Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)GP Practice

Job summary

Teldoc Primary Care Network

(PCN) is expanding its flexible, multi-professional workforce and is seeking caring,

enthusiastic and suitably qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioners. We welcome

applications from Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Nurse Practitioners who would

like to join a large, dynamic general practice where high-quality, patient-centered

care is at the heart of everything we do.

Working autonomously within

your scope of practice, you will assess, diagnose and treat patients presenting

with a wide range of acute and long-term conditions. You will be a qualified non-medical

prescriber with a strong commitment to delivering safe, effective and

compassionate care. You will work collaboratively with our wider clinical and

administrative teams, with GP support available when required.

To find out more about the

opportunities available or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact

Elaine Edwards at [email protected].

Main duties of the job

We are interested in hearing from caring, enthusiastic and ambitious Advanced Clinical Practitioners (Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Paramedic, Paramedic and Healthcare Assistants) who want to work in a dynamic environment where the quality of patient care matters.

About us

Features of our Practice are:

9 GP Partners, 7 Salaried GPs, supported by a team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, Physician Associates, Practice Nurses and HCAs. 52,000 patients, partner-owned purpose-built premises

GMS, high QOF achievement

Training Practice & Medical Students from Keele Medical School

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number

A1923-26-0052

Job locations

Limes Walk

Oakengates

Telford

Shropshire

TF2 6JJ

United Kingdom

Teldoc-lawley Site

Farriers Green

Lawley Bank

Telford

Shropshire

TF4 2LL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary:

Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with a wide range of undifferentiated problems and minor illness; seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. There may be a requirement to see extra or emergency patients. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations or GP/Consultant opinion in the appropriate manner, working within their scope of practice.

Job responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated and minor illness

Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team

Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments, with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary

Safely prescribe and/or administer therapeutic medications, relevant and appropriate to scope of practice, promoting person-centred shared decision making to support adherence leading to concordance.

Providing assessment, screening treatment services and health education advice:

Comprehensive clinical history-taking including telephone consultation

Physical assessment including: chest auscultation, abdominal examination etc

Dietary advice

Blood pressure checks

Urinalysis

Health screening

Contraception

Minor injuries/illness

Long Term Conditions

Delegation of duties to other members of the practice team as appropriate

Provide general and specific health screenings to the practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

Arrange the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures as required.

Review results of any pathological investigations requested

Administration and professional responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

Provide leadership and administrative support to nursing team.

Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes

Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended

Ensure appropriate items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the practice administrator

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Training and personal development

Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements (Completion of PG Dip/MSc pathway). Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments.

Participate in the education and training of students of all disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate

Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development, ensuring Revalidation requirements are met.

If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given.

Develop and maintain a Personal Learning Plan

Liaison

As well as the nursing/clinical team, there is a need to work closely with reception, office staff to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the different roles within the nursing team.

There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with other agencies, including secondary care

Meetings

It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave.

Supervise, co-ordinate and guide the wider nursing / clinical team

To provide leadership to the clinical team in participation with the Director of Quality & Governance, ensuring relevant information is disseminated to and from the clinical team

Ensure agreed practice audits are carried out

Ensure the Director of Quality & Governance is aware of any matters arising or problems / potential problems

Confidentiality:

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control, as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines

Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines

Responsible for correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements

Management and maintenance of own Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes

Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc. are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate.

Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management

Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised

Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers

Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum twice annually)

Routine management of own clinical areas, and maintenance of work space standards

Waste management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection

Spillage control procedures, management and training

Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance

Maintenance of sterile environments

Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults.

Equality and diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Evidence of both team and autonomous working.

Can show evidence of using autonomous physical examination and assessment skills.

Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.

Consolidated Independent Prescribing experience.

Use of examination skills in practice.

Experience of telephone triage.

Desirable

Experience of working in Primary Care.

Experience of working in a GP Practice.

Qualifications

Essential

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will:

Apply practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate

Evidence of both team and autonomous working.

Evidence of using autonomous physical examination and assessment skills.

Broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children.

Consolidated Independent Prescribing experience.

Use of examination skills in practice.

Experience of telephone triage.

Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery.

Council (NMC) or, Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Registered as an independent nonmedical prescriber.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Desirable

MSc (Advanced Clinical Practice) qualification.

Experience of working in Primary Care.

Experience of working in a GP Practice.

Disclosure

Essential

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Teldoc

Address

Limes Walk

Oakengates

Telford

Shropshire

TF2 6JJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.teldoc.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Teldoc

Address

Limes Walk

Oakengates

Telford

Shropshire

TF2 6JJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.teldoc.org/ (Opens in a new tab)