Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Care Delivery

• Provide a first point of contact within the practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan
• Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he/she is accountable
• Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigation and interpret findings/reports
• To prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework
• Provide safe, evidence-based, cost effective, individualised patient care
• Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care/support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care
• Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
• Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate
• Participate in developing and delivering specialist primary care services such as long term disease management (diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease and hypertension).

Work with nursing, medical and health care assistant colleagues to ensure that National Service Frameworks (e.g. Coronary Heart Disease/Older People/Diabetes/Mental Health) are being delivered

Work with multi-disciplinary teams within the practice and across the wider CIC, to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care

Contribute to the PCN achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery

Participate in identification of community health needs and develop patient/family-centred strategies to address them in liaison with appropriate community health professionals and agencies

Be aware of and contribute to, planning and delivery of practice-based commissioning

This is not an exhaustive list and may be amended dependent on staff competency and service need

ANPs Cannot

Provide care to pregnant women if this involves assessment of the pregnancy, unless they are also a practising midwife meeting the NMC requirements of registration

Professional role

• Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research

Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate

Work closely with the doctors and administrative managers in the setting up and/or improving of practice systems for monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical Governance and Quality Indicator targets

Ensure that all PCN policies are fully implemented

Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the PCN

Participate in audits and inspections as appropriate

Communication

The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

• Communicate effectively with other team members, including the Community team, Social Services and Voluntary Organisations staffs as required.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers
• Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
  
  

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual appraisal, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Attending relevant professional courses and study days.

Ensure they are carrying out regular clinical audits of their own and nursing team clinics and consultations

Safeguarding Children and Adults

The Sutton PCN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people (anyone under the age of 18) and adults. It expects all staff to share this commitment and act in such a way that safeguards and promotes the health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults.

• Staff must ensure that they are familiar with the signs and symptoms of abuse and know what to do if any such concerns are raised.
• Staff are expected to know about and how to follow safeguarding children and safeguarding adult policies.
• All employees working in at Sutton PCNs have a contractual right and a duty to raise genuine concerns they have with their employer about malpractice, patient safety, financial impropriety or any other serious risks they consider to be in the public interest. Sutton PCNs have local policies in place that emphasise that it is safe and acceptable for staff to raise concerns.
  
  

General

• This job description reflects the current situation. It is subject to review and updating in the light of changing service needs. Details may be changed in consultation with the role holder and/or reviewed at their annual appraisal.
• Job descriptions are not designed to be all-inclusive although they will, as far as practicable, be a reasonably accurate and understandable specification of duties. The nature of the organisation demands a flexible approach in order to provide efficient and modern services to our patients. This job description may be amended by the PCN and the post holder may be required to carry out additional or other duties as may be reasonably required.
• This job description may be subject to periodic review and amendment in consultation with the postholder.