Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP/ACP) – Torquay, Devon

Salary:
Up to £65,000 per annum depending on experience
Hours:
Full-time or part-time considered
Location:
Torquay, Devon
Permanent | Primary Care

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join a forward-thinking and well-established primary care service in Torquay
.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced ANP looking for a role where they can work autonomously, utilise their full clinical skill set and become an integral part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.

As an ANP, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred care across a broad range of primary care presentations.

You will have the opportunity to work autonomously while having the support of an experienced clinical team around you.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Independently assessing, diagnosing and managing patients presenting with acute and minor illness
• Developing and reviewing appropriate treatment and management plans
• Prescribing safely within your scope of practice
• Managing undifferentiated and complex presentations
• Requesting and interpreting appropriate investigations
• Providing telephone and face-to-face consultations
• Managing patients with long-term conditions where appropriate
• Identifying when onward referral or escalation is required
• Working closely with GPs, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists and the wider MDT
• Supporting effective clinical decision-making and patient flow
• Contributing to clinical governance, audits and service improvement
• Supporting and developing other members of the clinical team where appropriate

This is more than simply another ANP position. The successful clinician will be joining a team where advanced practitioners are an established and valued part of the clinical workforce
.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Work to the full extent of your ANP/ACP capabilities
• Enjoy a high level of clinical autonomy
• Work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team
• Continue developing your advanced clinical skills
• Take an active role in service development and clinical improvement
• Benefit from a supportive working environment
• Have flexibility around working hours where possible
• Build a long-term career within a progressive primary care setting

The wider Torquay primary-care market is already utilising ANPs alongside GPs, Practice Nurses, Paramedics and Clinical Pharmacists, making this an excellent environment for an experienced advanced practitioner.

You will ideally be:

• An NMC registered Nurse
• Qualified as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner
• An Independent Prescriber
• Experienced within Primary Care, Urgent Care or a similar autonomous clinical environment
• Confident assessing and managing undifferentiated patients
• Clinically autonomous with excellent decision-making skills
• Passionate about delivering high-quality patient care
• Keen to continue developing professionally