Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will work as an autonomous practitioner, assessing, diagnosing, treating and managing patients presenting with a wide range of acute, chronic, undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions and, where appropriate, discharging patients from your care.

You will see patients across all age groups, including young children, through face-to-face appointments, telephone consultations and other appropriate methods of clinical assessment.

You will practise within your professional competence and scope of practice, in accordance with NMC standards and the practice's clinical governance arrangements, using advanced clinical skills to provide safe, effective and evidence-based care.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments and consultations.
• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with a broad range of acute and chronic conditions.
• Manage patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
• Prescribe safely and appropriately within your scope of practice.
• Refer patients to secondary care and other appropriate services where required.
• Provide appropriate treatment, follow-up, safety-netting and clinical advice.
• Recognise and manage patients whose condition requires urgent escalation or onward referral.
• Work autonomously while recognising when advice or support from colleagues is required.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, service development and continuous improvement within the practice.
• Support effective multidisciplinary working and communication.
• Promote health, wellbeing and self-management where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure patients receive safe, coordinated and compassionate care.

About us

Trinity Medical Centre is a well-established, friendly and patient-focused GP practice serving our local community in Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent. We are committed to providing high-quality, accessible and compassionate primary care, supported by a strong and experienced multidisciplinary clinical team.

As our practice continues to grow and develop, we are embracing changes that will enhance the patient experience, improve services and introduce new, efficient and effective ways of working. We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our team.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our commitment to outstanding patient care, continuous improvement and collaborative working.

Details

• Date posted: 06 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: A2919-26-0002
• Job locations: Uttoxeter Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9HQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The successful post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

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.

Wider Responsibilities:

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the ANP has the following wider responsibilities:

a.Provide holistic support in the clinical governance spectrum assuming a senior role in its compliance

b.Support the IPC lead for the practice, ensuring compliance

c.Monitor and ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of medications

d.Undertake overall management of the nursing team, providing guidance when necessary, acting as a mentor to students and newly qualified staff

e.Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care

f.Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation

g.Develop an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the organisation

h.Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate

i.Drive the development of nursing services within the organisation, liaising with external agencies and professional organisations as required

j.Develop practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).