Job responsibilities
Job
Summary / Purpose:
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) is an integral member of our healthcare
team, the ANP will provide a range of advanced clinical assessments,
diagnostics, and interventions, ensuring high-quality care and patient-centred
services working autonomously to support and work alongside the General
Practitioners.
As a key
member of the primary care team, the ANP will have a strong background in
general practice nursing and demonstrate exceptional clinical expertise,
leadership, and communication skills.
The role is diverse and will also include being involved in research,
leadership and education as well as being actively involved in planning and
implementation of projects and areas of practice development.
Key
Responsibilities:
Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including history-taking, physical
examinations, and health screenings, to diagnose and manage acute and chronic
medical conditions.
Develop,
implement, and evaluate individualised care plans in collaboration with
patients and other healthcare professionals.
Prescribe medications and manage pharmacological therapies according to
established guidelines and regulations, while monitoring patient outcomes.
Deliver high-quality care across the lifespan, addressing the needs of diverse
patient populations, including children, adults, and the elderly.
Provide health education and counselling to patients and their families,
promoting self-management and preventive care strategies.
Collaborate with GPs, nurses, administrative staff, and external providers to
ensure seamless and coordinated patient care.
Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings and case discussions to improve
patient outcomes and enhance service delivery.
Interpret
and evaluate diagnostic test results, liaising with the patient/carer and their
GP initiating treatment accordingly.
Maintain
accurate and up-to-date clinical documentation in accordance with practice
policies and legal requirements.
Stay
current with clinical practices, guidelines, and regulations relevant to
advanced practice nursing.
Engage
in quality improvement initiatives, contributing to the development of practice
protocols and standards.
Engage
in clinical supervision and self evaluation and use this to improve care and
practice
Provide
support to other members of the Nursing Team
Demonstrate
respect for the dignity of all patients regardless of age, gender, religion,
socio-economic class, sexual orientation or cultural group
Provide
a high standard of care at all times in accordance with the Code of
Professional Conduct (NMC 2004)
Ensure
patient confidentiality at all times in accordance with the Clinical Governance
Framework and the Code of Professional Conduct (NMC 2004)
Adhere
to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
This
list is not exhaustive
Communication:
Utilise
highly developed communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
Communicate
the patients health status using appropriate terminology, format and
technology
The
course of this communication process involves the discussion of complicated
issues and the sharing of delicate information on a regular basis
Provide
health promotion and disease prevention services to patients who are healthy or
have acute and /or chronic conditions by giving anticipatory guidance and
counselling to promote health, reduce risk factors and prevent disease and
disability
Uses
networks for the purpose of sharing relevant information in a safe and
appropriate manner.
HEALTH AND
SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
The
NP must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety policies, in
particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents
using the organisations Incident reporting System.
The
NP will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health
Records Act (1990).
Assist
and work with the Lead for practice Infection Prevention and Control to
ensure practice is compliant in its delivery of services, audits and regular
checks undertaken to evidence this. Education undertaken and cascaded where
necessary to colleagues and external bodies. Liaise with both internal and
external colleagues in the monitoring and maintaining of practice Infection
control policies and procedures to minimise risk to staff, patients and
visitors to the practice.
EQUALITY AND
DIVERSITY
The
NP must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality
of employment. Co-workers, patients and
visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age,
disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
RESPECT FOR
PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The
NP should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient
information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
COMMUNICATION
& WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The
NP will establish and maintain effective communication pathways with the
following:
Internal:
GPs
Practice Manager and deputy
Nurse Practitioner & Nursing team
Pharmacy technicians and local pharmacy
Reception and Secretarial team
External:
Non-medical prescribers forum
Community specialist teams
Care Quality team HIOWICB
H&W PCN team
SPECIAL WORKING
CONDITIONS
The
NP is required to travel to care homes and do some home visits
The
NP will have contact with body fluids ie, wound exudates; urine etc while in clinical
practice.
REHABILITATION
OF OFFENDERS ACT 1994
Because
of the nature of the work, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section
4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1994 (Exceptions) Order 1995. Applicants for posts are not entitled to
withhold information about convictions, which for other purposes are spent
under the provisions of the Act and in the event of employment any failure to
disclose such convictions could result in disciplinary action or dismissal by
the Practice.
Any
information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only
in relation to an applicant of a position to which the order applies.
Will adhere to the practice Confidentiality
policy provided on employment.
