Assess and treat patients independently as part of the acute team. Patients will be triaged by a senior GP to ensure appropriate for the competencies of the ANP. Manage patients presenting with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions, providing subject matter expert advice to patients Implement and evaluate individual specialised treatment plans for acute presentations of chronic disease patients with GP supervision where required Identify, manage and support patients as risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing adverse effects on the patients health Provide advanced, specialist nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF Undertake the collection of pathological specimens as appropriate Request pathology services as necessary Process and interpret pathology and other test results as required Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation In addition to the primary responsibilities, the advanced nurse practitioner may be requested to: Participate in local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care Support and participate in shared learning within the practice including having students / other learners to shadow clinics. Develop an area of specialist interest, taking the lead within the practice. Where there is a business need we would be keen to support you in developing professional special interests. We have a wide range of GPs with additional special interests including minor surgery, frailty, education, menopause, contraception and womens health and palliative care among others and we would be happy to support and mentor you in developing interests. Continually review clinical practices, responding to national policies and initiatives where appropriate Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach i.e. root cause analysis (RCA) Drives the development of acute care services within the practice, liaising with external agencies and professional organisations as required Develops practice administrative and clinical protocols in line with the needs of the patient and current legislation We have a nurse manager and at this time would not be looking for you to lead the nursing team. Your role would sit within the acute team primarily working as part of a team supporting the acute care of our patients (with the potential for future development of interests to broaden the scope).