Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job Overview

The admission avoidance team want to recruit a Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a passion for caring people in their own home and prompting independence through collaborative working. You will need to be able to identify and manage deterioration, work across inpatient and community teams and have excellent organisational skills.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will hold a caseload and will manage follow up and undertake initial assessment on patients in the community. They will work closely with the MDT team to ensure safe and effective practice and that patients are seen within the required time frame.

• Provide teaching on a regular basis.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and acting within professional boundaries to provide care for the patient, starting with initial history taking and continuing through clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.
• Keep people who are using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
• Work autonomously in making decision based on assessment, diagnosis and interpretation of test results.
• Ensure the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based practice and relevant policies and procedures.
• Ensure the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process.