The following are the core responsibilities of a Nurse Practitioner. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Receive and review patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and make an assessment of their healthcare needs. This can be face-to-face (including home visiting), telephone/video call, or remote digital triage.
Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, by assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, and referrals.
Identify, manage, and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects to the patients' health.
Break bad news to patients/parents/carers and provide appropriate ongoing support to meet identified needs.
Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based evidence, NICE, and the BNF guidelines.
Request, process, and interpret pathology services as necessary.
Undertake vaccinations such as the flu vaccination.
Act as clinical governance lead for the Practice in areas of special interest and ensure significant events are reported using Practice procedures.
Undertake the Practice Duty role and support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies.
Maintain accurate patient records and enter onto the computer using agreed Read Codes.
Collect data and participate in regular Practice audit and research projects.
Contribute to the preparation of any Practice development plans.
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