Job responsibilities
To work as an autonomous practitioner
Responsible for:
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Attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care
professional
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Diagnosing, treating and prescribing for patients presenting with
undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness or injury
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Making an assessment of their needs, based on highly developed nursing
skills including physical assessment.
Seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and
nursing needs
Patients are to be seen in a timely manner enabling contractual
requirements to be met
The ANP will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients
accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the
appropriate manner. There will be a requirement to see extra or emergency
patients
Responsible for developing, with the patient, a continuing management
plan for the health of the patient and when appropriate to refer to other
clinicians and agencies
To provide high quality nursing services to a defined practice
population
The role is flexible and demanding and may be expanded in accordance
with practice requirements and the nurse practitioners own scope of practice
The role will involve managing the care of patients who have acute and/or
chronic health needs
Participate in the delivery of care to patients through Home Visits
SPECIFIC DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical
Responsibilities: -
Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs
across the practice population
Lead the introduction and use of technical and specialist nursing
treatments for patients with complex healthcare needs
Prescribe products to meet the needs of patients within the practice
population
Lead and develop programmes to improve health and well-being and meet
the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals
Work with others to change policies to improve health and well-being
and reduce inequalities
The implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to
improve the services offered by the practice Allied Healthcare Team.
Participate in quality assurance, development and clinical governance
Work with other members of the practice team in the implementation of
specific aspects of national guidelines
To adopt a holistic approach working with individuals and wider
populations to promote health through preventative measures.
Diagnosing and treating patients: -
Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional
making any referrals to other members of the primary health care team
Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within
boundaries of competence and to acknowledge limitations
Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with
referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as
necessary
Manage chronic disease clinics as required keeping the practice up to
date with QOF requirements and ensuring high standard of care to this group of
patients
Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures: -
Undertake the
collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs
etc.
Perform
investigatory procedures
Review and report
upon clinical results formulating appropriate action plans within the practitioners
competencies.
Administration
and professional responsibilities: -
Patriciate in and
undertake relevant audit to ensure the practice is up to date and patients
needs are being met
Participate in the
administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team
Ensure accurate and
legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients
notes
Ensure relevant
clinical coding is used when and where appropriate
Ensure the clinical
computer system is kept up to date with accurate details recorded and amended
Ensure appropriate
items of service claims are made accurately, reporting any problems to the
Practice Administrator
Ensure accurate
completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care
and registration with the practice
Ensure collection
and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc
reports and audit
Attend and
participate in practice meetings as required
Maintain a
professional working environment.
Training
and personal development: -
Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will
be in accordance with practice requirements
Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice.
It is the individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent
developments
Participate in the education and training of students of all
disciplines and the introduction of all members of the practice staff where appropriate
Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days
as deemed useful or necessary for professional development ensuring mandatory
requirements are met
If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional
responsibilities, training will be given
Develop and maintain a Personal Development Plan
Liaison: -
There is a need to work closely with all
colleagues to ensure the smooth running of the practice, reporting any problems
encountered to the relevant person and ensuring everyone is aware of the
different roles within the Allied Healthcare Team.
There is also the need to establish and maintain good liaison with
other surgeries and agencies including secondary care.
Meetings: -
It will be
necessary to attend and contribute to various Practice meetings as requested.
Confidentiality:
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To act at all times
in accordance with the standard 5, Respect peoples right to privacy and
confidentiality, of the 2018 NMC `The Code Professional standards of practice
and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
Health and
Safety: -
The post-holder
will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety
and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to
Practice guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such
activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas
in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality
and Diversity: -
The post-holder will support the equality,
diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights,
interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and
policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers
and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is
non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and
rights.
Quality: -
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality
within the Practice, and will:
Alert other team
members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own
performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under
supervision
Contribute to the
effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making
suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively
with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage
own time, workload and resources
Ensure that any
incidents, no matter the harm caused, are reported, investigated and the
learning shared via the governance structure of the Practice
Ensures and works
with others to ensure the practice meets the Health and Social Care Act
regulatory standards as monitored by the Care Quality commission
Communication: -
The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective
communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with other team members
Communicate effectively with patients and carers
Recognise peoples needs
for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Communicate effectively with other agencies as appropriate.
This list is not
exhaustive. There may be other duties required of the post holder relevant to
the position and or needs of the service.