Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Main Clinical Responsibilities

To undertake a comprehensive holistic assessment, liaising and referring to other agencies and professionals as necessary. To use clinical examination and diagnostic skills, initiate investigation, prescribe care and treatment as appropriate. To facilitate and/or provide health promotion and education. To work collaboratively with other health professionals and agencies. To develop and maintain advanced nursing skills. To prescribe effectively from the non-medical nurse prescribers formulary in line with local and national prescribing formularies.

Education and Development

To support peer review and reflective practice. To formally and informally disseminate knowledge and skills to other staff. To proactively develop practice across boundaries. To undertake and participate in clinical supervision. To identify personal and professional development needs and implement action plans to meet those needs. To participate in agreed in-service training programmes. To contribute to identifying own training needs and those of nurses working at the Centre. To attend mandatory training annually.

Research/Audit

To support evaluation, research, and clinical audit at the Centre as appropriate. To identify, apply and disseminate research findings related to advanced nursing practice. To support the understanding and utilisation of evidence-based practice. To provide quality service using the audit process to evaluate the service being provided, implementing action plans and change of practice as necessary. To be involved in the process of clinical governance.

Management

To oversee the day-to-day functions of the Walk-In team. To support the Nurse Manager and Practice Manager, undertaking specific areas of work as requested. To ensure quality targets are met or exceeded. To ensure continuity of service. To actively market and promote the Centre. To assist in ensuring all staff are familiar with medical emergency procedures. To assist in the training of clinical staff employed at the Centre. To assist in recording complaints, incidents, and accidents involving patients, visitors, and staff.

Professional

To ensure all practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice, Standards in the Administration of Medicines, and Standards of Record Keeping. To maintain and develop advanced clinical skills. To identify areas of unsafe practice and areas of concern, initiating prompt and appropriate action. To respect the confidentiality of all matters learned as a result of employment in the NHS, including matters relating to other members of staff and the public/patients. To have a working knowledge of NPC policies and procedures. To attend meetings as required.

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Centre, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources in line with Health Centre Policy.

Note

The responsibilities of this role will normally include all duties described in this job description and any additional or different duties, which the employer may require from time to time.