Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Due to organisational growth we currently have vacancies for Advanced Nurse Practitioners to work in our Extended Access service. The primary focus of the role is work as an autonomous advanced practitioner providing high quality and timely patient centred care. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referral and discharge of a diverse range of patients with minor injuries/minor illnesses, without reference to a doctor and within their level of competence and agreed protocols.,

• Act as an advanced practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing roles.
• See pre-booked nursing appointments as if working in a conventional GP Surgery
Triage patients
• Undertake consultations, both face to face and via the telephone, with patients of all ages (neonate to elderly) as an autonomous practitioner and using own clinical judgement to diagnose, treat, refer and/or discharge patients
• Make direct referrals to primary, secondary and social services within our agreed pathways, guidance and protocols.
• Administer dressings
• Provide chronic disease management for pre-booked patients when allocated to specifically competent ANPs.
• Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care, delivered in a timely manner.
• Prescribe, supply and administer medicines as indicated to address patient need.
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation
• Work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of multi-disciplinary and multiagency teams in order to ensure patients needs are met.
  
  ELM Alliance Ltd, extended hours GP Service are a federation of all GP Practices throughout South Tees and covers over 400,000 patients.