ANP

Job responsibilities

Clinical

1. Provide direct access to patients seeking primary health care; face-to-face, on home visits and on the telephone.

2. Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/ treatments, and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis, referring to secondary or community care as appropriate.

3. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist patients in urgent or emergency situations.

4. Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment for patients at risk of developing long term conditions.

5. Using a motivational interviewing approach support patient to adopt health promotion strategies and self-care, referring as appropriate to local services.

6. Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/ treatments for patients with complex needs, and maintain knowledge of long-term conditions and their management.

7. Work with patients and pharmacists to support concordance to treatment and provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medications, side effects and interactions.

8. Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to the patients needs, in accordance with national and local protocols and within scope of practice.

9. Assist GPs in the holistic care of their housebound patients and patients in care homes; managing multiple long-term conditions, social and psychological needs and liaising with GPs, community services and community nurses or matrons as appropriate.

10. To manage the patients pathology results, ECGs and other basic diagnostics tests, referring appropriately within or outside of the practice within the appropriate time frame and processing of letters received from secondary care for your own referrals.

11. To engage in teaching other professionals and students as required within the practice.

12 To engage in research which the practice is carrying out as part of the Trent Regional research Network.

Delivering a Quality Service

1. Recognise and work within their own competence and professional Code of Conduct as regulated by the NMC.

2. To use systmone effectively to ensure all records of patient episodes are accurate, complete, and contemporaneous.

3. Deliver evidence-based care according to National Service Framework, NICE and local guidelines, responding to updates appropriately.

5. Initiate or contribute to the development and review of practice protocols and procedures, ensuring these are implemented.

4. Assess the effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review. To undertake audits as necessary of own work and that of the practice.

6. Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and the wider Primary care Network.

7.Support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, be aware of statutory duties of care and follow National, local and practice policies and procedures in these areas.

8. To remain up to date with all compulsory training in the practice and participate in any local or National training updates as required.

Team working

1. Work as an effective, flexible and responsible team member, supporting and valuing the contribution of others.

2. Delegate clearly and appropriately in a supportive manner.

3. Work with the team to create opportunities to improve health care and work innovatively with others.

7. To participate in annual appraisals of self and others if appropriate.

8. To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team in the assessment of future nursing needs and developments including training of clinical receptionists, nurses and healthcare assistants.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse.
• Qualified Nurse Prescriber.
• Post graduate diploma or degree (Advanced Practice Qualification).
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Desirable

• Qualified Triage Nurse.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Personal Qualities
• Essential
• Caring with a desire to make a difference to patients lives.
• A good listener, sensitive and empathic to patients situations.
• Flexible and a good team worker.
• Enthusiastic, forward thinking and a motivator.
• Confident and able to work under pressure.
• Self-awareness and understanding of own limitations and those of others.
• An effective teacher.
• Commitment to ongoing professional and practice development.
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) 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.
• Skills
• Essential
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Strong information technology skills.
• Clear, polite telephone manner.
• Effective time and organisational management.
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving & analytical skills.
• Ability to follow clinical policies and procedures.
• Desirable
• Experience with clinical audit.
• Experience with teaching.
• 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.

Experience

Essential

• Essential at least 5 years:
• Experience of assessing, diagnosing, and managing acute medical conditions.
• Experience of long-term conditions management.
• Experience of working in a primary care environment.
• Clinical Knowledge and Skills
• Essential at least 5 years:
• Being able to access and implement evidence-based practice
• Knowledge of management of acute self-limiting conditions.
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes.
• Understanding of pathology tests and how to manage these.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when, how and who to ask for help from.
• Knowledge of health promotion strategies.
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews.

Desirable

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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