Why I love my job as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
Reb tells us about his role as an ANP in a prison environment
I qualified as a nurse in 1997 from Birmingham University and initially worked within the NHS in HIV/GU medicine. I was really keen to progress. But, in those days, there was not a clear pathway for nurses to progress into advanced practice roles and after a decade began to look at leaving nursing. I studied for an advanced practice qualification, then a post-graduate law degree and later graduated as a Physician Associate at the University of Warwick medical school. However, I never really felt I had found somewhere or something that was a good fit for me.
I was working as a lecturer St George’s, University of London in a medical school, when I saw the ANP in a prison job advertised HMP Stafford with Practice Plus Group. I knew immediately this would be a challenging role that I would really enjoy. I have worked as an ANP in a prison now for nearly three years and I love it! It is very challenging and working within a prison can be difficult at times for all sorts of reasons, but I can honestly say it is the best job I have ever had.
I get to make a significant difference to the lives of very disadvantaged people. And I’d like to say that the organisation I work for is very progressive in terms of patient care and staff development and I work with a really supportive team.
Current vacancies
| Job title | Location | Contract type | Schedule type | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physiotherapist – HMP Isle of Wight | HMP IOW | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Sonographer | Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre St Marys Portsmouth | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Registered Nurse – Outpatients | Practice Plus Group Hospital Southampton | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Pharmacist – Bank contract | Practice Plus Group Hospital Southampton | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Casual/Bank | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Pharmacist | Practice Plus Group Hospital Southampton | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Nurse / Paramedic Practitioner | Practice Plus Group Urgent Treatment Centre Southampton | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Outpatients Nurse | Practice Plus Group Hospital Birmingham | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 4 Jan 2025 |
| Bank Healthcare Assistant | HMP Newhall | Prison Healthcare | Casual/Bank | 3 Jan 2025 |
| Advanced Nurse Practitioner | Dorking Out Of Hours | Out of Hours (OOH) | Self employed | 3 Jan 2025 |
| Advanced Nurse Practitioner | Dorking Out Of Hours | Out of Hours (OOH) | Self employed | 3 Jan 2025 |
| Bank Ophthalmic Nurse | Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology North West | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Casual/Bank | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Podiatrist – HMP Stafford | West Midlands HMP Stafford | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 31 Dec 2024 |
| MSK Physiotherapist – HMP Grendon & Springhill | Bucks Prisons HMP Grendon & Spring Hill | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 31 Dec 2024 |
| MSK Physiotherapist – HMP Huntercombe | Thames Valley HMP Huntercombe | Prison Healthcare | Permanent | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Face to Face Advanced Clinical / Nurse Practitioner | Devon OOH | Out of Hours (OOH) | Self employed | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Bank Sonographer | Practice Plus Group Hospital Ilford | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Casual/Bank | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Senior Radiographer | Practice Plus Group Hospital Barlborough | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Theatre Scrub Practitioner | Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre Gillingham | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Operating Department Practitioner | Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre Gillingham | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Senior MSK Physiotherapist | Practice Plus Group MSK Buckinghamshire | Hospitals, Surgical Centres, MSK and Diagnostics | Permanent | 31 Dec 2024 |
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