Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner Primary Care Network

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England seeks an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their multi-disciplinary team. The role involves managing patient care, developing community health programs, and providing advanced clinical management. The ideal candidate will have a Master's in Advanced Practice and relevant nursing experience. Emphasis on team collaboration and evidence-based practice is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a Primary Care Setting.
• Demonstrable experience of advanced nursing practice.
• Meets standards for Registered ANP working at Advanced Level.

Responsibilities

• Develop health and wellbeing programs for community needs.
• Manage acute and chronic conditions with specialized treatment plans.
• Act as an independent prescriber in line with professional guidelines.

Skills

Advanced nursing practice

Prescribing skills

Clinical governance

Mental health awareness

Evidence based practice

Education

Masters degree in Advanced Practice

Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Minor Illness Qualification

Job description

Job summary

Pendle East Primary Care Network are looking for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work up to full time.

We are looking for friendly, conscientious team members to compliment our current multi-disciplinary team in our delivery of primary health care to our patient population.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, implement, and embed health and wellbeing programs tailored to community needs
• Perform on-call sessions with the on-call GP to triage patients effectively
• Manage acute and chronic conditions, providing expert advice and creating specialized treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
• Identify and support at-risk patients, mitigating long-term health complications.
• Deliver advanced care in line with clinical evidence, NICE guidelines, and NSF standards.
• Request, collect, and interpret pathology results, ensuring comprehensive patient assessment and treatment.
• Offer consultations, adjust care plans, and refer patients to secondary or specialist care as needed.
• Recognise, assess, and signpost patients presenting with mental health concerns.
• Act as an independent or supplementary prescriber in line with professional guidelines.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, utilizing SNOMED CT codes effectively.
• Support clinical emergencies and handle safeguarding matters per national and local policies.
• Understand and manage cases involving substance abuse or addictive behaviours.
• Deliver opportunistic health advice during patient interactions.
• Provide care to housebound patients as required.
• This role also involves contributing to practice and PCN targets (e.g., QOF), delegating tasks appropriately, and liaising with external services to ensure holistic patient support.

About us

We are excited to be recruiting an Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner to be part of Pendle East Primary Care Network (PCN), which is a collaboration of 5 GP Practices within the Lancashire/Yorkshire border who collectively care for over 47,500 patients.

The PCN member practices are located at 4 sites: 2 GP Practices within a large modern purpose-built building and 3 GP Practices a short drive away.

The PCN is determined to meet the challenges of modern primary care by working innovatively and growing our multi-disciplinary team to provide a holistic approach to our patient population.

The PCN team already includes; General Practitioners, Social Prescribing Link Workers, Health &Wellbeing Coach, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Paramedic, Mental Health Practitioners, Physician Associates, Care Coordinators and GP Assistants.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of Practice within the Four Pillars
• Demonstrable experience of advanced nursing practice - achieving equity with peers working at this level
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
• Experience of working within a Primary Care Setting

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Masters degree qualification in line with RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice - Post December 2020
• Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification - prior to December 2020
• NMC revalidation requirements met
• Meets standards for Registered ANP working at Advanced Level
• Minor Illness Qualification

Personal Attributes

• Understand the importance of evidence based practice
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Polite and confident
• Flexible and Co-operative
• Motivated and forward thinking, problem solver
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations

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.