Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or ACP GP Surgery

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment/interventions for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions
• Manage acute presentations, minor illness, and long-term conditions
• Prescribe medications in accordance with local and national guidelines (if qualified as an independent prescriber)
• Order and interpret investigations such as blood tests, imaging, and ECGs
• Work autonomously within scope of practice and professional guidelines
• Provide health promotion, education, and preventative care
• Contribute to practice development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives
• Support and mentor junior staff where appropriate
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records

• Deliver advanced clinical care in line with national competencies for ANPs
• Work within the NMC Code and local clinical governance frameworks
• Participate in clinical audit, significant event analysis, and service improvement
• Maintain continued professional development and revalidation requirements
• Work flexibly to meet service demand

• Provide advanced, autonomous clinical care including history taking, examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning
• Manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and complex conditions across all age groups
• Deliver care for both acute presentations and long-term conditions
• Prescribe safely and effectively within scope of practice (if qualified as an Independent Prescriber)
• Request, interpret, and act upon diagnostic investigations
• Make appropriate referrals to secondary care and other services
• Undertake home visits where appropriate

• Contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective services
• Support implementation of new clinical pathways and service improvements
• Participate in clinical governance, including audit and quality improvement initiatives
• Act as a clinical role model within the multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to the development of practice policies and protocols

• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, and wider PCN teams
• Contribute to MDT meetings and care planning for complex patients
• Support integrated working across primary, community, and secondary care

• Support and mentor junior staff, students, or trainee ANPs where appropriate
• Contribute to education within the practice team
• Maintain own continuing professional development and revalidation

• Deliver patient-centred care that is responsive to individual needs
• Promote health education, self-care, and prevention
• Maintain accurate, clear, and contemporaneous clinical records
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, infection control, and safety policies

• Work effectively within a Total Triage model
• Utilise digital consultation tools and clinical systems (e.g. EMIS/SystmOne)
• Support adoption of digital innovations within the practice and PCN

• 3 GP Partners & 1 Salaried GP
• 1 ANP, 1 Practice Nurse and 1 TNA
• Practice Pharmacist
• Care Coordinators
• Experienced administration team
• Shared roles across Northwich PCN, including Social Prescribers, Paramedics, and OTs

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience in primary care, urgent care, or similar setting
• Experience managing undifferentiated and complex patients
• Evidence of autonomous clinical decision-making
• Experience of working in a primary care environment
• Experience of continued professional development
• Experience of QOF and clinical audit
• Experience of chronic disease management
• EMIS proficiency.
• Experience of working with the PCN DES, NICE, and ARRS framework.

Desirable

• Experience working in general practice
• Experience in leadership, teaching, or mentoring roles
• Additional relevant clinical qualifications (e.g. minor illness/injury)
• Experience of medicines management
• Experience of ICB initiatives

Essential

• Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
• Ability to manage risk and clinical uncertainty
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• IT literacy and experience using clinical systems