JOB TITLE:

Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

REPORTS TO:

The Partners/Lead Nurse/Practice Manager

HOURS:

Full time/Part Time

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

To provide safe and effective health assessments and treatment of patients.
To Work and provide safe and effective health assessment and treatment to patient. An Independent Nurse Prescriber

LIAISES WITH:

All GP’s staff and patients

JOB SUMMARY:

To deliver face to face and telephone advice services which will enable patients to obtain health information from the appropriate health care professional. To provide safe and effective health assessments and treatment of patients attending the surgery. To be accountable for their own practice including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge or referral of patients, independent of medical intervention, who attend the surgery. To practice as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner within own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice. To assess patients, and order and interpret investigations, diagnose and treat patients who wish to be seen by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, without supervision, and to teach other nursing and non-nursing staff. To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in providing quality, evidence-based health care to meet the immediate needs of the patient. To take an active role within the cross-disciplinary, multi-skilled team to ensure service quality in line with corporate goals and strategy, and to assist in the development of new models for service delivery which have a positive impact on the health economy.

For full discription and how to apply visit NHS Jobs - reference A3627-24-0007.