Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Newport, United Kingdom - GP Practice in Wales

Description

Job summary

Salary Available Upon Request

25 to 25 hours a week

JOB PURPOSE:

To act as an autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health care professionals to assess, diagnose and treat the conditions of patients attending within primary care initiating direct referrals as appropriate.

Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.

To develop new and innovative concepts, models, methods and practices to deliver new and improved primary care services to meet the needs of the practice and PCT population.

To provide education and training to other staff and students.

To undertake research as part of the role.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner works autonomously and is accountable for own professional actions.

Undertakes Clinical Nursing Practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary health care services.

Assesses diagnoses and treats patients attending primary health care services with a range of acute, non acute and chronic medical conditions.

Assesses diagnoses and treats patients in surgery or own home who require acute medical attention and refer to appropriate agency.

Directly admits patients to secondary care hospital in acute medical need.

Refers patients to other medical specialities for assessment if deemed appropriate.

Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations including referral for x-ray.

About us

St. Paul's Clinic is a practice based in the city centre of Newport.

We have a enthusiastic, strong team who love to upskill and learn about our patients.

There are many languages spoken with our culturally diverse demographic and also with our clinical and administrative team which really makes the patients feel supported.

We have a great community feel at the clinic and focus on patient education of services and management of their health.

Job responsibilities

Has undertaken x-ray training as required by hospitals trust.

Interprets a range of diagnostic tests and routine clinical procedures.

Makes critical judgements of the highest order to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job eg first contact with patients presenting acutely and manages care in the presence and absence of protocols.

Makes decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others direct referral of patients to Hospital Consultants without prior reference to other medical colleagues.

Advises and supports others where standard protocols do not apply.

Works within professional guidelines and codes of conduct.

Works within all relevant practice policies and procedural guidelines infection control, chaperoning, risk management.

Extended and supplementary prescriber.

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable