Job summary
Newington Surgery is going through changes that will drive the service and Patient experience as well as delivering new efficient and effective procedures.

Due to rapid, continued growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, committed Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our practice in Ramsgate. This Advanced Nurse Practitioner role will involve working alongside a multidisciplinary team, including GPs, Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Pharmacists to provide care and treatment to patients with either long-term conditions or undiagnosed undifferentiated diagnoses.

Main duties of the job
The successful Advanced Nurse Practitioner will work as an autonomous practitioner, diagnosing, managing, prescribing, and discharging patients with illness or injury across all age groups including young children. This may be by face-to-face consultation, telephone, or video consultation.

About us
Newington Road Surgery is a leading NHS General Practice located in Ramsgate, Kent, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred primary healthcare. The practice serves a diverse population and aims to provide accessible, safe, and effective care tailored to individual needs.

Our mission is to offer comprehensive medical services that promote health and wellbeing within our community. We value clinical excellence, patient satisfaction, and continuous improvement, ensuring that care is delivered with compassion and professionalism.

Newington Road Surgery strives to maintain the highest standards of clinical care and patient experience. Our team of experienced GPs, nurses, and administrative staff work collaboratively to ensure timely access to services and continuity of care. The practice is regularly inspected by the Care Quality Commission and has consistently achieved a Good rating, reflecting its dedication to safe and effective healthcare delivery

Job responsibilities

• The Advanced Nurse Practitioner works autonomously and is accountable for own professional actions.
• Undertakes Clinical Nursing Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services.
• Assesses diagnoses and treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Assesses diagnoses and treats patients in surgery or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency.
• Directly admits patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need.
• Refers patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.
• Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations including referral for x-ray.
• Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures.
• Makes critical judgements of the highest order to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job eg first contact with patients presenting acutely and manages care in the presence and absence of protocols.
• Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others e.g. direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues.
• Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply.
• Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.
• Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.
• Extended and supplementary prescriber.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• have an active registration with the NMC
• practice within the four pillars
• be educated to Masters level
• be an independent prescriber
• meet NMC revalidation requirements

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).

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