Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2024 |
| Location: | Congleton, CW12 1JP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A4160-24-0008 |
Summary
To work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct / equivalent professional body. Act as a positive role model to staff and patients. To work as an autonomous practitioner Responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional, diagnosing, treating and prescribing for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed illness or injury making an assessment of their needs, based on highly developed nursing skills including physical assessment. Seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs. Administer treatment within protocols, policies and clinical guidelines. Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to the patients needs in accordance with evidence based practice and clinical guidelines. To maintain competencies associated with the role ensuring you are working within your own limitations / scope of practice. Ensure clinical protocols are adhered to at all times. To participate in the setting of standards of patient care based on sound research findings. To complete on-line and face to face training as required, maintaining competence and professional development. Demonstrate flexible and innovative ways of working to provide access to the patient population. Maintain confidentiality and trust at all times. Adhere to consent and understand the working principles involved, especially in relation to vulnerable groups. Clear contemporaneous recording and updating patient care records. Maintaining a portfolio of professional development for NMC revalidation to maintain professional registration. To provide high quality advanced nursing service to a defined practice population.The role will include responsibility within the practice for the development and direction of the clinical and managerial aspects of nursing care, as well as an advanced clinical role. The role is flexible and demanding and maybe expanded in accordance with practice requirements and the ACPS own scope of practice. To provide high quality advanced nursing service to a defined practice population. The role will include responsibility within the practice for the development and direction of the clinical and managerial aspects of nursing care, as well as an advanced clinical role. The role is flexible and demanding and may be expanded in accordance with practice requirements and the ACPS own scope of practice. Identify, assess and diagnose patients (adults and children) with complex health needs across the practice population including in the community, Residential and Nursing Homes Lead the introduction and use of technical and specialist nursing treatments for patients with complex healthcare needs. Prescribe products to meet the needs of patients within the practice population. Lead and develop programmes to improve health and well-being and meet the specific needs of communities, groups and individuals. Work with others to change policies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities. Mentor clinical staff where competencies allow The implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve the services offered by the practice nursing team. Participate in quality assurance, development and clinical governance. Work with other members of the practice team in the implementation of specific aspects of national guidelines. To adopt a holistic approach working with individuals and wider populations to promote health through preventative measures. Be able to deal with Children and Adults Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team Ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes Ensure the clinical computer system is kept up to date, with accurate details recorded and amended 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 as required