Advanced Nurse Practitioner​/Urgent Care Practitioner

Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Urgent Care Practitioner

The closing date is 08 July 2026

The postholder will be an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Urgent Care Practitioner (UCP) who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision‑making and expert care for patients registered with the practice. You will be employed by the PCN to work across any of our five member practices, however, your primary base will be at Bramhall Park and Shaw Heath Medical Practices.

Assess and triage patients, including those needing same‑day access and those with long‑term conditions. Provide clinical advice, treatment, care planning and review in line with individual health needs. This includes prescribing medication within your professional scope and under PGDs, PSDs, NICE guidance, and local clinical pathways. Refer patients to other primary or secondary care services as appropriate.

Manage patients presenting with undifferentiated symptoms, identify red flags or serious underlying conditions, and act accordingly. Use advanced clinical reasoning and decision‑making skills to assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and manage care episodes within your professional boundaries.

Adopt a personalised and population-focused approach, supporting shared decision‑making and individualised care. Carry out assessments in the surgery, at home, in care settings, or via telephone/digital platforms.

Support the care of patients in residential care homes in collaboration with the wider team. Provide supervision, training, and support to other clinical staff and contribute to service development. Prescribe safely and appropriately, avoiding grey-listed drugs, and promote prevention, self‑care, and health education. Maintain safe, evidence‑based, cost‑effective care while contributing to quality improvement and integrated service delivery.

Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme Primary Care Network (PCN) is a thriving network of GP practices located in the Stockport area, committed to delivering high‑quality, patient care. We aim to provide innovative and coordinated care, enhancing services for patients while promoting preventative healthcare and managing long‑term conditions.

Our network is built on strong collaboration between member practices, local health services, and community partners. By working closely together, we aim to streamline patient care and improve access to essential services.

Assess / triage patients, including an array of same‑day access / chronic patients. Provide advice, treatment, care planning and review in line with patient health needs. This will include prescribing a range of medications within your scope / policy and under PGDs, PSDs, NICE, local clinical guidelines or pathways. Make referrals to other members of the primary care team or secondary care services where appropriate.

Manage a range of patients with previously undifferentiated diagnosis identifying any red flags or underlying serious pathology and take appropriate action.

Use complex decision‑making / clinical skills and experience to inform the potential diagnosis, investigation, and complete management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice.

Actively take a personalised care approach and population‑centred care approach to enable shared decision‑making with the presenting person.

Complete all mandatory training in line with both local and national policy.

Complete the relevant clinical / local training in order to provide multi‑professional clinical practice and CPD supervision to other roles within the primary care team, such as first contact practitioners, medicines management staff, junior nursing staff, care coordinators and well‑being practitioners.

Undertake assessment on site, in the patients home (or other care setting) or via any digital platform or telephone system utilised by the Practice / PCN.

Make home visits to those who are too ill to come into the clinic in person including those patients…