Clinical Practice Assess, plan, develop, implement, provide and evaluate treatment programmes including, but not limited to: Health promotion and well-being plus individual plans for patients with/at risk of a long term condition Manage and treat long-term conditions, in line with national and local policies and practice needs Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, in accordance with evidence based practice and national/practice protocols, and work with patients to support adherence to prescribed treatments Prioritise health problems, intervening appropriately, to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children including patients travelling abroad Meet the needs of patients presenting for opportunistic wound care Diagnose and treat minor illnesses Communication Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, including those receiving bad news Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues Participate in practice team meetings Delivering a quality service Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Prioritise, organise and manage own and others workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality Deliver care as an individual and team according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care, assessing effectiveness of care delivery through peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation and leading on the maintenance of quality governance systems for the nursing team Implement and review the application of evidence-based practice in nursing Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required Evaluate patients response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care Participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation and assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery Leadership personal and people development Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model Support the development of others in order to maximise staff potential Delivery of practice nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority Planning and implementation of local guidelines, protocols and standards, and of local projects or initiatives Provide an educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in an environment that facilitates learning