Description:
Authority in patient diagnosis and are trusted to independently assess, diagnose, manage and care for patients with complex clinical issues.
Requirements:
- Masters Degree MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent and a recognised prescribing qualification.
- Registered General Nurse Band 7 (Advanced Nursing Practitioner)
- Registered Mental Health Nurse Band 7 (Advanced Clinical Practitioner)
- Current valid NMC registration
- Prison clearance (Civil Justice & Immigration Services)
Duties:
- Diagnosing health conditions
- Conducting check-ups
- Researching patient conditions
- Referring patients to specialists
- Maintaining records of patient medical history
- Prescribing and administering medication
- To provide safe and effective health assessments and treatment of patients attending Primary Care Centres and at home as required.
- To deliver face to face and telephone services which will enable patients to obtain health advise from the appropriate health care professional.
- To be accountable for their own practice including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge or referral of patients, independent of medical intervention, who attend the Primary care Centres.
- To practice as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner within own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice. To assess patients, and order and interpret investigations, diagnose and treat patients who wish to be seen by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
- To be responsible for the assessment of care needs the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, without supervision, and to teach other nursing and non-nursing staff.
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in providing quality, evidence-based health care to meet the immediate needs of the patient.
- To take an active role within the cross-disciplinary, multi-skilled team to ensure service quality in line with corporate goals and strategy, and to assist in the development of new models for service delivery which have a positive impact on the health economy.
- To provide safe and effective health assessments and treatment of patients visited at home
- To work solely at a base and provide safe and effective health assessments and treatment to patients.
- To work within the professional Code of Conduct and other directives as defined by the NMC.
- To undertake appropriate personal and professional development to meet the requirements of NMC Registration.
- To ensure own educational commitment is at least sufficient to maintain PREP requirements and to ensure own mandatory training certificates are current, in line with Practice Plus Group Education and training policy.
- To regularly participate in clinical supervision.
- To demonstrate a clear understanding of the accountability and legal implications of the nurse triage role.
- To participate in regular performance review with Lead nurse/ General Manager using agreed competency framework appropriate to the individual’s scope of practice.
- The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties according to the needs of the service. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of activities, but rather an outline of the main areas of responsibility. Any reasonable changes will be discussed