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   Hi was wondering if there are any more A/P on here... and what you think of the role .. 

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skippy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote skippy Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: assistant practitioners Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 22:30
	Hi was wondering if there are any more A/P on here... and what you think of the role ..

JFN Admin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Status: Offline Points: 71	Post Options Post Reply Quote JFN Admin Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 10:52
	Hi Skippy, Welcome to Just for Nurses! Excuse my ignorance but what does an Assistant Practitioner do? Nigel

skippy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote skippy Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 21:20
	Hi Nigel ..we are band 4s. I have an FDSC in health and social care practice a two yr uni course.... I can do pretty much what a trained nurse does .but no drugs. I work in endoscopy i run some clinic amongst other stuff....

JFN Admin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Status: Offline Points: 71	Post Options Post Reply Quote JFN Admin Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 21:56
	Hi Skippy, Sort of sounds like the modern day equivalent of the old SEN (before anyone gets the wrong idea about that comment I know a lot of SENs that were way better than RNs they just chose to take a different route into nursing) - the title is a little confusing though. Who do you assist? It sounds from your last comment about clinics that you work with a degree of autonomy?

skippy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2012 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote skippy Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 16:03
	Yes I do have autonomy. i am responsible and accountable for what I do... hoping we become registered soon.. Iwas an HCA for 10 yrs in Endocopy b4 becoming an A/P I have the full support of clinicians and nurses...i assist both in clinics and recovery.I have my own pts...i admit and discharge patients from clinics... i can decide when a pt is fit to leave the department. i manage airways in gastrosopy clinics and assist therapeutic interventions although in certain clinics where two nurses are require there is a band 5 or above present. I have completed competences for every thing i do.. A/Ps is a fairy new role nhs wide...people are saying it is the same... but on the other hand different to an sen..