Job responsibilities
The ANP/ ACP is a highly skilled healthcare professional who provides clinical consultations and medication prescriptions remotely to patients via telemedicine platforms, video calls, or secure online systems. TheANP/ACP must demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge, a thorough understanding of prescribing laws, and the ability to work independently in assessing, diagnosing, and managing patient conditions. This role requires effective communication skills to ensure safe and effective care while maintaining the highest standards of patient confidentiality.
Clinical responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and detailed electronic health records of patient consultations, assessments, diagnoses, and prescribed treatments.
- Ensure that all records comply with data protection regulations, such as the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
- Document all interactions and prescribe medications in a clear, timely, and legally compliant manner.
- Confidently and competently make ethical, evidence-based decisions and interventions when faced with complexity and assess and manage the risk associated with these decisions.
- Review pathology results, where appropriate and agree on a clear plan of care.
- Review and action communications including letters, where appropriate.
- Prescribe medications based on patient assessments in accordance with current clinical guidelines and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure prescriptions are safe, appropriate, and clinically justified for the patients condition.
- Adhere to relevant legislation, including the Medicines Act 1968, the Controlled Drugs Regulations, and the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
- Prescribing acutely for clinical conditions appropriately and where relevant in accordance with NICE guidelines and local pathways and protocols
- Confidently and competently make ethical, evidence-based decisions and interventions when faced with complexity and assess and manage the risk associated with these
- Technology Proficiency: Proficiency in using telemedicine platforms, Electronic Health Records (EHR),SystmOneand other relevant healthcare technologies.Access to a laptop that is smartcard enabled
- To undertake the duties of non-medical prescribing within the substance misuse service ensuring compliance with safer prescribing policies and national policies.
- To maintain appropriate skills and competency in accordance with guidance set out by professional regulatory bodies.
- To promote and maintain harm reduction strategies in the treatment and prevention of associated blood borne viruses
- To provide advice, guidance, and leadership in respect of health and concurrent substance misuse needs
- Demonstrate critical thinking and skills in clinical decision making in the management of patients.
- Administer treatment within local guidelines / protocols.
- To maintain competencies associated with the role ensuring working within own limitations / scope of practice.
- Referral / sign posting to appropriate health professionals / services.
Leadership Responsibilities
- Understand own role and scope and identify how role may develop over time
- Monitor and evaluate clinical practice through audit and formal evaluation process leading on development and changes to improve clinical care and staff satisfaction
- Take responsibility for own learning and performance, including participating in clinical supervision
Team Working
- Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded
- Work to improve service provision over the long term and commitment to quality
Confidentiality
- Maintain high levels of confidentiality at all times, ensuring that information is not communicated except in the course of recognised duty and in accordance with DrPA's policy
Health and safety
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
- Reporting potential risks identified
- Implement safeguarding and risk
- Significantly contribute to the clinical risk management agenda
Equality and Diversity
- Support the equality, diversity and rights of patients and colleagues.
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures and policies, and current legislation.
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients and colleagues.
- Behaving in a manner which is welcoming and non-judgmental, respecting the patient's circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.
Personal and Professional Development
- Taking responsibility for their own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
- Support the expansion and development of ANP role within the organisation
- Ensure own competency base and delivery of evidence-based practice and care
- Participation in an annual review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Quality
- Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
- Work effectively with individuals in other providers to meet patient needs.
- Effectively manage your own time, workload and resources.
- Maintain NMC registration and ANP competencies
Communication
- Communicate effectively with other team members and providers, recognising the importance of communication within a team.
- Communicate effectively with established staff
- Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.
- Be confident in conflict resolution and negotiating
The above indicates the main duties of the post which may be reviewed in the light of experience and development within the service or for business continuity purposes. Any review will be undertaken in conjunction with the post holder
