Job Description

Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

for a Primary Care Same Day Urgent (Duty) service

Hours:

18-30 per week (3-4 days, applicants choice)

Pay:

30-34 per hour (58,650-66,470 FTE) + NHS Pension - dependent on experience and qualifications.

Contract terms

: Permanent, funded by the ARRS Scheme

St Paul's Surgery is seeking a conscientious, positive, and committed Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team.

We are a large, well-respected practice, caring for 24,500 patients, with an excellent reputation among patients, staff, and commissioners. Our diverse clinical team includes 18 GPs, 4 ANPs, 4 Practice Nurses, 3 HCAs, and a range of PCN professionals - Pharmacists, MSK Physiotherapists, Mental Health Practitioners, and Social Prescribers.

You'll work in our modern, purpose-built premises, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and your own air-conditioned consultation room. We use EMIS Web, AccuRx, Heidi AI, and ICE systems.

A Non-Medical Prescriber qualification with experience in minor illness is essential, being a fully qualified ANP is desirable, but not essential however any nurse would need to be on and commit to the accredited MSc advanced practice programme.

At St Paul's, we prioritise staff wellbeing, offering regular breaks, realistic appointment scheduling, social events, and a culture of genuine teamwork.

How to apply:

Send your CV and a covering letter to liz.hocking1@nhs.net. Once these have been assessed against our person specification minimum requirements, we will offer you an informal visit to the Practice.

Closing date:

4th January 2026

Interviews:

Held the week after

Job Summary

The post holder is an experienced nurse 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, the applicant must demonstrate working at advanced practice, meeting NMC 4 pillars of Advanced Practice:

Clinical Practice

Leadership and Management

Education

Research

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

Carry out different types of consultations. Face to face, telephone, home visits and video conferencing

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 in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient 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

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 (eg PALS) and provide information in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising any difficulties and referring where appropriate

Delivering a quality service

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 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 (eg 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

Leadership - personal and people development

Participate in an annual individual performance review, taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and professional development

Manage own time, workload and recourses effectively

Contribute to the effectiveness of ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Access own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Undertake professional development as required by the role

Encourage and motivate others to be forward thinking in ideas that address the health needs of our patients and be innovative whilst managing and developing new ways of working

Promote effective communication and relationships within the team

Engage in clinical supervisions with peers

Participate positively and actively in clinical and practice meetings

Develop own knowledge and clinical practice to meet own objectives and changes in service

Assist in training and assessment of trainee nurse practitioners and nurses

Participate in setting quality standards and promote best practice

Operate a high standard of probity

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

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

Learning and development

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 (eg 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

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 30.00-34.00 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance
Experience:

nursing: 3 years (required) Being a Prescriber : 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

NMC (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/01/2026