Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner (ANP/ACP)
Work autonomously and be accountable for his/her own professional actions. Assess undifferentiated patients (with no restrictions on age ranges from babies to adults) with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions. Take history, make appropriate physical examinations, formulate differential diagnoses and formulate/manage treatment plans when working in any clinical environment. Refer and facilitate patient pathways through appropriate referrals to primary, community, secondary and tertiary care for patients when necessary, such as 2-week wait, urgent and routine referrals to specialities. Request investigations and be able to interpret pathology and radiology results to ensure appropriate treatment and/or onward referrals. Prescribe medication as required within your clinical competence. Recognise the need and initiate emergency treatment to save life or to safeguard the interests of the patient and refer to emergency services when appropriate. Recognise any social needs, safeguarding concerns and act appropriately to safeguard the patient. To ensure that patients are safely discharged from our care with appropriate instructions for after care and follow up. Identify opportunities to proactively encourage health promotion and health education to all patients. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical decision making within your clinical competence To take an active role within the cross-disciplinary, multi-skilled team to ensure service quality in line with corporate goals and strategies and provide mentorship and support to junior staff when required. Take a person-centred approach to service delivery, based on clear understanding and experience of the modes for service delivery. To assist in the development of new models for service delivery which have a positive impact on the health economy. Adherence to KPIs without jeopardising the safety of the patient. Maintain and develop clinical competence and knowledge of care delivery within the health care setting taking responsibility for your educational and developmental requirements and continued professional development. To work within the professional Code of Conduct and other directives as defined by the NMC/HCPC. To be responsible and accountable for legible and contemporaneous clinical records
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