Advanced Nurse Practitioner

• Assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with acute and minor illness.
• Independently manage undifferentiated clinical presentations.
• Prescribe medication within scope of practice.
• Request and interpret appropriate investigations.
• Provide treatment, advice, onward referral and safety-netting.
• Work closely with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and work in accordance with practice policies and clinical guidelines.
• Support the delivery of safe, effective and responsive General Practice services.

• Assess patients presenting with acute, minor and undifferentiated illness.
• Take comprehensive clinical histories and undertake appropriate physical examinations.
• Formulate differential diagnoses and develop appropriate management plans.
• Prescribe medication safely and appropriately as an Independent Prescriber.
• Request and interpret investigations including blood tests, imaging and other diagnostic tests where clinically indicated.
• Initiate treatment and provide appropriate follow-up and safety-netting.
• Refer patients to secondary care and other services when required.
• Recognise and appropriately manage deteriorating or acutely unwell patients.
• Provide health promotion, prevention and self-care advice.
• Work within current evidence-based guidance and local and national clinical pathways.
• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals.
• Work closely with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in clinical meetings, significant event reviews, audits and quality-improvement work.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of clinical services within the practice.
• Maintain professional registration, mandatory training and continuing professional development.

• Work in accordance with the NMC Code and relevant professional standards.
• Maintain appropriate professional indemnity and registration.
• Work within their scope of competence and the policies and procedures of St Andrews Medical Centre.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with information governance and data protection requirements.
• Participate in clinical supervision and professional development.
• Identify learning needs and maintain an appropriate CPD portfolio.
• Contribute positively to a culture of learning, openness and continuous improvement.

Essential

• * Experienced in assessing and managing acute and undifferentiated presentations.
• * Experienced in General Practice, Primary Care or a comparable autonomous clinical environment.
• * Confident working independently and making clinical decisions.
• * Able to recognise clinical risk and escalate appropriately.
• * An effective communicator with a patient-centred approach.
• * Organised and able to manage a busy clinical workload.
• * Comfortable working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• * Committed to high standards of patient care, clinical governance and professional development.

Essential

• We are looking for someone who is:
• * An experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner with relevant postgraduate advanced practice qualifications.
• * A registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• * An Independent Prescriber.