Advanced Clinical / Nurse Practitioner (ACP/ANP)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

· Manages a clinical caseload

· Takes part in the On Call Rota

· Assesses, diagnoses and treats patients attending Primary Health Care services with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions

· Assesses, diagnoses and treats patients in surgery or at their home who require acute medical attention with appropriate referral including admissions to secondary care for those with acute medical need

· Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures

· Makes critical judgements of the highest order to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job, eg. first contact with patients presenting acutely and manages care in the presence and absence of protocols

· Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others, eg. direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues

· Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply

· Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct

· Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines, eg. infection control, chaperoning, risk management

· Develops and manages highly specialised programmes of care and care packages and provides highly specialised advice concerning care normally beyond the scope of normal nursing practice, eg. establishes differential diagnoses, management/treatment plans and makes referrals as appropriate.

· Makes fast track referrals

· Communicates highly sensitive condition related information to patients, relatives and carers

· Contributes to Practice targets, both local and national, within the disease management agenda, eg. QOF, prescribing incentive scheme

· Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiate changes as necessary

· Undertakes annual reviews of patients understanding, ability to self-manage and reviews medication

· Supports On Call GP with face to face consultations, video and telephone consultations and appropriate triage

· Contributes and supports The Waterloo Practice as a teaching unit

· Contributes to delivering Federation incentives and other ventures as agreed by The Waterloo Practice

· Shares innovation and new learning with others

· Encourages and motivates others to be forward thinking in ideas that address the health needs of the Practice that will be innovative whilst managing and developing new ways of working

· Partakes in monthly Practice Protected Time as arranged by the CCG for own development and development of the Practice

· Actively participates in Practice clinical meetings

· Develops own knowledge and Practice to meet objectives/changes in service, through attendance on study days, self-directed learning and reflection on practice.

· Makes effective use of the clinical system by ensuring the consistent and accurate entering of data and use of clinical coding

· Assists in the development of Practice protocols for the surgery and clinical protocols for the clinical team

Working Conditions:-

· Frequent exposure to body fluids, blood, wounds, fleas and lice

· Occasional exposure to aggressive behaviour

· Frequent use of VDU equipment

· Requirement to travel between different locations for attending patients in their own home, attending meetings, attending training etc.

· Requirement to provide extended access in line with Practice or external initiatives

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (RGN or RN) with current NMC registration
• Nurse Practitioner qualification (MSc Specialist Practice)
• Non medical prescriber qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience within a General Practice environment

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

The Waterloo Practice

Address

Waterloo Health Centre

Wakefield Road, Waterloo,

Huddersfield

HD5 9XP

Employer's website

https://thewaterloopractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)