Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

• Carry out consultations with patients taking a comprehensive patient history; physical examinations and use of your expert knowledge and clinical judgement to identify potential diagnosis.
• Decide on and carry out treatment, including the prescribing of medicine or referring to primary or secondary care specialist services within local agreed pathways and protocols as appropriate
• Provide home visits to our housebound, care home and complex patients .

• Autonomous Consultations: Manage a clinical caseload using face-to-face, telephone, and digital triage pathways.
• Domiciliary Care: Undertake acute and routine home visits for housebound or complex patients.
• Clinical Assessment: Conduct detailed history-taking and physical examinations of undifferentiated conditions.
• Diagnosis & Management: Formulate accurate diagnosis and treatment plans for acute illness and chronic diseases.
• Independent Prescribing: Prescribe safely and effectively within current legal and local frameworks.
• Investigations: Order, interpret, and action diagnostic tests including pathology and radiology.
• Escalation: Make referrals to secondary care, community teams, or arrange emergency admissions when required.

• Documentation: Maintain accurate, comprehensive electronic patient records using EMIS Web.
• Coding: Ensure effective use of SNOMED CT coding for clinical information.
• QOF & Targets: Support the practice in hitting targets related to QOF and local health contracts.
• Audits: Participate in and lead clinical audits to maintain evidence-based local guidelines.

• MDT Collaboration: Work with GPs, Outreach Team and District Nurses, to coordinate care pathways.
• Mentorship: Provide clinical supervision and support to practice nurses and junior staff.
• Professional Development: Maintain professional revalidation in line with NMC standards.

Essential

• Current professional registration with the NMC, HCPC or other relevant professional body.
• Holds the recognised qualifications and credentials required to meet the NHS England Advanced Practice framework and be eligible for an Advanced Practice Digital Badge (where applicable to the role).
• Master's level qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent)
• Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Essential

• Experience working as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) or Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) within Primary Care, Urgent Care or Emergency Care
• Experience of autonomous clinical assessment and decision making.
• Experience managing acute and minor illness presentations.
• Experience managing frail/elderly patients and those with long-term conditions.
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.

Desirable

• Previous experience in General Practice.
• Experience using EMIS Web.
• Experience undertaking care home rounds.
• Experience of telephone and online triage.