Advanced Clinical Practitioners

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Telford seeks Advanced Clinical Practitioners to deliver expert clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in a collaborative team environment. Candidates should be registered nurses or paramedics with non-medical prescribing capabilities and a commitment to high-quality patient care. The position offers full-time, permanent employment with opportunities for professional development in a supportive setting.

Qualifications

• Registered as an independent non‑medical prescriber.
• Experience in team and autonomous working required.
• Broad knowledge of complex conditions in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Triage and treat patients requiring health care.
• Perform comprehensive clinical history-taking.
• Participate in educational training of staff.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Diagnosis

Treatment for acute and chronic conditions

Patient education

Team collaboration

Non-medical prescribing

Education

Registered Adult Nurse or Paramedic

MSc (Advanced Clinical Practice)

Job description

Job summary

Teldoc Primary Care Network (PCN) are continuing to expand our flexible and multi‑professional workforce.

Main duties of the job

We are interested in hearing from caring, enthusiastic and ambitious Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Paramedic, Paramedic and Healthcare Assistants) who want to work in a dynamic environment where the quality of patient care matters.

Working within your scope of practice you will provide expert clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of acute and chronic conditions. You must be a non‑medical prescriber able to autonomously deliver a high standard of patient‑centred care and be supported by a GP and work collaboratively with the wider team.

For an informal discussion about the opportunities available please contact Elaine Edwards at [e-mail].

About us

Features of our Practice are:

• 9 GP Partners, 7 Salaried GPs, supported by a team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, Physician Associates, Practice Nurses and HCAs.
• 52,000 patients, partner‑owned purpose‑built premises.
• GMS, high QOF achievement.
• Training Practice & Medical Students from Keele Medical School.

Key details

• Date posted: 19 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: A1923‑25‑0108
• Job locations:
  • Limes Walk, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 6JJ
  • Farriers Green, Lawley Bank, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 2LL

Job responsibilities

Diagnosing and treating patients

• Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.
• Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.

Providing assessment, screening and health education

• Comprehensive clinical history‑taking including telephone consultation.
• Physical assessment including chest auscultation, abdominal examination, etc.
• Dietary advice.
• Blood pressure checks.
• Urinalysis.
• Health screening.
• Contraception.
• Minor injuries/illness.
• Long‑term conditions.
• Delegation of duties to other members of the practice team as appropriate.
• Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary.

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

• Arrange the collection of pathological specimens, including intravenous blood samples, swabs, etc.; perform investigatory procedures as required.
• Review results of any pathological investigations requested.

Administration and professional responsibilities

• Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
• Provide leadership and administrative support to the nursing team.
• Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patient’s notes.
• Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended.
• 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.
• Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad‑hoc reports and audit.
• Attend and participate in practice meetings as required.

Training and personal development

• Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements (Completion of PG Dip/MSc pathway). Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individual’s responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.
• Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate.
• Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring revalidation requirements are met.
• If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.
• Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan.

Supervise, co‑ordinate and guide the wider nursing/clinical team

• Provide leadership to the clinical team in participation with the Director of Quality & Governance, ensuring relevant information is disseminated to and from the clinical team.
• Ensure agreed practice audits are carried out.
• Ensure the Director of Quality & Governance is aware of any matters arising or problems/potential problems.

Health & safety

• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines.
• Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory/contractual/professional requirements.
• Responsible for correct and safe management of the specimen process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.
• Management and maintenance of own personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring procedures are followed and weaknesses/training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process.
• Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes.
• Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand‑cleansing facilities, wipes, etc. are sufficient to maintain a good clinical working environment.
• Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal.
• Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile and safe way, free from hazards.
• Actively identifying, reporting, and correcting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised.
• Routine management of own clinical areas, maintenance of workspace standards.
• Waste management, spillage control, decontamination control and maintenance of sterile environments.
• Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults.

Equality and diversity

• Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non‑judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings and priorities.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with other team members.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.

Person Specification – Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council.
• Registered as an independent non‑medical prescriber.

Desirable

• MSc (Advanced Clinical Practice) qualification.

Person Specification – Experience

Essential

• Evidence of both team and autonomous working.
• Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.
• Consolidated Independent Prescribing experience.
• Use of examination skills in practice.
• Experience of telephone triage.

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care.
• Experience of working in a GP Practice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check and UK Registration

• 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Teldoc

Address:

• Limes Walk, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 6JJ
• Farriers Green, Lawley Bank, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 2LL

Employer's website: https://www.teldoc.org/