Botesdale Health Centre are keen to welcome an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to their team on a part-time basis for 28.5 hours per week.
As a key member of the team, the ANP will asses, diagnose, treat and prescribe autonomously for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Assess patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions across all age groups, using comprehensive history-taking, clinical examination, and clinical reasoning to formulate differential diagnoses
- Initiate evidence-based treatment plans, including medication prescribing, lifestyle advice, and onward referral where appropriate
- Manage same-day acute and urgent presentations, including minor illness, minor injury, infections, musculoskeletal complaints, and exacerbations of chronic conditions
- Conduct routine and follow-up consultations for patients with complex or multi-morbid long-term conditions
- Deliver consultations face-to-face, by telephone, and by video
- Manage clinical emergencies in the practice in accordance with the practice emergency protocol
- Conduct home visits to housebound patients as part of the daily clinical workload
- Prescribe medicines independently from the British National Formulary (BNF) within scope of competence, including some controlled drugs (Schedules 2-5, subject to regulatory restrictions)
- Conduct medication reviews, optimise medication regimes, and deprescribe where clinically appropriate
- Prescribe in accordance with NICE guidelines, local formulary, and evidence-based practice
- Monitor therapeutic outcomes and adjust prescribing in response to clinical findings
- Maintain prescribing competence through CPD, prescribing audit, and peer review
About the Candidate
To be considered for this opportunity, you will require the following qualifications, skills and experience:
Essential:- Active NMC as a Registered Nurse (Adult) with no restrictions or conditions
- V300 Independent and Supplementary Prescriber
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent qualification
- Advanced clinical skills
- Strong clinical leadership skills
- Additional post graduate clinical qualifications
- Teaching or mentorship qualification
- Experience of mentoring ANP or student nurses
About Us
Botesdale Health Centre is a well-established and highly regarded NHS GP practice serving over 10,000 patients across Botesdale and the surrounding rural communities. The practice is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred healthcare in a friendly, professional, and supportive environment. Led by a dedicated multidisciplinary team of GPs (4 Partners, 6 Salaried GPs), Nurses, Urgent Care Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants, Care Coordinators, Care Navigators, Dispensers and Administration staff, Botesdale Health Centre places a strong emphasis on teamwork, continuous learning, and excellent patient care. As a training practice, it actively supports staff development and fosters a culture of innovation and improvement, making it an attractive place to build a rewarding healthcare career.Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.