We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our friendly and forward-thinking GP practice.
This is a key clinical role, supporting same-day patient access and delivering high-quality care through advanced assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. You'll work both independently and collaboratively within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, helping to shape and improve primary care services for our local community.
Main duties of the job
As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP), you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care within a busy GP practice setting. Acting within your professional boundaries, you will manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic conditions from initial consultation through diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
You will work closely with the duty GP to deliver timely same-day access, including clinical assessment and triage of patients with urgent needs. The role combines autonomous clinical practice with collaborative teamworking to ensure effective decision-making and continuity of care.
You will be responsible for prescribing and managing medications, supporting health promotion, and contributing to the development of practice protocols and patient pathways. You will also play a key role in mentoring junior staff and supporting ongoing clinical and quality improvement initiatives.
This is a varied and rewarding role for a motivated and experienced nurse or paramedic with advanced clinical skills, a commitment to holistic patient care, and a passion for service development in primary care.
About us
At Birchwood, we are a really friendly and supportive bunch who take breaks together and arrange social events - pizzas are a regular event. We have a genuine open door policy, and there is always support on hand from other team members.
We are very collaborative and seek involvement of the team in decisions and welcome new ideas. Team working is incredibly important here.
We are a training practice and are keen to support staff to expand their skills and grow in confidence. There are opportunities every day to discuss cases amongst team members.
We have a multidisciplinary team including Mental Health Advisor, Paramedic and ANPs.
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post holder is an experienced nurse/paramedic who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required. To work at this level, NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.
The post holder will work closely with the duty/on-call GP daily to support access to same-day care for patients presenting with acute needs, ensuring timely and collaborative clinical decision-making.
80/20 split available to ensure post holder can meet the advanced clinical multi-professional framework for practice in England.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs. Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).
Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan.
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication, side-effects and interactions.
Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care.
Collaborate in real-time with the duty/on-call GP to triage, assess, and manage patients requiring same-day access, ensuring continuity and appropriateness of care.
Provide clinical leadership and input in supporting the access/navigation team with prioritisation and triage of acute, same-day patient presentations.
Communication
Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
Communicate with and support patients who are receiving bad news.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders.
Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues.
Ensure awareness of sources of support and guidance (e.g. PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate.
Support and help develop the patient navigation team.
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.
Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.
Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.
In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care by responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.
Evaluate patients' response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.
Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.
Use a structured framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events.
Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery.
Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance.
Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.
Support staff development to maximise potential.
Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to the area of work.
Enlist support and influence stakeholders and decision-makers to bring about new developments in the provision of services.
Take a lead role in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.
Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.
Market the role of the advanced nurse practitioner in general practice.
Team Working
Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time.
Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.
Create clear referral mechanisms to meet patient need.
Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery.
Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.
Manage and lead on the delivery of specifically identified services or projects as agreed with the practice management team.
Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success.
Engage daily with the duty/on-call GP to coordinate care for acute patients and streamline practice workflows.
Management of risk
Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
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.
Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines.
Advocate for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.
Interpret national strategies and policies into local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.
Managing information
Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.
Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
Manage information searches using the internet and local library databases.
Understand responsibility of self and others to the practice and primary care trust regarding the Freedom and Information Act.
Undertake mentorship for more junior staff, assessing competence against set standards.
Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. courses and conferences).
Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.
Equality and diversity
Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity.
Enable others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture.
Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights.
Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice.
Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care.
Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care.
Undertake any training required in order to meet the needs of the practice.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Advanced clinical practice skills
* Management of patients with complex needs
* Clinical examination skills
* Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
* Local and national health policy
* Clinical governance issues in primary care
* Clinical leadership skills
* Communication skills, both written and verbal
* Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
* Negotiation and conflict management skills
* Change management
* Resource management
* Knowledge of public health issues
* Able to identify determinants on health in the area
* Management of patients with long term condition
* Emis
* Teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
Qualifications
* Registered first level nurse MSc or equivalent
* Clinical supervision training
* Long term conditions qualification
Experience
* Working autonomously in an advanced nursing role
* Audit
* Research
* Nurse prescribing
* Experience of working within a primary care or General Practice
* Working with community development initiatives
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