Junior Nurse Practitioner

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. To provide care to people in their own homes to prevent admission/ readmission to hospital by providing rapid assessment of patients in the community over a 24-hour period. Undertake comprehensive holistic assessment of patients in both planned and unplanned situations, be able to prioritise clinical need, initiating investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and implement a plan of care reflecting evidence-based guidance. To maintain agreed standards of care, integrity, and dignity of all patients in an environment which is conducive to caring for those patients in their own homes. Undertake triage within the service determining clinical priority of calls, working with the coordinator ensure teams are dispatched to respond to the referral. Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective and evidence based. To develop his /her scope of professional practice to support the team to meet service requirements in accordance with professional guideline.