Description
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will be a senior autonomous clinician within the healthcare team at HMP & YOI Feltham B, providing high-quality, evidence-based care to a complex and vulnerable patient population.
Working across primary care and urgent care pathways, the ANP will undertake advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, and care planning, ensuring timely access to healthcare services and improved patient outcomes.
The post holder will play a pivotal role in delivering same-day urgent and unscheduled care, managing patients with acute and long-term health conditions, and reducing pressure on GP services through expert clinical decision-making and independent practice.
The ANP will contribute to the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of healthcare services, supporting continuity of care within the custodial environment.
As a senior clinical leader, the ANP will actively promote clinical excellence, patient safety, and quality improvement initiatives while supporting robust clinical governance frameworks.
The role will provide professional leadership, mentorship, and supervision to nursing and multidisciplinary colleagues, helping to develop workforce capability and maintain high standards of care.
Main duties of the job
- Providing advanced assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with complex health needs.
- Supporting same-day urgent and unscheduled care provision.
- Reducing pressure on GP services and improving access to healthcare.
- Enhancing clinical governance, patient safety, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Supporting the development and supervision of nursing staff.
- Providing visible clinical leadership across the healthcare service.
- Strengthening resilience within the clinical workforce.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
- MSC or PGdip in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalency criteria as per national standards.
- Current registration with NMC, HPC and or other statutory body.
- Specialist Practitioner.
Previos Experience
- Substantial post registration experience.
- Leadership experience at Band 7 or above.
- Proven experience of working as an independent practitioner.
- In-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, relevant to community.
- Experience of leading, planning and completing audit / research.
- Experience of teaching and mentoring of staff across the multi-disciplinary team.
- Extensive clinical experience.
- Involvement in advanced practice development.
Knowledge
- Advanced clinical skills.
- Able to demonstrate care which reflects evidence based practice.
- Can demonstrate experience of acute disease management and crisis care.
- Excellent Communication skills including presentation skills.
- Leadership skills with ability to engage and deliver change through negotiation and partnership working.
- To able to take on the role of Designated Prescribing Practitioner. ( if prescribing is in the scope of practice).
- Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations.
- Able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role.
Benefits
- Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year per annum incl. HCAS.
- Agenda for Change pay scheme.
- Band 8a.
- Permanent, full-time position.