Caereinion Medical Practice

Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Triage Nurse

The closing date is 31 October 2025

Job summary

We are currently seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner or triage nurse to join our clinical team. You will be working alongside our clinical team, which comprises of four GP partners, two GP registrars, one Advanced Nurse Practitioner, pharmacist, practice nurses and healthcare assistants.

The role will require the successful candidate to work in our clinical team providing on the day urgent care.

We are an EMIS practice with a list size of just under 6000.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner(ANP)

They have been assessed as competent in practice using their expert clinical knowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act and make autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.

The ANP provides an opportunity for patients to avoid the need to be referred to a GP, thereby enabling them to receive timely care and negate unnecessary delay in receiving treatment.

ANPs in primary care can develop close, long-term relationships with their patients and work in partnership with them to achieve optimum health. They are autonomous in making decisions based on assessment, diagnosis and the interpretation of test results. They can independently prescribe appropriate medication, evaluate or refer to other specialists if necessary.

About us

Caereinion Medical practice is located in the rural town of Llanfair Caereinion and has a population of just under 6000 patients.

Date posted

17 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A4665-25-0003

Job locations

Caereinion Medical Centre

Llanfair Caereinion

Welshpool

Powys

SY21 0RT

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the ANP in delivering health services.

a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes

b. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice

c. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients

d. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health

e. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

f. Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children

g. Request and collect pathological specimens. Upon receipt, to process and interpret pathology and other test results as required

h. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required

i. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation ensuring that SNOMED CT codes are used effectively

j. Maintain chronic disease registers and implement and embed an effective call/recall system

k. Develop, implement and embed well woman and well man clinics

l. Chaperone patients where necessary

m. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

n. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

o. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

p. Support in the provision of vaccination programmes for both adults and children

q. Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance

r. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required

s. Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance

t. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)

u. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

v. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

w. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels