Job Description

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our friendly team at Barton House Medical Practice. 20 hours per week, covering a Monday and Tuesday. If interested in the vacancy please call for an informal chat, keen to discuss with any interested candidates. Full explanation and review of the triage system can be offered to give insight into this exciting role.

We are recruiting due to retirement of our current ANP and we have another excellent ANP who covers the other days (triage run by GPs on a Friday). We are looking at a potential start date of April/May 2026.

Pay based on experience.

Main duties of the job

We have recently instigated a platform of total triage for all online consultations. The ANP/ACP will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, telephone consultations and have the main responsibility of triaging all online requests. The system is urgency coded and the ANP/ACP will triage the requests into an appointment slot and manage any suitable and urgent cases. This improves access for patients as they are allocated appointments based on clinical need.. All appointment requests come in via this system, whether urgent or routine and full training will be given regarding the new triage system to the ANP/ACP.

It is a busy but enjoyable role and a fantastic team environment. The post holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner/or Advanced Clinical Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. The post holder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner/or Advanced Clinical Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.

About us

We are a fun, happy, hardworking and resilient team. We are well supported with strong relationships with the community PCN team including the ageing well visiting service, clinical pharmacists, social prescribers and support from local geriatricians, community ANPs and district nurses. Our clinical team consists of supportive GP's, ANP, Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants. With a strong management team who are always on hand to help and advice, as well as a friendly nursing team, administration, reception and dispensary teams. List size 5100 Dispensing practice Fully computerised (System One) Consistently high QOF achievement

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Nursing Practice

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care. Carries out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care. Delivery of care in line with NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate. Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved. Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice. Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan. Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc. Assess, diagnose and treat patients in practice premises who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency. Refers patients to other members of the multi-disciplinary practice teams, secondary care organisations and other organisations as necessary.

Care Management

Communicates confidential and sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers in relation to their condition. Provide highly specialised care advice beyond the scope of normal Nursing practice e.g. care treatment plans, making referrals as appropriate (including fast track referrals). To monitor and meet care outcomes against standards and recommend or initiate changes as necessary.

Health Improvement

Management of health screening programmes and ensures other team members are aware of health priorities and screening objectives and programmes. Innovation in practice to meet ongoing demands on the practices delivery of care. Improve health outcomes for patients by introducing new developments, and can demonstrate them as reports and presentations where appropriate. Supports practitioners in reporting the practice population to promote health improvement and disease prevention. Makes referrals to appropriate agencies (statutory and voluntary) where necessary

Providing assessment, screening services, health education advice:

These may include (but not restricted to);

Blood pressure checks, Urinalysis, Dressings, Contraception, Routine immunisations and vaccinations, Removal of sutures / clips, First registration checks / health surveillance / general health advice, Organise and plan the provision of nursing services for the practice to include the delegation of duties to other members of the practice nurse team as appropriate

Administration and professional responsibilities

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team Accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes Ensure clinical systems kept up to date, recording and/or amending accurate details Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Training and personal development

Maintain up to date skills and knowledge, maintaining awareness of professional issues at an advanced level. Training needs will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self-reflection and peer review, as well as benchmarking and formal evaluation. Contribute to the identification and assessment of learning needs of staff and other professionals and assist in planning effective programmes of education. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work and ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain revalidation requirements.

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

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Regularly participate in clinical supervision.

Person Specification

Essential

The ANP/ACP will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, via telephone consultations and running the triage list. The post holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence. The ANP/ACP will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. The post holder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified ANP/ACP in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients as appropriate.

Desirable

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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).

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount Flexitime On-site parking
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/01/2026
Expected start date: 01/05/2026