Job summary
Job Summary
We are delighted to offer a unique opportunity for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our small, friendly team at Yorkleigh Surgery.
The Practice prides itself on creating a warm, welcoming environment for staff and patients. We provide quality clinical care to approximately 7900 patients and have worked to establish close connections within the local community, including nursing and residential homes, pharmacies, the District Nursing Team and other healthcare professionals.
We are also proud to be part of Central PCN, named 2023 PCN of the Year at the General Practice awards.
Hours to be worked on a rota basis, Monday - Friday, between the hours of 8:00am - 18:30pm.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 13th October 2025.
Main duties of the job
- To act as an autonomous practitioner within a busy GP surgery.
- To actively participate in the development and delivery of consistently high standard of patient care.
- Treatment Room Experience also required.
The post holder will work within a team of GPs, Nurse Practitioners and Practice Nurses as an autonomous practitioner and be accountable and responsible for the health and well-being of the patient group.
The post holder will have the ability to assess, diagnose and treat or determine the most appropriate pathway for the patient.
About us
Our clinical team consists of a GP Partner, three salaried GPs, two Practice Nurses, one HCA and one Phlebotomist as well as the extended team of Pharmacists, Social Prescribers and First Contact Practitioners.
They are supported by a committed team of care navigators, administrative support and managerial team.
As a smaller team we have to work collaboratively to ensure we are achieving the high standards that we attain to and are providing care to our patients to be proud of. To encourage an ethos of us working together as a team, we arrange bi-monthly socials, have small gifts at special times of the year and have a big, post Christmas celebration.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
To deliver urgent care on the day (face to face consultations)
- To deliver expert advice to patients and relatives in order to promote health and protect their well-being.
- Receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- Exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and critical judgement to make differential diagnosis using decision making and problem solving skills.
- To provide extended skills in the management of a wide range of minor illness/injuries and ailments.
- Develop with patient and/or carer ongoing nursing care plan for health, emphasising prevention, utilising the wider health and social care services appropriately.
- Initiate and interpret tests and investigations as appropriate.
- Develop and utilise skills in nurse prescribing.
- Refer to a broad range of professionals across health and social care internally and externally as appropriate. All referrals must be discussed with a GP
- Act as a patient advocate.
Management of Chronic Disease (within area of speciality)
- Ensure that their practice is current with up to date practice and following current guidelines.
- Monitoring and development of individual management plan; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals.
- Recognising abnormalities and acting accordingly.
- Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as appropriate.
- Check compliance and the adherence to appropriate treatments using a holistic patient-centred approach.
- To carry out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Professional Role:
- Maintain their professional registration
- Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
- Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review
Maintain own clinical/professional expertise by participating in clinical activities, personal development planning and clinical governance.
Keep up to date with current evidence-based practice.
- Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments
- Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained
- Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards
- Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation
- Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.
- Demonstrate leadership
- Pro-actively promote the role of the NP within the Practice, and externally to key stakeholders and agencies
Communication
- To generate and keep accurate and concise clinical records in accordance with NMC guidelines.
- To be aware of data protection issues particularly within a GP surgery.
- To liaise effectively with other health professionals both inside and outside the organisation, with regard to accepting and making clinical referrals.
- Communicate effectively with patients and relatives, considering differences in language, literacy and culture.
- As well as the nursing team there is a need to work closely with administration staff at the surgery.
- It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave.
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
To deliver urgent care on the day (face to face consultations)
- To deliver expert advice to patients and relatives in order to promote health and protect their well-being.
- Receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
- Exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and critical judgement to make differential diagnosis using decision making and problem solving skills.
- To provide extended skills in the management of a wide range of minor illness/injuries and ailments.
- Develop with patient and/or carer ongoing nursing care plan for health, emphasising prevention, utilising the wider health and social care services appropriately.
- Initiate and interpret tests and investigations as appropriate.
- Develop and utilise skills in nurse prescribing.
- Refer to a broad range of professionals across health and social care internally and externally as appropriate. All referrals must be discussed with a GP
- Act as a patient advocate.
Management of Chronic Disease (within area of speciality)
- Ensure that their practice is current with up to date practice and following current guidelines.
- Monitoring and development of individual management plan; agreeing these as appropriate with the patient and other health professionals.
- Recognising abnormalities and acting accordingly.
- Identifying the impact of treatment and implementing or recommending changes as appropriate.
- Check compliance and the adherence to appropriate treatments using a holistic patient-centred approach.
- To carry out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Professional Role:
- Maintain their professional registration
- Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
- Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review
Maintain own clinical/professional expertise by participating in clinical activities, personal development planning and clinical governance.
Keep up to date with current evidence-based practice.
- Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments
- Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained
- Work within the latest NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards
- Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation
- Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.
- Demonstrate leadership
- Pro-actively promote the role of the NP within the Practice, and externally to key stakeholders and agencies
Communication
- To generate and keep accurate and concise clinical records in accordance with NMC guidelines.
- To be aware of data protection issues particularly within a GP surgery.
- To liaise effectively with other health professionals both inside and outside the organisation, with regard to accepting and making clinical referrals.
- Communicate effectively with patients and relatives, considering differences in language, literacy and culture.
- As well as the nursing team there is a need to work closely with administration staff at the surgery.
- It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave.
- Communicate effectively with other team members
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers
- Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
- Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up to date knowledge and ongoing competence in all aspects of the ANP role
- Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing &
- Midwifery Council
- Recognised NP qualification at minimum of degree level or equivalent
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Desirable
- Teaching, Mentoring experience and or qualification
- Long term conditions qualifications such as Diabetes Diploma/Degree Module
- Sexual Health/Family Planning
- Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health
- Experience in management long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience
- Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up to date knowledge and ongoing competence in all aspects of the ANP role
- Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
- Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing &
- Midwifery Council
- Recognised NP qualification at minimum of degree level or equivalent
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Desirable
- Teaching, Mentoring experience and or qualification
- Long term conditions qualifications such as Diabetes Diploma/Degree Module
- Sexual Health/Family Planning
- Interpreting and implementing local and National policy agendas for health
- Experience in management long term conditions e.g. asthma, COPD, diabetes, CHD
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).
Additional information
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).
