Autonomous ACP for Acute & Chronic Care

NHS Jobs; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs seeks an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP/ANP) to provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with acute, urgent and long-term conditions via telephone, online and face‑to‑face consultations.

You will prescribe where appropriately qualified, request investigations, refer to secondary care or community services, and support medication reviews to optimise treatment and QOF targets.

Qualifications

• Maintain professional registration and comply with the standards of the relevant regulatory body (e.g. NMC or HCPC).
• Practice within national guidelines, prescribing legislation and local protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with acute, urgent and long-term conditions through telephone, online and face‑to‑face consultations.
• Prescribe medication where appropriately qualified and request/interpret investigations as needed.
• Refer patients to secondary care, community services or other healthcare professionals when clinically appropriate.
• Undertake medication reviews and support patients to optimise treatment and self‑manage long‑term conditions.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records using EMIS Web and participate in clinical audit and service development.

Job description

NHS Jobs seeks an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP/ANP) to provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with acute, urgent and long-term conditions via telephone, online and face‑to‑face consultations.

You will prescribe where appropriately qualified, request investigations, refer to secondary care or community services, and support medication reviews to optimise treatment and QOF targets.