Job responsibilities
Summary
The primary focus of the role is to work as an autonomous practitioner providing high quality and timely patient centred care.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referral and discharge of a diverse range of patients with minor injuries/minor illnesses, without reference to a doctor and within their level of competence and agreed protocols.
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
Clinical
Act as an ANP/PCP/ECP, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional ANP/ECP roles.
- Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable.
- Triage patients.
- Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care.
- Offer an holistic service to patients and their families, developing (where appropriate) an on-going plan of care and support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
- Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
- Undertake consultations with patients as an autonomous practitioner and using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge patients.
- Duty Practitioner Rota cover which involves on the day support to patients with urgent acute medical needs.
- Make direct referrals to secondary care and social services within locally agreed pathways, guidance and protocols.
- Provide clinical advice to Reception staff where required.
- Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care, delivered in a timely manner.
- Supply and administer medicines as indicated to address patient need.
- Ensure complete and accurate documentation of each and every patient contact.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of multi-disciplinary and multiagency teams in order to ensure patients needs are met.
- Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate in line with Practice policy.
- Work with multi-disciplinary team within the Practice to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care.
- Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery.
- Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services.
Communication and Working Relationships
- The post-holder will be expected to communicate with staff at all levels throughout the organisation as well as patients and carers.
- Of particular importance is the development and maintenance of effective communication and working relationships with, and between, multi-disciplinary agencies.
Professional Role
- Adhere to the Code of Professional Conduct and at all times work within the scope of professional practice.
- Ensure that professional practice adheres to organisational policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Maintain a professional manner and act as a positive role model for staff and other members of the practice Team.
- Maintain confidentiality with regard to information pertaining to patients and staff.
- Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.
- Monitor the effectiveness of own clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review.
- Maintain their professional registration.
- Participate in continuing professional development opportunities to ensure that up-to-date evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role is maintained.
- Record accurate consultation data in patients records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards.
- Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and work with the practice team and, where appropriate, with the wider locality team, to consider the impact and strategies for implementation.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.
This job description is intended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities only. There may be other duties required of the post-holder commensurate with the position. This description will be open to regular review and may be amended to take into account development within the Practice.