Job responsibilities
This
list of duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad
range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or
periodically. This list is not
exhaustive and the role may include additional duties which are not listed
here.
Communication
1)
Communicates
effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
a)
Refers
when necessary to general practitioners, Paramedics, Accident and Emergency,
Secondary Care, District nurses, Community MTD, social workers, mental health
team, and Social Care Teams including third sector organisations
2)
With
Primary care nurses giving support, advice and leadership.
3)
With
reception staff regarding patient information.
4)
Communicates
effectively and respectfully with
patients and their family and carers assisting them to navigate the care pathway
5)
Recognises
and effectively manages situations where there are barriers to effective
communication.
Clinical Skills
1)
Works
independently as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the scope of professional practice
assessing both adults and children :-.
a)
Functions
at a high level to a carry out clinical decision making initiating
investigation, treatment, advice and management of undetected and undiagnosed
problems.
b)
Practices
as a non-medical prescriber.
2)
Functions
at a high level in relation to communication skills through patient consultation
and nursing assessment of physical, psychological and social needs.
a)
Takes
an accurate history, building rapport towards a therapeutic relationship.
b)
Assess,
plan and implements patient centred plan of care for patients, independently
discharge patients from your care and refer when necessary to other
healthcare professionals for further specialised care.
3)
Demonstrates
clinical competence in the assessment and management of patients of all ages
from infants to the elderly and management of lifelong illness such as
diabetes, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during the time of
acute illness and managing minor illness.
4)
Adapts
to change within working situation managing unscheduled emergency situations
including Basic life
support, severe breathing problems, serious cardiovascular problems,
collapsed patients and seriously ill patients.
5)
Performs
investigations to reach a differential diagnosis using core clinical skill
and competence. Initiate treatment including diagnostic investigations.
a)
Recognition
of abnormal vital signs observing paediatric and adult respiratory rate and
effort, heart rate rhythm and volume, temperature and blood pressures as
appropriate.
b)
Performs
investigatory procedures including; Performing ECGs, Urinalysis, Blood
Glucose monitoring, Venepuncture, measuring and interpreting Peak Flow.
6)
Demonstrates
competence in examination techniques including but not limited to
a)
Examination
of the Ear Nose and Throat system
b)
Basic
Neurological examination of Headaches and Head injury
c)
Basic
Muscular-skeletal examination in the assessment of injury
d)
Basic
eye examination in the assessment of injury, foreign body and infection.
e)
Respiratory
Examination
f)
Abdominal
Examination
g)
Cardiovascular
Examination
h)
Vaginal
Examination and sexual health screening
7)
Performs
safe manual handling techniques.
8)
Recognises
own limitations, seek assistance and refer appropriately.
9)
Delivers
a high standard of care without discrimination to all ages, sexes and ethnic
origins of the population through continuum of life.
10)
Deliver
safe, effective evidence based care and advice to ease patient problems.
11)
Promotes improving the health of the
individual through health promotion, health education, screening and
therapeutic communication.
12)
Provides Contraceptive advice as required
Organisational Skills
1)
Aware
of and complies with CH policies and procedures.
2)
Able
to adapt to change in the workplace being involved in new developments in the
delivery of care.
3)
Ensures
faulty clinical equipment is reported and repaired and adequate for use.
4)
Ensures
store supplies are adequately ordered and maintained.
5)
Ensures
infection control regulations are complied with assisting the infection
control lead where necessary
6)
Participates
and supports the implementation of clinical governance, clinical audit and
clinical risk assessment, setting and monitoring standards of care.
7)
Supports
the management team to ensure QUOF/PIP etc targets are met.
8)
Promotes
improving the health of the community through reporting and preventing
occurrences of infectious disease, proving advice and education and promoting
vaccination.
9)
Has
a flexible approach to geographical locations across county sites.
Professional
1)
Ensures
practice and implementation of care is evidence based by adhering to local
and national guidance.
2)
Complies
with Nursing and Midwifery council code of conduct and works within scope of
professional practice
3)
Maintains
confidentiality of information regarding patients.
4)
Ensures
accurate, concise documentation.
5)
Reports
any adverse incidents or near miss events through agreed CH system.
6)
Maintains
professional development in risk awareness, health and safety, fire safety at
work, Child and Adult safeguarding, conflict resolution, information
governance and basic life support by attending annual mandatory training.
7)
Identifies
and/ or participates in strategies of risk assessment to avoid or prevent
clinical incidents and near misses incorporated in the clinical governance
framework including:
Risk management, Child and Adult
safeguarding policies, Drug policies and Infection prevention policies.
Leadership
1)
Is
a support network for other colleagues.
2)
Act
as role model to inspire and motivate others maintaining
good relationships across the staff team.
3)
Actively
encourages reflective practice and new ways of working for effective and
efficient general practice
4)
Supports
practice development; Act as mentor, support and induct new staff.
5)
Provides
local point of reference to the practice nursing workforce..
6)
Training and Educational
1)
Actively
seeks to enhance own professional development and promotes and facilitates
this for nursing/ ANP workforce.
2)
Continually
keeps up to date with current evidence based practice.
3)
Is
involved in lifelong learning.
4)
Ensures
mandatory training has been completed.
5)
Participates
in in-house training provided / clinical meetings / supervision
