Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Paramedic Practitioner

Primary Care Careers; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

East:MK Primary Care Network is seeking an advanced nurse practitioner or advanced paramedic practitioner for a full-time role (37.5 hours across 5 days) across four Milton Keynes surgeries. The post holder will work autonomously and with the clinical team, providing expert care and independent prescribing within formulary guidelines.

The role includes varied consultations (face-to-face, tele/ video), home visits, and management of complete care episodes, with opportunities to lead within MDT

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC or HCPC registration.
• Master's degree in advanced practice or MSc pathway eligibility for advanced practice.
• Qualified independent prescriber with current registration.
• Meet NMC revalidation requirements.
• Experience as an Advanced Practitioner with leadership skills.
• Experience across primary care settings including clinical triage.

Responsibilities

• Act as expert practitioner with advanced clinical competence.
• Provide autonomous, patient-centered care.
• Independently prescribe within formulary guidelines.
• Deliver face-to-face, telephone, e‑consult, video consultations and home visits.
• Manage complete episodes of care independently.
• Diagnose, treat, refer and discharge patients using clinical judgement.
• Collaborate within MDT and signpost to meet patient needs.
• Record clear, contemporaneous notes and read coding.
• Contribute to clinical targets (QOF, QIS, ES).
• Explain and initiate appropriate diagnostic tests and investigations.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Prescriber

Leadership experience

Clinical assessment

NMC/HCPC registration

Education

Master's degree in Advanced Practice

Job description

Job summary

EAST:MK Primary Care Network has exciting opportunity for an advanced nurse practitioner or an advanced paramedic practitioner to join our practice team. The role is offered on a full‑time basis, 37.5 hours per week over 5 days per week, between Monday and Saturday, on a rotation basis across the 4 surgeries - Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and The Grove Surgery that make up the PCN. The post-holder will act as an autonomous advanced practitioner able to work independently as well as in conjunction with other members of the clinical team. The post-holder will be an experienced, caring nurse who can demonstrate highly developed clinical skills and is able to demonstrate critical thinking, whilst working within their professional boundaries. They will be able to demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision‑making and deliver expert care, including assessment, diagnostic skills, treatment and evaluation of patients who wish to be seen by a healthcare professional, presenting with minor illness and/or their continuing medical and nursing needs.

Main duties of the job

• Acting as an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing roles.
• Working as an autonomous clinical practitioner/nurse, providing high quality and timely patient centred care.
• Independently prescribe, working within the current guidelines, reviewing, and monitoring patient medications in accordance with the formulary.
• Delivering face to face/telephone/e-consult/video consultations as well as home visits.
• Directing care appropriately and managing complete episodes of care independently.
• Undertaking consultations with patients of all ages including children as an autonomous practitioner and using own clinical judgement, diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge patients.
• Working within and across the MDT teams and signpost/draw upon expertise of all members to support and meet the patients' needs and best interests.
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards, ensuring accurate read coding.
• Participating in, and contribute to, all clinical targets (QOF, QIS, ES etc).
• Recommending, instigating, and explaining appropriate invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests, investigations and interpret findings and reports.

About us

East:MK PCN covers a total population of around 56,000 patients, across its 4 practices in Milton Keynes: Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and the Grove Surgery. Our overarching objective is to deliver the highest standard of care. We work collaboratively with colleagues in the NHS, public and community services to make as much of an impact to improving patient access and care. Patient‑centred care is a firm belief in our network, and we are looking for energetic and proactive individuals that will enjoy working in a vibrant team.

Details

Date posted: 27 August 2026

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £50,500 a year (up to) depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 29242-6

Job locations: CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MED CENTRE, 68 BRADWELL COMMON BOULEVARD, BRADWELL COMMON, MILTON KEYNES, MK13 8RN, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience:

• Registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or registered with HCPC.
• Masters degree from the Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc advanced practice programme or have completed the centres e‑Portfolio (supported) route; both pathways enable eligibility for an Advanced digital badge issued by the centre, demonstrating recognised educational and experiential preparation in advanced practice.
• A qualified independent prescriber, on the relevant register.
• Meet NMC revalidation requirements, in accordance with the NMC revalidation booklet.
• Meets the standards for registered Advanced Practitioner working at advanced level.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understand when to refer to a GP.
• Experience of working in a management role and evidence of leadership skills.
• Experience of working in a wide range of primary care settings to include clinical triage experience.
• Ability to problem solve and to process information accurately and effectively, interpreting data as required.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy.
• Polite, confident, flexible and cooperative.
• Motivated and a forward‑thinker.
• High levels of integrity and loyalty.
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations.
• Ability to work under pressure in stressful situations.
• UK driving licence, with exclusive access to a vehicle.

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).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.