Advanced Practitioner

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Participate in and undertake triage to ensure smooth progress of patients through the system.

Comprehensively assess patients with complex physical, mental and social care needs using advanced clinical examination skills, detailed history taking and biometric monitoring and evaluation skills.

Receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health care problems and initiate and conduct clinical investigations as appropriate.

Analyse signs and symptoms, laboratory tests and other measures of function, in formulating a diagnosis.

Perform a medication review and prescribe and change medications as required in accordance with national and local guidance.

Prescribe following a full holistic assessment and diagnosis for an acute condition.

Exercise independent and delegated prescribing rights in accordance with current and legal and ICB criteria, and within the clinical situation.

Have an understanding of the combined impact of all patients' conditions on their health and social care needs in order to improve health outcomes and quality of life.

Develop short-term individualised treatment and management plans using evidence based practice and proactively monitor patients and review care plans for up to 72 hours.

Please see attached full Job Description.

Job responsibilities

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.