Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER

REPORTS TO: THE PARTNERS & LEAD NURSE ANP (Clinically)

THE PRACTICE MANAGER (Administratively)

HOURS: 6 SESSIONS PER WEEK OVER 3 DAYS

HOURS BY NEGOTIATION

Job summary:

Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. The nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.

Job responsibilities:

Diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness

• Undertake telephone triage
• Triage and treat patients wishing to see a health care professional making any necessary 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
• Assist with the organisation and co-ordination of the provision of nursing services for the practice
• Provide nursing treatment to patients in participation with general practitioners using agreed protocols, including the taking of cervical smears
• Provide general and specific health screening to the practice patients (within the agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary
• Competent and confident in managing people with long term health conditions

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis

Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate).

Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug-and nondrug-based treatment methods into a management plan.

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.

Work with patients in order to support compliance with, and adherence to, prescribed

treatments.

Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication, medication regimes, side-effects and interactions

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.

Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes as able

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.

Deliver care according evidence-based care guidelines

Maintain and control injectable and oral drug stocks in the treatment room and doctors

surgeries.

Manage/co-ordinate Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures: Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears, etc.

Oversee the duties undertaken by the colleagues, as appropriate, and assist with training and mentoring as and when required.

Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy.

Undertaking home visits.

Actively assist the Practice in achieving its Quality Outcomes Framework targets.

Make own referrals as appropriate.

Undertake telephone triage.

Administration and professional responsibilities

• 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 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
• Attend and participate in practice meetings as required
• Restocking and maintenance of clinical areas and consulting rooms

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 CPD requirements are met.
• Develop and maintain a Personal Development Plan as part of professional portfolio

Liaison

• Work closely with other nurse team members, reception, administration, management and with other surgeries/organisations.

Meetings

• Attend and contribute to various practice meetings as requested. The only reason for not attending will be annual, study or sick leave.

Confidentiality:

• Maintain confidentiality ensuring NMC Code of Practice is followed.

Health & safety:

The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include but not limited to the Practices Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.

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 recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation, respecting privacy, dignity and beliefs of others.

Personal/Professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Quality:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will alert others to issues of risk and quality.

Communication:

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to effectively with all using alternative methods to communicate.

Contribution to the implementation of services:

The post-holder will apply practice policies, standards and guidance and participate in audit

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse
• Nursing degree or equivalent
• Nurse Practitioner qualification
• Minor Illness experience
• Non-medical prescriber

Desirable

• Experience of chronic disease management

Experience

Essential

• Advanced clinical practice skills
• Clinical examination skills
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led
• service
• Clinical governance issues in primary care
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication examination of difficult messages to patients
• and families
• Understanding and applying management of QOF, read codes
• and recalls
• Nurse led management of primary care conditions
• Self-directed practitioner
• Highly motivated
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Team Player
• Ability to work across boundaries
• Appropriate Indemnity cover

Desirable

• Knowledge of public health issues in the area
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area
• Management of patients with long-term conditions
• Management of patients with complex needs
• Clinical leadership skills
• Managing QOF, read codes and recall management
• Health-needs assessment
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidance
• Clinical benchmarking
• Audit
• Recent primary care nursing experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).