Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Primary Responsibilities: 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: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care. Triage the needs of patients, accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice both on site and during home visits. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF. Request pathology services as necessary. Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation. Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively. Maintain chronic disease registers. Chaperone patients where necessary. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies. Recognise, traige and refer patients presenting with mental health needs. Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required. Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.). Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual). Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate. Secondary Responsibilities: In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner may be requested to: Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation Opportunities to develop an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the organisation Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e., root cause analysis (RCA) Develop practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation Job description Job responsibilities Primary Responsibilities: 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: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high-quality care. Triage the needs of patients, accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice both on site and during home visits. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health. Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF. Request pathology services as necessary. Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required. Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation. Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively. Maintain chronic disease registers. Chaperone patients where necessary. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately. Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies. Recognise, traige and refer patients presenting with mental health needs. Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance. Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required. Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance. Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.). Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual). Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate. Secondary Responsibilities: In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner may be requested to: Act as the audit lead, effectively utilising the audit cycle Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation Opportunities to develop an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the organisation Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e., root cause analysis (RCA) Develop practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation