Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

Key Responsibilities 1. Clinical Practice & Home Visiting • Autonomous Consultations: Manage a clinical caseload using face-to-face, telephone, and digital triage pathways. • Domiciliary Care: Undertake acute and routine home visits for housebound or complex patients. • Clinical Assessment: Conduct detailed history-taking and physical examinations of undifferentiated conditions. • Diagnosis & Management: Formulate accurate diagnosis and treatment plans for acute illness and chronic diseases. • Independent Prescribing: Prescribe safely and effectively within current legal and local frameworks. • Investigations: Order, interpret, and action diagnostic tests including pathology and radiology. • Escalation: Make referrals to secondary care, community teams, or arrange emergency admissions when required. 2. Care Quality & Administration • Documentation: Maintain accurate, comprehensive electronic patient records using EMIS Web. • Coding: Ensure effective use of SNOMED CT coding for clinical information. • QOF & Targets: Support the practice in hitting targets related to QOF and local health contracts. • Audits: Participate in and lead clinical audits to maintain evidence-based local guidelines. 3. Leadership & Education • MDT Collaboration: Work with GPs, Outreach Team and District Nurses, to coordinate care pathways. • Mentorship: Provide clinical supervision and support to practice nurses and junior staff. • Professional Development: Maintain professional revalidation in line with NMC standards. This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the post and is not an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the role, in line with the needs of the practice and service development. Job description Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities 1. Clinical Practice & Home Visiting • Autonomous Consultations: Manage a clinical caseload using face-to-face, telephone, and digital triage pathways. • Domiciliary Care: Undertake acute and routine home visits for housebound or complex patients. • Clinical Assessment: Conduct detailed history-taking and physical examinations of undifferentiated conditions. • Diagnosis & Management: Formulate accurate diagnosis and treatment plans for acute illness and chronic diseases. • Independent Prescribing: Prescribe safely and effectively within current legal and local frameworks. • Investigations: Order, interpret, and action diagnostic tests including pathology and radiology. • Escalation: Make referrals to secondary care, community teams, or arrange emergency admissions when required. 2. Care Quality & Administration • Documentation: Maintain accurate, comprehensive electronic patient records using EMIS Web. • Coding: Ensure effective use of SNOMED CT coding for clinical information. • QOF & Targets: Support the practice in hitting targets related to QOF and local health contracts. • Audits: Participate in and lead clinical audits to maintain evidence-based local guidelines. 3. Leadership & Education • MDT Collaboration: Work with GPs, Outreach Team and District Nurses, to coordinate care pathways. • Mentorship: Provide clinical supervision and support to practice nurses and junior staff. • Professional Development: Maintain professional revalidation in line with NMC standards. This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the post and is not an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the role, in line with the needs of the practice and service development.