Advanced Nurse Practitioner

• To independently undertake specialised clinical assessments, diagnose,treatand discharge, or appropriately refer, patients with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses.
• To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans.
• To ensure effective coordination and liaison with multidisciplinary teams across primary and secondary care, statutory and voluntary disciplines/groups to provide a seamless service to patients and their carers and prevent hospital admission where urgent care is required
• To adapt styles of communication appropriately to promote empowerment, self-management, and health education for patients.
• To attend clinical meetings as required.
• To be a source of clinical expertise to less experienced staff within the team.
• To delegate duties/tasks to other members of staff where appropriate.
• Provide specialist advice relating to minor illness and/or injury to local healthcare teams, patients, relative, and carers.

• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing

• Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic

• Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for

• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing

• Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required

• Be aware

• Request and collect pathological specimens. Upon receipt, to process and

• Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as

• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant

• Maintain chronic disease registers and implement and embed an

• Develop, implement and embed well woman and well man clinics
• Chaperone patients where necessary
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health

• Support in the provision of vaccination programmes for both adults

• Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant

• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over

• Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local

• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is

• Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe

• Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and

• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

• Clinically

• Undertake training needs analysis and implement training and development

• Conduct appraisals, in collaboration with the Operations Manager, for

• Drive the development of nursing services within the organisation

• Support and participate in shared learning within the organisation

Essential

• Registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Masters degree required for qualification post December 2020 refer to RCN Credentialing for Advanced Level of Nursing Practice (ALNP) or, a degree for Advanced Practice Qualification up to December 2020
• Qualified Independent Nurse Prescriber on the NMC register
• Has evidence of working at an enhanced level, as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework
• Meets NMC revalidation requirements in accordance with the NMC Revalidation booklet
• Confirmation of registration with the NMC
• Minor illness qualification

Desirable

• Qualified triage nurse
• Teaching qualification
• ALS and PALS

Essential

• Understanding of general practice and the wider NHS
• Experience of practice within the four pillars
• Experience of leading in chronic disease management
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
• Experience of infection prevention and control measures
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking

Desirable

• Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse
• An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners

Essential

• Understanding of the importance of evidence-based practice
• Ability to promote best practice regarding nursing matters
• Clinical knowledge and skills including:
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Chaperone procedure
• Requesting and processing pathology tests
• Advising patients accordingly
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Asthma
• Spirometry
• CHD
• Immunisations - routine and childhood
• Womens health - cervical cytology, contraception, etc.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Good clinical system IT knowledge and the ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children

Essential

• Effective time management - planning and organising
• Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
• Ability to follow legal, ethical and professional policies/ procedures and codes of conduct
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Knowledge of and ability to work to key policies and procedures

Desirable

• Knowledge of IT systems including the ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals

Essential

• Disclosure Barring Service check
• Occupational Health clearance
• Meet the requirements and produce evidence for nurse revalidation
• Evidence of continuing professional development - CPD, commensurate with the role
• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours