Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

The advanced nurse practitioner will be responsible for providing first line care to patients from initial assessment, investigation and diagnosis to treatment and the evaluation of care, health promotion as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedure. The successful applicant will work as an autonomous practitioner and must be a qualified prescriber.

The following are the core responsibilities of the advanced nurse practitioner. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

a. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions

b. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for acute and chronic disease patients and refer onto secondary care where appropriate

c. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health

d. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

e. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes

f. Request pathology services as necessary

g. Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required

h. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation

i. Ensure read codes are used effectively

j. Maintain chronic disease registers and support the practice with annual review for chronic disease such as diabetes and respiratory conditions. A special interest in diabetic care would be advantegous

k. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately

l. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

o. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs

p. Extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance

q. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required

r. Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc.), complying with local and regional guidance

s. Liaise with external services / agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

t. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

u. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and national policies

v. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Advanced Practice Qualification)
• Qualified Nurse Prescriber
• Minor Illness Qualification

Desirable

• Chronic Disease diploma or qualification in diabetes, asthma or COPD management.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a primary care environment

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• Experience of chronic disease management

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

Washway Road Medical Centre

Address

Washway Road Medical Centre

67 Washway Road

Sale

Cheshire

M33 7SS

Employer's website

https://wrmc.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)