ACP / ANP Career Opportunities

Published on 31st July, 2026

Join Badger Group’s Advanced Clinical / Nurse Practitioner Team

Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Contract: Self Employed

Location: At Badger sites/ services across Birmingham and Solihull, and other sites as required by the role/ service development (in person)

Rate: Competitive Hourly Rates

About Us

Badger is a not-for-profit social enterprise and has been providing NHS GP out of hours and urgent primary care services in Birmingham and Solihull since 1996. Rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in March 2024, we have built a respected reputation throughout Birmingham and the surrounding areas.

Our Values 

Our ‘SERQ’ values are the engine of excellence, supporting and driving the ways we work to ensure quality care for our patients

Safety: We believe in safety for all.

Efficiency: We eliminate waste and delay for the benefit of our patients.

Respect: We respect diversity in all its forms and treat everyone fairly.

Quality: We deliver high quality services, where everyone is a quality controller.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with Badger. It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Current Opportunities

Sessions available including:

• Telephone Consultation
• Face to Face Clinics
• Home Visiting
• Evening, Overnight and Weekend Sessions
• Immediate and ongoing opportunities available

About the Role

We are excited to invite experienced Advanced Clinical/Nurse Practitioners to join our growing Out of Hours clinical workforce across Birmingham and Solihull.

Our clinicians deliver high-quality urgent primary care working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team.

Whether you are looking for sessions or occasional work to fit around your existing commitments, we offer self-employed opportunities across evenings, weekends and overnight services.

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will work autonomously to assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions within an urgent primary care setting.

You will:

• Independently assess, examine, diagnose and treat patients of all ages (Including children under 5).
• Deliver care via telephone consultations, face to face appointments and home visits.
• Prescribe safely within your scope of practice.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions using advanced assessment and diagnostic skills.
• Recognise deteriorating patients and escalate appropriately.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• Work collaboratively with GPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective patient care.

Essential Requirements

• Current NMC, HCPC or GPhC registration.
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (or equivalent advanced practice qualification).
• Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Recent experience within Primary Care, Urgent Treatment Centre or Out of Hours services.
• Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable using IT systems and Microsoft Office
• DBS checked

Why Join Badger Group?

• Self-employed shifts.
• Variety of clinical settings and session types.
• Supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Established, highly respected urgent care provider.
• Modern digital clinical systems and governance support.

Education Level

• Masters

Shifts

• Day shift
• Night shift
• Weekend

Registration

• NMC – Nursing and Midwifery Council
• HCPC – Health and Care Professions Council
• GPhC – General Pharmaceutical Council

Ready to Join Us?

If you are passionate about delivering outstanding urgent primary care and are looking for self-employed opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.

How to Apply

The process consists of three stages:

• Stage A: Application Submission: https://talent.sage.hr/jobs/318ecf5e-67aa-4048-848c-81937a1721df
• Stage B:Screening questions: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DTLJXPT
• Stage C: Online Assessment and Compliance Checks

If you have any questions or would like to have an informal chat about the role, kindly email the Clinical Team on Joinourclinicalteam@badger.nhs.uk

We do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, therefore we are not able to provide sponsorship. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to assessment.