An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join Fenland Primary Care Network (PCN) delivering a dedicated home visiting service for housebound patients and care home residents.
The role focuses on providing autonomous, high-quality care including holistic enhanced assessments, management of acute and long-term conditions, medication reviews, prescribing, and palliative care.
Main duties of the job
- Home Visiting
- Provide planned, routine, and urgent home visits
- Assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic conditions
- Respond to same-day clinical need and prevent hospital admissions
- Deliver ongoing monitoring and continuity of care
- Holistic Enhanced Reviews
- Undertake comprehensive, patient-centred assessments including:
- Physical health
- Mental health and cognition
- Functional status
- Social and environmental factors
- Develop personalised care plans
- Identify and manage clinical risk and deterioration
- Frailty & Complex Care
- Manage patients with frailty and multiple long-term conditions
- Provide proactive care for high-risk patients
- Optimise long-term condition management in the community
- Medication Reviews & Prescribing
- Undertake structured medication reviews, particularly in:
- Polypharmacy
- Housebound patients
- Care home residents
- Prescribe independently (V300) within scope
- Work with PCN pharmacy team to optimise medicines use
- Care Home Support
- Provide cover for care homes
- Undertake resident reviews and acute care assessment
- Participate in MDT and care home ward rounds
- Palliative & End-of-Life Care
- Deliver high-quality end-of-life care
- Support symptom control and patient comfort
- Contribute to advance care planning and DNACPR decisions
- Liaise with specialist and community teams
- Multidisciplinary Working
- Work collaboratively with PCN MDT:
- GPs, nurses, pharmacists, social prescribers
- Participate in MDT meetings and care planning
- Contribute to PCN DES priorities and ARRS role expectations
About us
Fenland Primary Care Network (PCN) is a collaborative network of four GP practices, comprising three practices in March and one in Ramsey. Mercheford House, The Riverside Practice, Cornerstone Practice and Ramsey Health Centre. The PCN works together to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to a diverse population, including a significant number of housebound patients, care home residents, and individuals with frailty and complex long-term conditions.
Person Specification
Experience
- Essential
- Primary care, community, or home visiting experience
- Management of frailty and complex long-term conditions
- Medication reviews and prescribing
- Palliative and end-of-life care
- Desirable
- Experience working within a PCN
- Experience supporting care homes
- Interest in proactive and preventative care
Qualifications
- Essential
- Registered Nurse (NMC)
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent)
- Independent Prescriber (V300)
Essential Skills
- Essential
- Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Autonomous working within scope of practice
- Clinical decision-making and risk management
- Holistic and patient-centred approach
- Excellent communication and MDT working
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 see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Fenland PCN Ltd
Fenland PCN
28 Elwyn Road
March
Cambridgeshire
PE15 9BY
United Kingdom
Fenland PCN website: https://www.fenlandpcn.nhs.uk/
