Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Key responsibilities • Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis. • Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly. • Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/ treatments for patients with complex needs. • Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan. • Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice. • Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. • Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. • Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. • Undertake vaccinations for adults, within own scope of practice, and according to local and national policies and procedures. • Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment. • Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating. • Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders. • Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues. • Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC. • Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. • Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality. • Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care. • Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities. • Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care. • Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation. • Use a structure framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events. • Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model. Job description Job responsibilities Key responsibilities • Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis. • Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly. • Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/ treatments for patients with complex needs. • Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan. • Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice. • Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. • Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. • Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. • Undertake vaccinations for adults, within own scope of practice, and according to local and national policies and procedures. • Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment. • Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating. • Maintain effective communication within the practice environment and with external stakeholders. • Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues. • Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC. • Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. • Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality. • Deliver care according to NICE guidelines and evidence-based care. • Initiate and participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities. • Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care. • Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation. • Use a structure framework (e.g. root-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events. • Take responsibility for own learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.