Advanced Nurse Practitioner - HMP Feltham B

Job Overview

Job Overview - Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) - HMP & YOI Feltham B

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

The ANP will play a key role in

• 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

Working for our organisation

Job Overview - Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

Diggory Division, HMP & YOI Feltham B

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is undertaking a significant transformation of healthcare services across the Diggory Division, with HMP & YOI Feltham B playing a key role in delivering a modern, responsive, and patient-centred model of care. As part of this transformation, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to provide expert clinical leadership and support the delivery of high-quality healthcare services within a dynamic custodial environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a period of significant service transformation and to help shape the future delivery of healthcare within HMP & YOI Feltham B, ensuring that patients receive equitable, compassionate, and high-quality care in line with CNWL's values and strategic objectives.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The ANP will work as an autonomous advanced practitioner, delivering comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, and management of patients with complex physical health needs. The post holder will be instrumental in providing same-day urgent and unscheduled care, improving timely access to healthcare, and supporting the development of an integrated healthcare model that meets the diverse needs of the prison population.

Working closely with GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, prison staff, and external partners, the ANP will contribute to the ongoing transformation of healthcare services at Feltham B, helping to reduce health inequalities and improve clinical outcomes for children and young people within the secure estate. The role will be central to strengthening service resilience, reducing reliance on temporary staffing arrangements, and ensuring that healthcare provision remains safe, effective, and responsive to patient need.

As a senior clinician, the ANP will provide visible clinical leadership across the service, supporting clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, and service development initiatives. The post holder will also play a vital role in mentoring, supervising, and developing nursing colleagues, fostering a culture of continuous learning, professional excellence, and innovation.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Relevant Professional health degree. If PGdip must have previously completed an MSc
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Teaching qualification
• Additional Leadership training
• V300 (dependant on role)
• Appropriate Therapy Training/ qualification

Previos Experience

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of health and social care legislation relevant to health for adults in Prison / Detention Centre Health.
• Knowledge of key framework and policy practice issues relevant to Prison / Detention Centre health

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• 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

Key Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Sound practical skills
• Ability to manage a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritise a changing workload
• Teaching skills and Presentation skills