Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment / interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
• Undertake telephone/video triage/consultations of patients requesting urgent appointments
• Support the GPs with the development and delivery of online consultations
• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly
• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions / treatment for patients with complex needs. Proactively identify, diagnose and management treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long term condition
• Where appropriate undertake patient referrals for further care to other health professions either within and outside of the Practice and where required directly admit patient to hospital in acute medical need
• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan
• Work with patients in order to support adherence and compliance with prescribed treatment. Where appropriate, provide advice and information on prescribed or over the counter medication, medication regimes, side effects and interactions
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient win complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
• Keeping abreast of clinical changes appropriate to the level at which they are working
• To actively implement safeguarding protocols for children and vulnerable adults and to know who to refer to and to escalate concerns about radicalisation if identified
• Support the practice in the delivery of its seasonal flu vaccination programme or covid-19 vaccination programme or similar pandemic programme as and when required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified ANP or PA with a minimum of 1 year experience working in general practice.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Arbury Medical Centre

Address

Cambridge Drive

Stockingford

Nuneaton

Warwickshire

CV10 8LW

Employer's website

https://www.arbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)