Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The overall purpose of the RANP post is to provide safe, timely, evidenced based nurse led care to patients at an advanced nursing level .This involves undertaking and documenting a complete episode of patient care (assess, diagnose, plan, treat and discharge patients) according to collaboratively agreed protocols and scope of practice in the clinical setting; demonstrating advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge, critical thinking and decision making skills. To support a safe environment for patients by increasing the use of evidence based clinical guidelines, address patient expectations and promote wellness and evaluate care given. To provide professional and clinical leadership in order to develop nursing/midwifery practice and health policy at local, regional and national level. To lead, conduct, disseminate and publish nursing/midwifery research to shape and advance nursing/midwifery practice, education and health care policy at local, national and international levels.