Primary Care ACP / ANP

The Primary Care ACP / ANP will work within their scope of clinical practice and: Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team Assess patients presenting with acute illness or for review of chronic disease conditions. 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, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs and follow up as appropriate. Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate). Alongside the GPs, provide a first point of contact within the practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and management plan. To provide assessment, treatment and diagnosis at point of first contact by attending to patients in a variety of clinical or non-clinical settings according to patients needs. To undertake home visits in accordance with the relevant protocols. To make professionally autonomous decisions for which they are accountable. To refer patients to an alternative care setting or treat and discharge as appropriate. To instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice. Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments and provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. Ensure that professional standards are maintained. Support the development of excellent relationships with stakeholders to enable collaboration for better patient outcomes. Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain high standards of patient care and service delivery. Support the Practice in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements. Secondary responsibilities Participate in the management of patient complaints and significant events when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss events. To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes. To develop yourself and the role through participation in training and service redesign activities. Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, keep up to date with current evidence-based practice. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation. Participate in research and utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required. In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate. Job description Job responsibilities The Primary Care ACP / ANP will work within their scope of clinical practice and: Assess and triage patients, including same day triage, and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medications following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team Assess patients presenting with acute illness or for review of chronic disease conditions. 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, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs and follow up as appropriate. Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate). Alongside the GPs, provide a first point of contact within the practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making to establish a diagnosis and management plan. To provide assessment, treatment and diagnosis at point of first contact by attending to patients in a variety of clinical or non-clinical settings according to patients needs. To undertake home visits in accordance with the relevant protocols. To make professionally autonomous decisions for which they are accountable. To refer patients to an alternative care setting or treat and discharge as appropriate. To instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous health records appropriate to the consultation, ensuring accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice. Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments and provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions. Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care. Ensure that professional standards are maintained. Support the development of excellent relationships with stakeholders to enable collaboration for better patient outcomes. Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain high standards of patient care and service delivery. Support the Practice in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements. Secondary responsibilities Participate in the management of patient complaints and significant events when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through clinical incidents and near-miss events. To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes. To develop yourself and the role through participation in training and service redesign activities. Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, keep up to date with current evidence-based practice. Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation. Participate in research and utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required. In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate on improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate.