VAWAS Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Hallgarth

The post holder is an experienced Nurse with a minimum of two years experience working as an autonomous practitioner. They should be working within their professional boundaries and will provide care for the patients within both their own homes and care homes as part of an integrated team within practices.

They will be skilled in initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care; whilst demonstrating a safe, critical thinking clinical decision-making process and expert care delivery for those patients who are vulnerable and at risk of avoidable admissions within the general practice population.

The post holder will be integrated into practice teams, whilst working collaboratively with the general practice team members, care home staff, patients, and other Healthcare professionals to meet the needs of this group of vulnerable patients, whilst supporting the delivery of best practice, policy and procedures.

In order to work at this level NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.,

• Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly


• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for registered patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis and long-term chronic conditions


• Assess, diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complex needs


• Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate)


• Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatment methods into a management plan


• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice


• Work with patients in order to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments


• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
  
  IntraHealth is one of the UKs leading provider of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.


We also provide management and clinical support to other GP practices and NHS bodies. We are a well-established organisation having provided NHS services since the company was founded in 1999. Our team is made up of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and local administration teams supported by a centralised back office function; providing finance, HR, administration and data analysis support.

We operate NHS services across the North East, North West and Yorkshire.