Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Nurse Practitioner

This role involves working autonomously to a high standard of care within the same day care team triaging, assessing, diagnosing and treating minor illness and ailments as part of our on the day service, both on-site and at home. Supply, administer and prescribe medicines as indicated (and appropriate) to address patient need, according to medicines management policy, patient group or patient specific directions or NMC/HCPC standards. Provide telephone or video consultations, including the safe and effective triage of acutely unwell patients. Conduct reactive home visits to those acutely unwell patients, assess, plan, treat and arrange admission to hospital if required, for the practice and within the PCN. Conduct proactive home visits to housebound patients with long term conditions, including but not exclusively dementia, diabetes, respiratory disease. Provide advice to patients and their families or carers on general health care, lifestyle, advice, referring to internal or external services. Ensure clinical practice is safe, effective and evidence based and remains within boundaries of competence and acknowledges limitations to work within a team, be part of and to create a positive culture and atmosphere for patients and staff Make appropriate referrals to primary, secondary and social care services, following practice (and/or locally agreed) pathways and protocols. Promote self-care and educate service users to allow them to be empowered to make informed choices about treatment. Understand local safeguarding referral process and be aware of appropriate referral mechanisms for children and vulnerable adults

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