Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS

  • Frimley, Surrey
  • £55,629-62,615 per year
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 7 days ago
This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) with existing prescribing skills to join our Primary Care Network (PCN). This is a part time position offered on a permanent contract, providing support to a single GP practice.As an experienced prescriber, you will work within your professional boundaries and serve as a the first point of contact for Patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems. You will utilise your skills in history taking, physical examination, problem solving and clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and create a management plan. Collaboration with the multi-disciplinary practice team is essential to meet the needs of our patients.Main duties of the jobYou will support core general practice capacity and work as part of a positive, proactive and collaborative primary care clinical team supporting residents in Surrey Heath. You will be experienced in general practice and be able to work autonomously, managing a caseload of booked appointments for on-the-day and urgent care needs, with minimal indirect supervision from the onsite GP. You will need to be skilled in providing urgent care and minor illness management and providing support to patients with long term conditions.You will be able to expertly manage an identified caseload or cohort(s) of patients and presenting complaints; providing care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care, demonstrating safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care evidence-based care.About usWe are Surrey Heath Community Providers Limited, which is a federation of 7 GP practices across 10 sites, covering a population of over 97,000 patients across Surrey Heath. We began in 2016 and now employ around 200 members of staff across our clinical and corporate support teams. Since 2019 we have hosted the Primary Care Network in Surrey Heath.As a GP Federation and Primary Care Network, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners, in the provision of community based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of primary care services in Surrey Heath and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected, at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable.Our vision is to provide high quality, seamless health care that enables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.DetailsDate posted27 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£55,629 to £62,615 a year Pro rata for part time and depending on experienceContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference numberB0037-25-0141Job locationsTheta BuildingFrimley RoadFrimleySurreyGU16 7ERJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to Supporting Documents for full Job Description, list of responsibilities and Person Specification. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to Supporting Documents for full Job Description, list of responsibilities and Person Specification.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Maths and English GCSE's (C and above) or equivalent
  • First level professional registration with appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, GPhC). Relevant health-related degree. Advanced Clinical Practice / MSc or equivalent level of practice evidenced through a recognised credentialing process. Mentor/teaching qualification. Extended/independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
  • Community or Primary Care specialist qualification.
  • Care of the elderly specialist qualification.
  • Additional qualification in management of a specific long term condition.
  • Clinical supervision training and experience.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Accountability of own role and other roles.
  • Local and national health policy. Wider health economy. Clinical governance issues in primary care. Patient group directions and associated policy.
Desirable
  • Able to identify determinants of health in Surrey Heath / Frimley ICS.
  • Knowledge of public health issues in Surrey Heath / Frimley ICS.
SkillsEssential
  • Advanced clinical practice skills, management of patients with long-term conditions, urgent and on-the-day needs.
  • Management of patients with complex needs.
  • Ability to manage patients at the point of presentation.
  • Clinical examination skills.
  • Strong clinical leadership.
  • Highly effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Negotiation, resource and conflict management.
  • Change management / Service improvement.
  • Teaching and mentorship in the clinical setting.
Desirable
  • Supervisor / facilitator for clinical supervision.
  • Competent with spirometry performance and interpretation.
ExperienceEssential
  • Significant post registration experience.
  • Recent primary or community experience.
  • Healthcare-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
  • Healthcare-led triage.
  • Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines.
  • Clinical Leadership.
  • Audit and Research.
  • Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) Qualification.
Desirable
  • Project management.
  • Working with community development initiatives.
  • Health-needs assessment.
  • Experience as a supervisor / facilitator for clinical supervision.
OtherEssential
  • Self-directed practitioner.
  • Highly motivated and enthusiastic.
  • Flexibility.
  • Team player.
  • Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns on a frequent basis e.g. working to deadlines, interruptions.
  • Excellent awareness of own strengths and weaknesses.
  • Commitment to CPD/Revalidation.
  • Access to suitable transport in relation to the post.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Maths and English GCSE's (C and above) or equivalent
  • First level professional registration with appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, GPhC). Relevant health-related degree. Advanced Clinical Practice / MSc or equivalent level of practice evidenced through a recognised credentialing process. Mentor/teaching qualification. Extended/independent prescribing qualification.
Desirable
  • Community or Primary Care specialist qualification.
  • Care of the elderly specialist qualification.
  • Additional qualification in management of a specific long term condition.
  • Clinical supervision training and experience.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Accountability of own role and other roles.
  • Local and national health policy. Wider health economy. Clinical governance issues in primary care. Patient group directions and associated policy.
Desirable
  • Able to identify determinants of health in Surrey Heath / Frimley ICS.
  • Knowledge of public health issues in Surrey Heath / Frimley ICS.
SkillsEssential
  • Advanced clinical practice skills, management of patients with long-term conditions, urgent and on-the-day needs.
  • Management of patients with complex needs.
  • Ability to manage patients at the point of presentation.
  • Clinical examination skills.
  • Strong clinical leadership.
  • Highly effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Negotiation, resource and conflict management.
  • Change management / Service improvement.
  • Teaching and mentorship in the clinical setting.
Desirable
  • Supervisor / facilitator for clinical supervision.
  • Competent with spirometry performance and interpretation.
ExperienceEssential
  • Significant post registration experience.
  • Recent primary or community experience.
  • Healthcare-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
  • Healthcare-led triage.
  • Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines.
  • Clinical Leadership.
  • Audit and Research.
  • Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) Qualification.
Desirable
  • Project management.
  • Working with community development initiatives.
  • Health-needs assessment.
  • Experience as a supervisor / facilitator for clinical supervision.
OtherEssential
  • Self-directed practitioner.
  • Highly motivated and enthusiastic.
  • Flexibility.
  • Team player.
  • Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns on a frequent basis e.g. working to deadlines, interruptions.
  • Excellent awareness of own strengths and weaknesses.
  • Commitment to CPD/Revalidation.
  • Access to suitable transport in relation to the post.

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