Job Description

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will work as part of the primary healthcare team providing Personal Medical Services to the patients of practice. Job responsibilities: To work autonomously, the ANP is responsible for consulting with 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. All consultations will be recorded on SystmOne, the clinical IT system. The ANP is required to conduct both telephone and F2F appointments.



Intermittently there is a requirement to see extra or emergency patients and carry out home visits for an agreed cohort of patients. The nurse practitioner will need to prioritise and triage the needs of patients accordingly, making any necessary referrals for investigations in a timely appropriate manner. Patients with conditions requiring referral to secondary care are discussed with the registered GP before making such a referral. Diagnosing and treating patients Triage and treat patients presenting with minor illnesses to see a health care professional, making any necessary referrals to other members of the primary health care team.



Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence and to acknowledge individual limitations. Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to other members of the primary and secondary health care team as necessary. Undertake the collection of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs etc. Perform appropriate investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.



Administration and profession responsibilities Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team. All patient activities are completed daily. Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and management plans are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical system, SystmOne. Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice.



Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports and audit. Attend and participate in practice meetings and mandatory training sessions. Undertake the online training and other training pertinent to the role of ANP as agreed with the Practice Manager/Partners. Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.



They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

Health & Safety:

The post-holder will participate in a full range of promotion and management of their own and others health and safety and infection control, as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to): Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines. Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines. Responsible for correct and safe management of the specimens process, including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements.



Ownership of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols and implementation of those protocols across the practice. Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities ensuring that procedures are followed and weakness / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes.



Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control along with other members of the nursing team, ensuring that provision of hand-cleansing facilities, wipes etc. are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate. Safe management of sharps procedures, including training, use, storage and disposal.



Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management. Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognized. Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other sector managers.



Undertaking periodic infection control training. Waste Management, including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection. Spillage control procedures management. Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance.



Maintenance of sterile environments. Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Equality and diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.



Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights. Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.



Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Communication: The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members. Communicate effectively with patients and carers.



Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. Contribution to the implementation of services: Apply practice policies, standards and guidance. Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. Participate in audit where appropriate.