About this role
Job summary
At Vale Medical Group our mission is to provide high-quality, compassionate, and patient-centred healthcare to our community. We are committed to:
- Delivering comprehensive medical care that meets the unique needs of each patient.
- Promoting health and well-being through preventive care and education.
- Ensuring a welcoming and respectful environment for all patients and staff.
- Continuously improving our services through innovation and collaboration.
- Upholding the highest standards of medical ethics and professionalism.
We strive to be a trusted partner in our patients' health journeys, supporting them in achieving their best possible health outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will work autonomously within the General Practice team to provide high-quality care to patients. The role includes assessing, diagnosing, and managing a wide range of acute, chronic, and complex health conditions. The ANP will undertake clinical triage of patient requests (online, telephone, and in-person), prioritising care according to clinical need.
Key responsibilities include
- Conducting face-to-face, telephone, and video consultations with patients.
- Performing clinical examinations, ordering and interpreting investigations, and prescribing within scope of practice.
- Managing urgent and routine cases, referring to other healthcare professionals or services as appropriate.
- Undertaking clinical triage of patient contacts to ensure timely and safe allocation to the most appropriate care pathway.
- Working collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, and the wider primary care team to deliver holistic patient care.
The ANP will work in line with professional standards, practice policies, and national guidelines to ensure patient safety and quality of care.
About us
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our friendly and forward-thinking team, serving over 11,000 patients across two sites: Long Clawson Medical Practice and Stackyard Surgery in Croxton Kerrial.
Established for over 100 years, our practice is set in the beautiful Vale of Belvoir and is proud to deliver high-quality, personalised care to our rural communities. We are a high QOF-achieving, dispensing practice, with an on-site pharmacy at our Long Clawson location.
Our practice was recently recognised in the 2025 GP Patient Survey with one of the highest patient satisfaction scores in the county a reflection of our dedicated, patient-centred team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
b. Provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients within scope of practice.
c. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
d. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
e. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
f. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
g. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.)
h. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
i. Request pathology services as necessary
j. Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
k. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
l. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
m. Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
n. Maintain chronic disease registers
o. Chaperone patients where necessary
p. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
q. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
r. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
s. Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
t. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
u. Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
v. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
w. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
x. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
y. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
z. Act as a clinical expert and resource for the wider multidisciplinary team.
aa. Initiate and interpret diagnostic investigations to support clinical decision-making
bb. Participate in audit, clinical governance, and service improvement initiatives.
cc. Support the education and development of junior staff and students.
dd. Undertake autonomous home visits to assess, treat, and manage patients in their own homes.
ee. Carry out verification of deaths in the community in line with local and national guidance.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of practice within the four pillars
- Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
- Experience of working in a primary care environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice.
- Post graduate diploma or degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
- Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
- Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
- Meets the standards for registered ANP working at advanced level
- Minor illness qualification
Desirable
- ALS and PALS
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
Vale Medical Group
Address
Long Clawson Medical Practice
The Sands
Long Clawson
Melton Mowbray
Leicestershire
LE14 4PA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.valemedicalgroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)