Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

NHS; Ripon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ripon is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to deliver high-quality care in primary care settings. You will assess, diagnose, and treat patients autonomously while managing chronic conditions and mentoring junior staff. The role requires NMC registration and experience in community or acute care. A salary of £55,690 to £62,682 is offered pro-rata. Join a supportive workplace that values integrity, teamwork, and equal opportunity.

Benefits

Supportive culture

Employee Assistance Programme

Recognition awards

Qualifications

• Must be an independent prescriber.
• Experience working in primary care settings.
• Proficiency in managing chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients attending primary care.
• Initiate direct referrals as appropriate.
• Provide mentorship to junior nursing staff.

Skills

NMC registration

Experience in Community, Acute, Primary care

Job description

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

The closing date is 16 December 2025

North House Surgery is a busy GP practice made up of close, supportive teams.

The nursing and clinical services department provides comprehensive, patient-focused care across a wide range of primary care services, including long-term condition management, minor illness clinics, immunisations, health promotion, and chronic disease monitoring.

The ANP is a senior clinical leader, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care, adherence to clinical governance standards, and compliance with NHS policies and professional guidelines.

The department collaborates closely with GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, administrative staff, and external healthcare providers to coordinate patient care pathways, triage effectively, and improve clinical outcomes. The ANP contributes to service planning, audits, quality improvement initiatives, and workforce development, ensuring the practice meets both operational and strategic objectives.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within primary care, initiating direct referrals as appropriate.

The ANP will be a senior clinical role within the GP practice, providing autonomous, advanced care to patients presenting with acute and chronic conditions. The post holder is an independent prescriber and manages long-term conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD, and cardiovascular disease.

The ANP undertakes triage, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, and delivers patient-centred care in line with professional and NHS standards.

They play a pivotal role in clinical leadership, service development, and quality improvement, providing mentorship to junior nursing staff and supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient primary care services.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Job responsibilities

For further details, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact Clare Collins on [e-mail].

Person Specification

• NMC registration, Independent prescriber
• Experience in Community, Acute, Primary care

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.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a year, pro rata