Advanced Nurse Practitioner

• You MUST have a past experience of working as ANP in a GP surgery in UK
• You will be responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.
• Prioritising and triaging the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
• Working with reference to practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.

• Provides patients with access to a Nurse Practitioner in surgery and over the phone for all presentations in primary care.
• Controls admission and discharge to own caseload through:

• Appropriate comprehensive assessment to include physical, mental, emotional and social health including the use of invasive and non-invasive investigations to establish a diagnosis.
• Prescription of evidence-based care including medication.
• Developing with the patient and family when appropriate, an ongoing plan for health with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
• Follow-up and evaluation of care.
• Direct referral to and liaison with consultants and other professional agencies.
• Making and accepting referrals within the practice team.
• If qualified to, prescribes according to formulary and competencies.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.
• Support and mange health needs of women presenting for family planning, or sexual health consultation.
• Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for Mental Health.
• A collaborative, supportive and holistic approach.
• To keep accurate patient records on computer system.

• Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.
• Prioritising and triaging the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
• Work with reference to practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.

• Provides patients with access to a Nurse Practitioner in surgery and over the phone for all presentations in primary care.
• Controls admission and discharge to own caseload through:

• Appropriate comprehensive assessment to include physical, mental, emotional and social health including the use of invasive and non-invasive investigations to establish a diagnosis.
• Prescription of evidence-based care including medication.
• Developing with the patient and family when appropriate, an ongoing plan for health with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
• Follow-up and evaluation of care.
• Direct referral to and liaison with consultants and other professional agencies.
• Making and accepting referrals within the practice team.
• If qualified to, prescribes according to formulary and competencies.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.
• Support and mange health needs of women presenting for family planning, or sexual health consultation.
• Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for Mental Health.
• A collaborative, supportive and holistic approach.
• To keep accurate patient records on computer system.

• Undertakes the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.
• Checks and processes results received via SystmOne as instructed by the GPs.

• Disseminates learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments/courses.
• Manages and assess risk within areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
• Participates in the delivery Chronic Disease Management and in achieving QOF Targets.
• Ensures good communication between you and the team and other members of staff and communicate any changes of ways of working to those affected as appropriate.
• Attends and contributes to Practice Clinical Governance.
• Encourages and ensure team working within the practice
• To participate in practice clinical audits if required. Acts as a resource to other practice members.
• Uses technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.
• Reviews and processes data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
• To participate in developing protocols and clinical guidelines for use in the practice.

• Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.
• Prioritising and triaging the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in the appropriate manner.
• Work with reference to practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and in participation with nurse colleagues and general practitioners.

• Provides patients with access to a Nurse Practitioner in surgery and over the phone for all presentations in primary care.
• Controls admission and discharge to own caseload through:

• Appropriate comprehensive assessment to include physical, mental, emotional and social health including the use of invasive and non-invasive investigations to establish a diagnosis.
• Prescription of evidence-based care including medication.
• Developing with the patient and family when appropriate, an ongoing plan for health with an emphasis on prevention and self-care.
• Follow-up and evaluation of care.
• Direct referral to and liaison with consultants and other professional agencies.
• Making and accepting referrals within the practice team.
• If qualified to, prescribes according to formulary and competencies.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and apply principles of self-care.
• Support and mange health needs of women presenting for family planning, or sexual health consultation.
• Assess, identify and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordance with the NSF for Mental Health.
• A collaborative, supportive and holistic approach.
• To keep accurate patient records on computer system.

• Undertakes the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.
• Checks and processes results received via SystmOne as instructed by the GPs.

• Disseminates learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments/courses.
• Manages and assess risk within areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.
• Participates in the delivery Chronic Disease Management and in achieving QOF Targets.
• Ensures good communication between you and the team and other members of staff and communicate any changes of ways of working to those affected as appropriate.
• Attends and contributes to Practice Clinical Governance.
• Encourages and ensure team working within the practice
• To participate in practice clinical audits if required. Acts as a resource to other practice members.
• Uses technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information.
• Reviews and processes data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
• To participate in developing protocols and clinical guidelines for use in the practice.

• Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
• Recognised ANP qualification at minimum of degree level or equivalent

• Independent Nurse Prescriber

• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development in all aspects of the ANP role
• Experience in management long term conditions
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
• Experience of minor illness, clinical management and patient referrals

• Several years post registration experience
• Several years experience working in General Practice

• Registered General Nurse (Currently registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
• Recognised ANP qualification at minimum of degree level or equivalent

• Independent Nurse Prescriber

• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development in all aspects of the ANP role
• Experience in management long term conditions
• Evidence of working autonomously and as part of a team
• Proven ability to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their own clinical practice
• Experience of minor illness, clinical management and patient referrals

• Several years post registration experience
• Several years experience working in General Practice

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