent communicator and collaborator; Have good working knowledge of SystmOne; Have a full UK driving licence as this role requires travel between our sites and to patients' homes. About Us Canvey Island PCN is a network made up of 6 surgeries who have 42,000 registered patients. Our vision is to work in partnership with our colleagues and patients to provide the best primary care services in the community.

Our team includes a variety of different professionals who can offer peer support and shared learning. This role will work as part of this large team that includes:

Advanced nurse practitioners / advanced clinical practitioners  Paramedics  Care coordinators  Social prescribers  Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians  Nurse practitioners and healthcare assistants 

We encourage our team members to share ideas and to offer suggestions for how our services can be delivered to improve our patient care across our local population. 

All of our PCN staff are employed by GP Healthcare Alliance (GPHA). GPHA values staff and can offer:

NHS pension;  A supportive and friendly working environment;  Flexible working hours;  38 days annual leave including bank holiday pro rata Peer support;  Support with training and development; Reimbursement for parking and travel expenses for attending meetings/off site sessions. 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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