Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner (ANP/ACP)

PHL Group has an exciting opportunity for experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join us in both our Out of Hours service and triage.

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will be accountable for delivering safe patient care to a high standard. You will need to be confident in working independently and autonomously at an advanced level of practice across our services, including remote telephone triage and face-to-face consultations in primary or urgent care clinics. Your duties will include all aspects of the patient journey, such as initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing medication, and evaluating patient care. Advanced practice will include working within the four pillars: clinical, education, research, and leadership.

We recognize that our most valuable resource is our people, so we aim to create an environment where you can enjoy a good work-life balance.

We offer highly competitive pay rates and flexible shift arrangements to accommodate your existing commitments and personal life.

Main duties of the job

• Assess undifferentiated patients (from babies to adults) with a range of acute, non-acute, and chronic medical conditions.
• Take patient history, perform physical examinations, formulate differential diagnoses, and develop/manage treatment plans in any clinical environment.
• Prescribe medication within your clinical competence.
• Recognize the need for and initiate emergency treatment to save life or safeguard patient interests, referring to emergency services when necessary.
• Request investigations and interpret pathology and radiology results to ensure appropriate treatment and referrals.

About us

PHL Group was founded in 2009 by experienced General Practitioners and partners with a vision to provide beneficial healthcare services to the local community.

We operate the Integrated Urgent Care service, serving 1.7 million patients across Hampshire with telephone assessments, out-of-hours home visits, and face-to-face primary care appointments. Our organization benefits from a solid infrastructure, clinical leadership, and expertise in acute and primary care services.

Job responsibilities

Work autonomously, being responsible for your professional actions.

Assess undifferentiated patients with no age restrictions, managing a variety of medical conditions.

Take histories, perform examinations, and develop treatment plans across clinical settings.

Refer patients appropriately to primary, community, secondary, and tertiary care, including urgent and routine referrals.

Request and interpret investigations to guide treatment and referrals.

Prescribe medications within your scope of practice.

Initiate emergency treatment when needed and refer to emergency services.

Identify social needs and safeguarding concerns, acting accordingly.

Ensure patients are safely discharged with proper instructions.

Promote health education and prevention proactively.

Maintain professional and legal accountability for clinical decisions.

Participate actively in multidisciplinary teams, mentoring junior staff, and supporting service quality improvements.

Adopt a person-centered approach to service delivery and contribute to developing new models of care.

Adhere to KPIs without compromising patient safety.

Engage in ongoing professional development to maintain clinical competence.

Follow the professional code of conduct as per NMC/HCPC guidelines.

Keep accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years in a primary care GP practice.
• At least 3 years in an urgent care setting such as an urgent treatment center or Emergency Department.
• Post-qualification experience of at least 6 years.
• Proven competence in minor injury and illness management.
• Experience working autonomously demonstrating the four pillars of advanced practice.
• Experience mentoring junior staff within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of primary care referral pathways, including 2-week-wait referrals.

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC/HCPC.
• Non-medical prescriber qualification.
• Completion of MSc in Advanced Practice or equivalent.
• Minor illness and injury qualifications.
• Teaching and mentorship qualifications.
• Level 3 safeguarding of adults and children.
• Ability to meet all mandatory training requirements.
• Ability to pass an enhanced DBS check.
• Experience interpreting lab results.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This position requires a DBS check as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions Order 1975).

Salary: £33.90 to £54.23 per hour, depending on shift patterns.