Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Melton Mowbray; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NHS Jobs is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to deliver autonomous clinical care in alignment with clinical practice guidelines. You will assess, diagnose and treat patients within your scope, and contribute to health promotion and wellbeing programmes across the community.

You will manage patients with acute and chronic conditions, implement specialised treatment plans, and support multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes and safety in line with NICE and NSF guidance.

Responsabilités

• Autonomous assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients within scope of practice.

Description du poste

The following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

• a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes
• b. Provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients within scope of practice.
• c. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice
• d. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients
• e. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health
• f. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• g. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.)
• h. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens
• i. Request pathology services as necessary
• j. Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required
• k. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required
• l. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• m. Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively
• n. Maintain chronic disease registers
• o. Chaperone patients where necessary
• p. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• q. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• r. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
• s. Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance
• t. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required
• u. Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance
• v. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.)
• w. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
• x. Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
• y. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
• z. Act as a clinical expert and resource for the wider multidisciplinary team.
• aa. Initiate and interpret diagnostic investigations to support clinical decision-making
• bb. Participate in audit, clinical governance, and service improvement initiatives.
• cc. Support the education and development of junior staff and students.
• dd. Undertake autonomous home visits to assess, treat, and manage patients in their own homes.
• ee. Carry out verification of deaths in the community in line with local and national guidance.