# Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Careers
- **Town:** Bury St Edmunds
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-08T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17T16:07:58.680Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0684?employerCode=M0038
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/29816/advanced-nurse-practitioner.html

## Job Content

### Job summary

The Vale Medical Practice are looking to welcome a permanent Advanced Nurse Practitioner to our team for 48 sessions per week (flexible and negotiable).

- Optional Extended Access sessions: Monday and Wednesday: 5.00pm to 8.00pm and enhanced hourly rate available

- Paper-light, digital-first practice with streamlined and efficient systems
- Minimal administrative burden with excellent clinical and administrative support
- Streamlined total triage system with pre-consultation work-up and prioritisation, enabling timely access, reduced pressure in clinics, and more meaningful consultations
- Protected time for follow-ups and continuity of care
- Expanding portfolio of onsite outpatient clinics, supporting closer collaboration with secondary care and opportunities in teaching and service design
- Opportunity to undertake Extended Access sessions for additional flexibility and income
- Supportive team culture with regular team-building and social events
- Weekly clinical meetings for shared learning and peer support
- Free onsite parking at both sites and excellent accessibility
- Growing, relatively affluent patient population with fewer language barriers
- Training practice with GP trainees, nursing students and medical students
- Research-active (NIHR-aligned) with opportunities to participate in research projects
- Encouragement of portfolio careers and development of specialist interests

### Main duties of the job

We are committed to helping our clinicians thrive:

- Individualised coaching and career development
- Support to develop specialist interests (e.g. women's health, diabetes, respiratory care, minor illness, frailty, education, research)
- Opportunities to become a clinical supervisor or mentor

### About us

The Vale Medical Practice is a forward-thinking and innovative practice looking to recruit an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic clinical team.

We embrace new ways of working and welcome ideas that improve patient care and enhance clinician satisfaction. We work closely with our local commissioners and regularly participate in innovative projects and pilot schemes. We actively support clinicians who wish to become involved in-service development, teaching, research or specialist clinical areas.

We pride ourselves on providing excellent patient access and continuity of care. Our two sites serve diverse patient populations with differing demographics and levels of deprivation, providing an interesting and rewarding clinical experience.

### Details

- Date posted: 17 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - competitive DOE
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 29816
- Job locations: Fields Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9JJ, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Evidence of ongoing CPD and professional development
- Annual appraisal and revalidation requirements met

**Desirable**

- Experience working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care
- Ability to independently assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients presenting with acute and chronic conditions
- Experience in managing long-term conditions and preventative healthcare
- Ability to work autonomously whilst recognising limitations and seeking support when appropriate
- Competence in clinical examination, history taking and clinical decision-making
- Understanding of safeguarding procedures and professional responsibilities
- Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and ensure mandatory training remains up to date
- Awareness of and compliance with relevant practice policies and guidelines, including prescribing, confidentiality, data protection and health and safety requirements
- Commitment to lifelong learning, audit and quality improvement to ensure evidence-based practice
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a patient-centred approach

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (or working towards)

## Documents

- [ANP JD (DOCX, 152 KB)](document:2995405)

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