Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Clinically examine and assess patient needs and plan clinical care accordingly.

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary

Prescribe and review medication in accordance with practice and national protocols.

COMMUNICATION

Utilise sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment

Maintain effective communication with the practice team

DELIVERING A QUALITY SERVICE

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC/RCN

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.

Deliver care according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.

Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required.

Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation.

LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT

Take responsibility for own learning and performance acting as a positive role model.

Assist in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.

Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning.

Contribute to the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.

Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (eg courses and conferences).

Assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.

TEAM WORKING

Understand own role and scope and identify how this may develop over time.

Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring the development of new ways of working.

Delegate clearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence.

Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are in place

Discuss, highlight and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient care.

Agree plans and outcomes by which to measure success.

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

Ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. Oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements where appropriate.

MANAGING INFORMATION

Use technology as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.

Collate, analyse and present clinical data and information to the team.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to work with minimal supervision after initial training period.

An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality of both patient records and business activities of the partnership.

Excellent communication skills.

Equality and Diversity:

The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues

Personal /Professional Development:

The post holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Work safely at all times in accordance with Legislative requirements and Practice policy and procedures

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• QUALIFICATION:Recognised Nurse Practitioner 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

Llanilar Health Centre

Address

Llanilar

Aberystwyth

Ceredigion

SY23 4PA

Employer's website

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?orgid=752 (Opens in a new tab)