Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS Jobs; England; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who will work autonomously within their professional scope, providing face-to-face care, telephone consultations, triage and home visits as appropriate.

The post-holder will manage patient caseloads, arrange investigations and referrals, interpret results, and deliver programmes of supported self-management to improve activity, mobility and independence while minimising pharmacological intervention.

Qualifications

• Qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner with current registration.
• Experience in autonomous practice.
• Experience in triage and patient management.

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face and telephone consultations; triage and manage patient needs.
• Prioritise and triage patient cases; determine referrals for investigations and admissions.
• Manage patient caseloads; interpret results and coordinate care with colleagues.

Job description

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will act autonomously within their professional scope of practice providing care for patients face to face, via telephone consultations, triage and home visits. The post-holder will operate within their own sphere of competence and limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues, ensuring clinical safety and excellence. The ANP will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. The post-holder will use skills, knowledge and competencies as a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in order to be responsible and accountable for managing patient caseloads for treatments, referral, admission and discharging patients, interpreting and acting on results as appropriate. The ANP will deliver programmes of supported patient self-management, in ways that facilitate behavioural change, optimise individuals physical activity, mobility, fulfilment of personal goals and independence, and that minimise the need for pharmacological interventions.

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust