Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Hodnet Medical Centre; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Hodnet Medical Centre in Shropshire is seeking an enthusiastic Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join a supportive team. You will work with GPs, ANPs, practice staff and pharmacists to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care and develop your clinical breadth beyond acute minor illness.

The post offers part-time hours in a rural practice with a modern building and active governance. UK registration and an independent prescriber status are required.

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC and qualified in advanced practice.
• Independent prescriber with advanced clinical skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Autonomous clinical decision-making.
• Commitment to patient-centred care and CPD.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous clinical assessment and management of patients.
• Collaborate with GPs and multidisciplinary team.
• Manage broad range of acute and long-term conditions.
• Mentor to develop broader clinical skills.
• Maintain quality governance and safety standards.
• Record health data and participate in audits.
• Support and participate in clinical meetings and CPD activities.

Skills

Advanced practice

Autonomous clinician

NMC registered

Independent prescriber

Communication skills

Team player

Education

NMC registration

Advanced practice qualification

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team.

We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting our clinicians. You will work alongside an experienced team of GPs, ANPs, practice nurse, pharmacists, dispensers, healthcare professionals and an excellent admin support team. The role is aimed at an ANP wanting to develop their breadth of skills and clinical knowledge beyond the management of acute minor illness.

Main duties of the job

You will provide autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of patients presenting with a broad range of acute and long-term conditions. Working closely with our GPs and wider multidisciplinary team, you will deliver safe, effective and holistic patient care. The role offers the opportunity to work alongside our experienced GPs to develop and expand the breadth of your clinical skills and knowledge. This will be achieved by daily professional discussion with the GP, managing one's own blood results (training and support given) re-booking follow up appointments with yourself to promote continuity of care. You will be mentored to have confidence in taking on a varied caseload beyond the management of acute same day minor illnesses.

About us

Hodnet Medical Centre is a rural dispensing practice with a list size of 4200. Situated in the historic village of Hodnet, North Shropshire, 15 miles north of Shrewsbury. With good transport links to Birmingham and Manchester.

We have traditional values. Being a small practice with a stable patient population we get to know our patients, often many generations of the same family. We operate from a modern building extended from an original grade two listed building which adds to the character and charm of our Practice.

Ranked Good by CQC with well above average results of the 2026 GP patient survey, voted good overall by 96% of patients

Details

Date posted: 17 August 2026

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: A5541-26-0001

Job locations: 18 Drayton Road, Hodnet, Shropshire, TF9 3NF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Works autonomously and accountable for own professional actions.
• Undertake Clinical Nursing Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients in surgery or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency.
• Admit patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need.
• Refer patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.
• Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations including referral for x‑ray.
• Interpret a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures.
• Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others e.g. direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues.
• Advise and support others where standard protocols do not apply.
• Work within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.
• Work within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines e.g. infection control, chaperoning, risk management.
• Extended and supplementary prescriber within scope of expertise
• 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.
• Follow up own test results (training provided)
• Record health data correctly to meet QOF and enhanced service specifications
• Support and participate in shared learning and clinical meetings across the practice
• Monitor and respond to safety alerts

Person Specification

About you

Essential

• A strong team player with excellent communication skills
• An experienced and autonomous clinician with advanced practice skills
• Registered with the NMC and appropriately qualified in advanced practice
• An independent prescriber
• Confident in assessing, diagnosing and managing patients
• Committed to high standards of patient-centred care
• A strong communicator and effective team player
• Passionate about continuous professional development and service improvement

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Hodnet Medical Centre

Address: 18 Drayton Road, Hodnet, Shropshire, TF9 3NF, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.hodnetmedicalcentre.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager
Mrs Rosemary Mehta
[e-mail]
01630685822