Advanced clinical practitioner ACP Advanced nurse practitioner ANP

NHS Jobs; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs seeks an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP/ANP) to provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with acute, urgent and long-term conditions via telephone, online and face‑to‑face consultations.

You will prescribe where appropriately qualified, request investigations, refer to secondary care or community services, and support medication reviews to optimise treatment and QOF targets.

Qualifications

• Maintain professional registration and comply with the standards of the relevant regulatory body (e.g. NMC or HCPC).
• Practice within national guidelines, prescribing legislation and local protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with acute, urgent and long-term conditions through telephone, online and face‑to‑face consultations.
• Prescribe medication where appropriately qualified and request/interpret investigations as needed.
• Refer patients to secondary care, community services or other healthcare professionals when clinically appropriate.
• Undertake medication reviews and support patients to optimise treatment and self‑manage long‑term conditions.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using EMIS Web and participate in clinical audit and service development.

Job description

Advanced clinical practitioner ACP Advanced nurse practitioner ANP

Provide autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute, urgent and long-term conditions through telephone, online and face-to-face consultations. Work within your professional scope of practice and be accountable for all clinical decisions and actions. Assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate patients using evidence-based practice. Prescribe medication (where appropriately qualified) in accordance with national guidance, practice protocols and prescribing legislation. Request, interpret and act upon appropriate investigations. Refer patients to secondary care, community services or other healthcare professionals where clinically appropriate. Undertake medication reviews and support patients to optimise treatment and self-manage long-term conditions. Contribute to the diagnosis and ongoing management of long-term conditions and support achievement of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets. Undertake home visits and care home ward rounds where required. Recognise and respond appropriately to medical emergencies. Identify, assess and escalate safeguarding concerns relating to children and vulnerable adults in accordance with local and national policies. Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team, including Practice Nurses, HCAs, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Mental Health Practitioners and Social Prescribers. Support students and other healthcare professionals in their learning and development as appropriate. Participate in clinical audit, significant event reviews, quality improvement initiatives and service development. Maintain accurate, contemporaneous and legally compliant clinical records using EMIS Web. Maintain professional registration and comply with the standards of the relevant regulatory body (e.g. NMC or HCPC). Maintain competence through continuing professional development and mandatory training. Participate in Primary Care Network (PCN) initiatives and service development activities as required. This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the post and is not an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the role, in line with the needs of the practice and service development.