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Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Care Practitioner

The Millwood Partnership

The closing date is 02 May 2025

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Care Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive Practice team. The right candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Practitioner who is able to work effectively within our clinical team to undertake patient assessment, diagnosis and clinical management.

Main duties of the job

Working as an independent prescriber who will be able to triage, assess, diagnose, refer and treat patients of all ages presenting with acute problems and chronic diseases, via face to face, and telephone consultations. Requests for consultations arrive at the practice via FootFall.

The candidate will need to be able to prioritise and triage the needs of patients, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.

About us

Led by the Partners and a team of managers, we are clinically well-staffed by 2 partners and 5 salaried GPs with just over 19,500 patients. The team is supported by clinical and administration teams including nurse practitioners, pharmacists and a visiting team of nurses/nurse practitioners and paramedics. The successful candidate would be joining and expanding our existing team of six nurse practitioners.

  • Teaching and training practice
  • Non-dispensing
  • SystmOne and Footfall
  • Minor surgery and implants/IUD
  • Lead practice for our PCN (Clinical Director and Operational Lead)
  • Involved in local primary care estates development
  • New extension at main site with 8 additional clinical rooms
  • Links into our local GP provider organisation
  • GP representative on the Norfolk and Waveney Governing Body

We offer

  • 5 weeks annual leave 6 weeks annual leave after 12months
  • Training and development.

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0679-25-0004

Job locations

Mill Lane

Bradwell

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 8HS


Falkland Way

Bradwell

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 8RW


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a self-motivated, flexible individual, with good organisational and communication skills. The candidate needs to have the ability to work in ever changing, demanding situations.

They will work autonomously within their profession scope of practice providing acute care for patients via face to face and telephone consultations as well as working alongside the home visiting team. They will need to provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care, making necessary and appropriate referrals for investigations. Other responsibilities include ensuring all clinically generated administration is completed in a timely manner.

The candidate will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. They will need to be able to work collaboratively within the practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policies and procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a self-motivated, flexible individual, with good organisational and communication skills. The candidate needs to have the ability to work in ever changing, demanding situations.

They will work autonomously within their profession scope of practice providing acute care for patients via face to face and telephone consultations as well as working alongside the home visiting team. They will need to provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care, making necessary and appropriate referrals for investigations. Other responsibilities include ensuring all clinically generated administration is completed in a timely manner.

The candidate will need to demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice. They will need to be able to work collaboratively within the practice team to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Nurse Practitioner qualification at a minimum of degree level or equivalent
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber
  • Current registration with the appropriate professional body.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a Primary Care team, ideally Urgent Day Team.
  • Ability to work autonomously, provide clinical assessment, investigation, treatment and management.
  • Ability to review and follow up patients as required.
  • Ability to communicate with patients via a range of media, including face to face and telephone consultations.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of SystmOne clinical system
  • Working knowledge of Footfall
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Nurse Practitioner qualification at a minimum of degree level or equivalent
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber
  • Current registration with the appropriate professional body.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a Primary Care team, ideally Urgent Day Team.
  • Ability to work autonomously, provide clinical assessment, investigation, treatment and management.
  • Ability to review and follow up patients as required.
  • Ability to communicate with patients via a range of media, including face to face and telephone consultations.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of SystmOne clinical system
  • Working knowledge of Footfall

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).

Additional information

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

The Millwood Partnership

Address

Mill Lane

Bradwell

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 8HS


Employer's website

https://www.millwoodsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Millwood Partnership

Address

Mill Lane

Bradwell

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 8HS


Employer's website

https://www.millwoodsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

ANP Lead

Donnamarie Higgins

donnamarie.higgins@nhs.net

01493661549

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A0679-25-0004

Job locations

Mill Lane

Bradwell

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 8HS


Falkland Way

Bradwell

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

NR31 8RW


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