Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Key Responsibilities As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Honiton Surgery, you will be a valued member of our multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and providing autonomous clinical management for patients presenting with a wide range of health needs.

Your responsibilities will include

Independently assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with acute illness, minor illness and undifferentiated presentations. Delivering same-day access appointments through both face-to-face and telephone consultations. Undertaking advanced clinical assessments, including comprehensive history taking and physical examination. Formulating differential diagnoses and developing appropriate evidence-based management plans. Prescribing safely and effectively as an Independent Prescriber within your scope of practice. Requesting, interpreting and acting upon diagnostic investigations and test results. Managing acute presentations and exacerbations of long-term conditions where appropriate. Working collaboratively within our multidisciplinary Duty Team alongside GPs, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Making timely and appropriate referrals to secondary care, community services and allied health professionals. Identifying, assessing and managing clinical risk to ensure patient safety and high standards of care. Delivering care in line with current evidence, national guidance and best practice principles. Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous and legally compliant clinical records, including appropriate SNOMED coding. Supporting safeguarding processes and contributing to the protection and wellbeing of vulnerable patients. Participating in clinical audit, quality improvement programmes and service development initiatives. Supporting the achievement of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and enhanced service requirements. Contributing to significant event reviews, learning activities and patient safety initiatives. Supporting the wider practice team in responding to clinical emergencies when required. Maintaining professional registration, mandatory training and continuing professional development. Actively contributing to a culture of clinical governance, continuous learning and excellence in patient care. The duties outlined above are not exhaustive and may be amended to reflect the evolving needs of the Practice and our patients. Leadership and Wider Responsibilities As an experienced autonomous practitioner, you will also play an important role in supporting the wider development of the Practice and our clinical workforce.

You will

Provide clinical leadership and support across the multidisciplinary team. Champion evidence-based practice and promote a culture of shared learning. Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of service improvement initiatives. Support the development and review of clinical pathways, protocols and standard operating procedures. Act as a mentor, role model and source of guidance for colleagues where appropriate. Encourage professional development and support workforce growth across the Practice. Participate in Practice, Primary Care Network (PCN) and locality-wide initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes. Contribute ideas, innovation and expertise to help shape the future delivery of primary care services at Honiton Surgery.