Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Work with a high degree of autonomy and be confident in leading in a variety of settings
- Experience
Skilled in reviewing, diagnosing & treating minor ailments
- Experience
Use and further develop your teaching and mentoring experience/qualifications, through your leadership of others
- Experience
Forward-thinking & strive to develop innovative ideas & new ways of working, that address the health needs of the practice, whilst motivating and encouraging others to do the same.
- Experience
As an excellent communicator & collaborator, you will embrace opportunities to work & liaise across multi-professional and agency boundaries in the interests of improving patient outcomes.
- Experience
In addition to your highly developed clinical skills, your approach in the role will be consistently compassionate and respectful placing a high value on the dignity of patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
- Experience
Compassionate, empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work as well as valuing the dignity of our patients, relatives, carers and colleagues.
- Experience
Knowledge and application of supporting long-term conditions.
- Experience
Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and NHS
- Qualifications
A registered general practice nurse, with current NMC registration
- Qualifications
Hold a recognised ANP or ACP qualification & work as an independent prescriber
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
Ongar Health Centre is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic advanced nurse practitioner to join our friendly team of 4 GP partners, 1 advance nurse practitioner, 4 practice nurses, 2 HCAs and a large administrative team. This is offered on a full-time basis.
Main duties of the job
- Practice independently in accordance with the NMC code of conduct and with reference to practice guidelines, appropriately referring to GPs.
- Deliver a high standard of patient care, using advanced autonomous clinical skills, and a broad and in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
- Assess, diagnose and treat patients conditions, initiating direct referrals as appropriate.
- Provide expert advice to patients, carers and colleagues.
- Provide the opportunity for you to develop innovative concepts, models, methods and practices to help deliver improved primary care to our practice population.
- Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
- As an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
- Lead and under research and audits.
- Provide leadership, education and training to different healthcare professionals, staff and students.
- As a vital part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group
- Ensure continuation of own personal and professional development facilitated by utilisation of clinical supervision networks.
- Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary.
- Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team.
About us
Working from purpose-built premises, we are an established dispensing and training practice rated Good with CQC, with the use of SystmOne computer system looking after 12,700 patients in Ongar and surrounding areas.
Supporting your work life balance and professional development is important to us, we can offer the following benefits:
- Supportive and friendly environment
- Flexible working hours
- Peer support
We use SystmOne clinical system and are rated Good with CQC.
Details
- Date posted: 19 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £50,000 to £58,000 a year - depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 30092
- Job locations: Ongar War Memorial Medical Centre, 57 Fyfield Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0AL, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Advanced Nurse Practitioner with Primary Care Careers in Ongar, England. It is listed as a Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £50000.00 to £58000.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Nov 2026.
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