Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

The Village Surgeries, Croston and Eccleston; Preston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Village Surgeries, Croston and Eccleston is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to provide autonomous nursing care across both sites. You will diagnose, treat and manage patients of all ages, including urgent cases, within a collaborative primary care team.

We welcome motivated ANPs with an emphasis on high-quality patient care, continuous improvement, and safe prescribing within your qualifications. Closing date: 28 September 2026.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
• Excellent communication and clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to recognise limitations of competence and seek appropriate advice.
• Experience working in General Practice.
• Experience of autonomous clinical assessment and decision-making.
• Experience managing acute and long-term conditions.
• Knowledge of EMIS.
• Experience leading service improvement or audits.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and acute conditions.
• Undertake clinical examinations and request and interpret appropriate investigations.
• Develop and implement appropriate treatment and management plans.
• Prescribe safely within your scope of practice and prescribing qualification.
• Provide same-day and urgent care where appropriate.
• Recognise and appropriately manage patients who are acutely unwell, escalating to a GP or emergency services when required.
• Provide appropriate referrals and safety-netting advice.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
• Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and practice development.
• Participate in appropriate clinical meetings, supervision and continuing professional development.
• Complete home visits.

Skills

Autonomous assessment

Clinical decision-making

Communication

Adult & paediatric care

GP practice experience

Education

NMC registration

Advanced Clinical Practitioner qualification

Post-registration clinical experience

Chronic disease management

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Go back The Village Surgeries, Croston and Eccleston

Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

The closing date is 28 September 2026

The Village Surgeries is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic ANP to join our friendly Practice. We are based across two sites Croston and Eccleston.

This is an excellent opportunity for a ANP who is passionate about delivering high quality patient care and wishes to work within a collaborative environment.

We welcome application from individuals who share our passion to deliver outstanding patient care and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

The successfulAdvanced Nurse Practitionerwill work as an autonomous practitioner, diagnosing, managing, prescribing, and discharging patients with illness or injury across all age groups including young children. This may be by face-to-face consultation, or telephone.

About us

We are a well established, patient focused GP practice, committed to delivering high quality, accessible care to our patients.

We strive to meet the evolving needs of our population while maintaining high standards if clinical care.

We are high achievers in QOF.

We believe in teamwork, promoting staff well being, and having a work life balance.

Our Practice is part of Leyland Primary Care Network.

Job responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and acute conditions.
• Undertake clinical examinations and request and interpret appropriate investigations.
• Develop and implement appropriate treatment and management plans.
• Prescribe safely within your scope of practice and prescribing qualification.
• Provide same-day and urgent care where appropriate.
• Recognise and appropriately manage patients who are acutely unwell, escalating to a GP or emergency services when required.
• Provide appropriate referrals and safety-netting advice.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
• Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and practice development.
• Participate in appropriate clinical meetings, supervision and continuing professional development.
• Complete home visits.

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
• Excellent communication and clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to recognise limitations of competence and seek appropriate advice.
• Experience working in General Practice.
• Experience of autonomous clinical assessment and decision-making.
• Experience managing acute and long-term conditions.
• Knowledge of EMIS.
• Experience leading service improvement or audits.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration.
• Advanced Clinical Practice/Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification or equivalent.
• Significant post-registration clinical experience.
• Experience with chronic disease management.

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.

The Village Surgeries, Croston and Eccleston