Job responsibilities
Job Description
As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner
(ANP) you will be an experienced clinician who, acting within your professional
boundaries, will provide same day care for patients. This will include
telephone triage, initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis,
treatment and evaluation of care. You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision making
and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills. You will
demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Care
- Act
as Advanced Nurse Practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical competence
and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing
roles.
- Undertake
consultations with patients as an autonomous practitioner and using own
clinical judgement to diagnose, treat or refer patients
- Diagnose
and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and
nondrug-
- based
treatment methods into a management plan
- Make
direct referrals to primary, secondary and social services within locally
agreed pathways, guidance and protocols.
- Work
with patients and their carers in order to support compliance with and
adherence to prescribed treatments
- Ensure
care plans are in place, including emergency health care plans following
discussion with the patient and family members
- Ensure
that patients receive high quality clinical care, delivered in a timely
manner.
- Prescribe
and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to
patient needs
- 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.
- Support
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy
lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care
Professional
- Adhere
to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and at all times work within the
scope of professional practice.
- Ensure
that professional practice adheres to organisational and NMC policies,
procedures and guidelines.
- Maintain
a professional manner and act as a positive role model to other members of
the Primary Care team.
- Maintain
confidentiality with regard to information pertaining to patients and
staff.
- Ensure
that the service interfaces with all other departments in a professional
and productive manner, providing an effective service to partner
organisations and other service providers
- Where
required provide supervision and mentoring to other staff in order to help
them develop their knowledge, skills and abilities.
- Deliver
care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Initiate
and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and
processes across the organisation and its activities
Communication
- Communicate
effectively with patients and families regarding complex information about
their care.
- Provide
advice and information to patients, carers and their families where
appropriate.
- Communicate
effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, allied health
professionals and operational staff to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated
service.
- Promote
and demonstrate effective communication networks within the organisation,
with partner organisations and other service providers.
Clinical Governance and Service
Improvement
- Contribute
to the development and implementation of clinical audits identifying areas
of best practice and areas for improvement.
- Provide
support and supervision to assist others to develop knowledge, skills, and
abilities.
- Participate
in quality improvement within the service.
- Contribute
to the ongoing development of the service to address identified needs.
- Adhere
to Company policies, procedures and guidelines.
Educational/Personal Development
- Contribute
to the development and maintenance of an excellent learning environment.
- Contribute
to the development of other members of the nursing team.
- Adhere
to professional registration requirements.
- Participate
in defining own developmental plan to maintain and develop own clinical
skills and ensure own professional development.
- Undertake
and complete all statutory and mandatory training.
- Participate
in an appraisal and regular performance reviews.
Management of Risk
- Manage
and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate
measures are in place to protect staff and patients
- Monitor
work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and
conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures
and guidelines
- Apply
infection-control measures within the practice according to local and
nationalguidelines
- Advocate
for policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally
sensitive and increase access to health care for all
Equality and Diversity
- Identify
patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote
diversity and equality of opportunity
- Enable
others to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture
- Support
people who need assistance in exercising their rights
- Monitor
and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies
- Act
as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice
- Accept
the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in
care and refuse care.
Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care
- Undertake
any training required in order to meet the needs of the practice
