Clinical Team

Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP)

Advanced Nurse Practitioners are Registered Nurses who have done extra training and academic qualifications to be able to examine, assess, make diagnoses, treat, prescribe, and make referrals.

Practice Nurses

General Practice Nurses are a vital part of our primary healthcare team. Our practice nurses will be involved in almost every aspect of patient care and treatment, undertaking such tasks as:

• Helping people manage long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma and COPD
• Health screening
• Running vaccination programmes
• Administering child immunisations

The role allows nurses to develop long-term relationships with individuals and families, managing their conditions and improving physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Watch a short video produced by NHS called 'A Day in The Life of a Practice Nurse'

Health Care Assistants (HCA)

The role of HCA is evolving in the NHS workforce but they have long been a central part of the healthcare team Valley Medical Centre Supplementing and supporting the work of the practice nurses they carry out a wide range of tasks which includes.

• Administering some vaccinations and immunisations
• Conducting reviews with people with long term conditions 
• Health reviews and the provision of lifestyle advice

Independent Prescribing Pharmacist

Clinical pharmacists work as part of the general practice team to improve value and outcomes from medicines and consult with and treat patients directly. This includes providing extra help to manage long-term conditions, advice for those on multiple medicines and better access to health checks. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and ensuring patient safety.

Having clinical pharmacists in GP practices means that GPs can focus their skills where they are most needed, for example, on diagnosing and treating patients with more complex conditions. This helps GPs to manage the demands on their time.