Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Burnley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a healthcare professional to act as the first point of contact for patients with undiagnosed issues, using thorough history taking, examination and clinical judgment to establish a diagnosis and care plan.

The role includes managing your own clinical workload, ordering and interpreting tests, and operating as an independent prescriber within current laws to deliver safe, evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Provide first point of contact for patients with undifferentiated problems, using history taking, examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and management plan.
• Manage own clinical workload.
• Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings.
• Prescribe safe, effective medications as an independent prescriber within the current legislative framework.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions for which you are accountable.
• Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualized patient care.
• Offer a holistic service to patients and families with ongoing care plans emphasizing prevention and self-care.
• Promote health through health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
• Record accurate consultation data in patient records in line with NMC guidance and other standards.

Job description

A full job description is supplied with the job advert but the key points are as follows.

• Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan.
• Manage own clinical workload.
• Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports.
• As an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework.
• Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable.
• Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care.
• Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
• Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
• Record accurate consultation data in patient records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards.