Advanced Nurse PractitionerNHS

Job summary

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 duties of the job

• 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

Job description

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

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.