Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Perform a comprehensive clinical assessment and evaluation of patients condition

Develop and implement individual care packages for patients based on clinical findings

Evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs

Interpret clinical findings to ensure most appropriate care is delivered

Collect, collate, evaluate and report patient information, maintaining accurate records

Work in partnership with patients, carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care

Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patients needs are met especially in the relation to on-going care needs and discharge arrangements.

Provide venepuncture for patients who have difficulty accessing established clinics.

Provide wound care management for Walk-in Centre patients.

Provide a range of treatments using patient group directions or nurse prescribing following clinical assessment and diagnosis

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives

Contribute to service redesign

Provide clinical support for junior staff

Managerial/Leadership

Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives

Monitor housekeeping issues, maintenance of stock levels, ordering stock, ensuring faulty or non-working equipment is reported and repaired

Participate and contribute to clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on a group or one to one basis

Provide mentorship for new and junior staff

Participate in the development of services and assist with the implementation and evaluation of change

Monitor health safety and security of self and promote best practice in the departmental area

Supervise the work of staff nurses, auxiliary nurses and bank staff

Develop own broad and expert clinical knowledge and participate in the development of others clinical knowledge, in conjunction with Nurse Consultant / Professional Development Nurse.

Ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training and NMC requirements..

Review and apply existing evidence based practice guidelines for care.

Undertake further education at higher level to promote growth and development of clinical skills and knowledge.

Clinical Governance

Insure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others, participate in the development of same

Continually monitor standards of care and participate in the improvement of care, through benchmarking, audit and research.

Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvements.

Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the Health Care Professionals Council
• Degree/Diploma in relevant clinical area
• MSC Advanced Practice
• V300 Prescriber
• Leadership Course Level 6
• Mentorship Course Level 6

Desirable

• Mentorship Course Level 7

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Substantial experience of Community Services within Urgent and Primary Care and working clinically within those services
• Experience in presenting and leading groups
• Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions to deliver change
• Evidence of leading innovation and change in clinical practice
• Experience of self-management and managing others
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Experience Participation in a diversity of Nurse Practitioner care issues and settingsin evaluation service delivery
• Experience in evaluation service delivery
• Experience of mentorship and preceptorship of junior staff
• Experience of exploring innovative ways of working and ensuring best practice within the clinical area
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Evidence of significant involvement in change management

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to constructively challenge
• Ability to demonstrate leadership
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to support and motivate staff

Desirable

• Operational management experience

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly as part of an out of hours rota
• Able to build effective relationships that engage and support individuals and teams in change
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Leadership qualities
• High levels of personal awareness
• Access to a car for work purposes

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).