Shropshire Rural Alliance Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a psychological perspective, and plan care accordingly. Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition. Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug and non-drug based treatment methods in to a management plan.
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patients needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice. Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of care. Clinical responsibilities: The post-holder will assess and triage patients, manage undifferentiated, undiagnosed condition and as appropriate provide definitive treatment (including prescribing medication following policy, patient group directives, NICE (national) and local clinical guidelines and local care pathways) or make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team.
The post-holder will need to demonstrate complex decision making to inform the diagnosis, investigation, and complete management of episodes of care within a broad scope of practice. Personalised Care: The post-holder will actively take a personalised care approach and population centered care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person.This will include using a high level of interpersonal and communication skills to communicate effectively with patients and multi-disciplinary professionals, including communication sensitive and complex information concerning patients' medical conditions.
Cross organisational working: The post-holder will effectively communicate at all levels of the organisation, with a variety of health professionals, users, and carers to provide the best health outcomes for patients. This will include developing effective professional relationships, signposting to other services and working in close partnership with the wider PCN team.
Secondary responsibilities: In addition to the primary key responsibilities, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner may be requested to: Support delivery of QOF, incentive scheme, QIPP and other quality of cost effectiveness initiatives Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of post and scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner Duties may change from time to time without changing the general character of the post of the level of responsbility