Bank Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Advising, supporting, and educating patients by supporting and preventing disease progression and development. Support all elements of disease prevention by providing smoking cessation and associated NRT therapy, long term condition reviews advice and guidance and implementing care pathways related to a specific disease pathway, and by ensuring pathways that are in place are maintained and enhanced were required by onward referral, diagnostics and non-medical prescribing. Ensuring support and guidance is requested when required from clinical colleagues, seeking advice from other practitioners for matters outside the skill base, knowledge, and responsibilities. Reporting to the clinical lead information from professional and patient contact to make sure care is consistent and complete.

Referring patients to external agencies where necessary. Recording patient information such as vital signs, BMI, changes in medical history, deterioration of chronic disease and putting in place actions to support this by referral or undertaking diagnosis, during and on completion of assessments where necessary. Successful applicants would be expected to work with the organisation to ensure the best possible outcomes for those that need our support most. Supporting non-medical prescribing during the consultation to ensure the patent receives immediate treatment if required as an outcome of the clinical session.

Providing accurate diagnosis and commencement or continuation of clinical pathways during the clinical session. Ensuring clinical supervision is undertaken with clinical colleagues to ensure best practice is maintained and working within the guidance of the NMC code of conduct To undertake clinical audits if requested by the clinical lead. To provide guidance to any Health Care Assistant who may be directly supporting your clinic. Read more