Advanced nurse practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an ANP you will be an experienced clinician will provide acute same day care to patients registered at the surgery. This includes telephone triage and F2F assessments and also home visits.

Key Responsibilities

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner works autonomously and is accountable for own professional actions.

Assess, diagnose, plan & implement treatment/interventions and care for patients.

Refers patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.

Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness 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 prescribed treatments.

Communicates highly sensitive condition related information to patients, relatives and carers. Initiates the process of diagnosis with patients suspected to have a chronic diseases eg. chronic diseases, within the disease management agenda eg QOF, IIF.

Undertakes annual review of patients understanding and ability to self-manage and medication reviews within scope of competency.

To actively implement safeguarding protocols for children and vulnerable adults and to know who to refer to and how to escalate concerns

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working in General Practice
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
• Independent Nurse Prescriber

Qualifications

Essential

• Working in an advanced nursing role
• Nurse prescribing
• Experience of working within General Practice
• Competency in interpreting bloods and ECGs

Desirable

• Experience with EMIS
• Additional qualifications in diagnostics or chronic disease management

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to provide quality care
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

• Long term conditions qualification

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

Concord Medical Practice

Address

Victoria Road

Washington

Tyne And Wear

NE37 2PU

Employer's website

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