Advanced Practitioner

The post holder will

Clinical Practice

1.Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions for patients by virtue of expert clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT.

2.Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.

3.Initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, life style advice and care.

4.Exercise professional judgement to manage risk appropriately, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events and supporting teams to do likewise to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers.

5.Utilise complex decision-making skills to promote high quality care in unpredictable and challenging circumstances.

6.Ensure compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and work within their scope of practice.

7.Works in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.

8.Work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate

9.Be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy. This includes being critically aware of their limits of their own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information.

10.Be responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice.

For further details please see the attached JD & PS

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