Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Advanced nurse/clinical practitioners are highly-trained health professionals that can undertake complex reviews of patients, similar to GPs. They can assess symptoms and build a picture of a patient’s condition, treat minor health problems, infections, minor injuries and prescribe medication where necessary.

Level: Band 8

Qualifications & skills to access role
MSc Advanced Practice

Useful experience
No specific experience is needed at this level.

Progression
Band 8 is the top level of General Practice Nursing

Where I can work
GP Practice, Health Centre More information on where nurses can work

Associated roles
General Practice Nurses can easily switch to other nursing roles due to the breadth of experience they will have developed working in the GP practice environment – examples of other nursing roles are: hospital, district, care homes and mental health nurses.
Corporate roles: Risk and Governance, Programme Management
Academia: Lecturer