Advanced Nurse Practitioner

apartmentNHS Jobs placeBushey calendar_month 
The following are the core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. a. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes b.
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice c. Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients d. Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health e.
Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF f. Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler, etc.) g. Provide specialist clinics such as ear syringing, contraception, etc.
h. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens i. Provide travel medicine services j. Request pathology services as necessary k. Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required l. Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required m.
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation n. Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively o. Maintain chronic disease registers p. Develop, implement and embed well woman clinics q. Develop, implement and embed well man clinics r.
Develop, implement and embed travel clinics s. Develop, implement and embed an effective call/recall system t. Be responsible for the implementation of an effective immunisation programme u. Chaperone patients where necessary v. Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately w.
Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies x. Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs y. Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children z. Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance aa.
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required bb. Contribute to practice targets (QOF, etc.), complying with local and regional guidance cc.
Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients, etc.) dd. Delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual) ee.

Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies ff. Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately gg. Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate

apartmentNHS JobsplaceBorehamwood, 4 mi from Bushey
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