The core responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) are as follows. On occasion, there may be a requirement to carry out tasks not listed below, that are within the reasonable scope of the role. Develop, implement and embed health promotion and wellbeing programmes Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for chronic disease patients Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients health Provide advanced, specialist nursing care t patients are required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and NSF Provide wound care (ulcer/doppler, etc) Provide specialist clinics such as contraception etc Undertake the collection of pathological specimens Provide travel medicine services Request pathology services as necessary Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required Provide chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring patients to secondary/specialist care as required Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation Ensure SNOMED CT codes are used effectively Maintain chronic disease registers Develop, implement and maintain well woman, well man and travel clinics Take part in implementation of an effective immunisation programme Prioritise health issues and intervene where necessary Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs Implement vaccination programmes for adults and children Be an extended and supplementary prescriber, adhering to extant guidance Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing annually as required Contribute to practice targets (QOF etc), complying with both local and regional guidance Liaise with the external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc) Delegate clinical responsibilities where appropriate (ensuring safe practice and that the task is within the scope of practice of the individual) Support the clinical team with all safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies Understand practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour, referring patients appropriately Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate