Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Advanced Nurse Practitioners Responsibilities:

Through telephone clinical assessment, obtain a relevant and sequential history of the presenting complaint to determine a working diagnosis.

Formulate a management plan for the patient, using other sources of healthcare professionals (such as GP or pharmacists) if required to support diagnosis or next course of action.

Prescribe medication as required within your clinical competence.

Recognise the need and initiate emergency treatment in order to save life or to safeguard the interests of the patient and refer to emergency services when appropriate.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical decision making within your clinical competence.

Patient Assessment and Care Planning

Work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to assess, devise, and evaluate complex care plans for housebound and frail patients, ensuring that their unique health needs are met in alignment with PCN and QOF care goals.

Engage with patients, families, and caregivers to promote a patient-centred approach and ensure care aligns with both patient preferences and QOF targets.

Clinical Responsibilities

Conduct long-term condition reviews, including diabetes, cancer, learning disabilities, dementia, mental health, and blood pressure management, to support QOF performance and outcomes.

Deliver specialist care in line with level 7 qualifications, including advanced interventions and clinical decision-making for complex cases.

Use prescriptive authority (where qualified) to enhance medication management, especially in managing long-term conditions, with attention to QOF outcomes.

Provide patient and family education on managing health conditions, preventive care strategies, and self-management aligned with QOF indicators.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of Enhanced Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Paramedic Practitioner or Advanced Nurse Practitioner may be considered for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree level in the relevant area of expertise OR is working at a masters level aware or equivalent that encompasses all four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competencies.
• Qualified non-medical prescriber.
• Registered with NMC/HCPC.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a primary care and /or urgent care setting.
• Must be competent at taking a clinical history face to face and on the telephone, excluding red flags and undertake a physical examination of the patient for patients presenting with undifferentiated conditions.
• Good clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and management of acute Primary Care Presentations.

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

Farnham Integrated Care Services Limited

Address

Farnham Centre for Health

Hale Road

Farnham

Surrey

GU9 9QS