Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Key responsibilities: Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver a comprehensive spectrum of clinical services, encompassing triage, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and the management of acute and chronic conditions for patients of all age groups. Conducting assessments and formulating management plans in close collaboration with patients and other healthcare team members. Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process, referring or signposting patients who present with undifferentiated or undiagnosed conditions relating to minor illness or minor injury. As an independent prescriber: prescribe/ de-prescribe safe, effective, and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.

Request and interpret investigations such as blood results and cultures. Maintaining meticulous and up-to-date medical records, aligning with clinical and professional standards. Embrace opportunities to work and liaise with others, both internally and externally, across multi-professional and multi-agency boundaries, in the interests of improving patient outcomes. Provide assessment, screening treatment, services and health education advice.

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. Be competent in administration of childhood immunisation and travel vaccination.

Be 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 for both adults and children. 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 to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care Maintain and control injectable and oral drug stocks in the treatment room and doctors surgeries. Advise manager regarding health and safety aspects. Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures Undertake the collection of pathological specimens, including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears, etc. Oversee the duties undertaken by the HCA and assist with training and mentoring as and when required.

Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team. Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded adequately on the computer. Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy.