Job summary
Are you a qualified Enhanced Care Practitioner, currently under taking your ECP course or looking for a new exciting challenge?
We are looking for two dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to join the advanced practice nursing team to support the gastrointestinal surgical team with the management of both elective and emergency surgical patients.
You will need to demonstrate the necessary skills to deliver services to acute and elective gastrointestinal surgical patients.
The service is currently predominantly Monday-Friday however this may be extended to cover a 7 day service in the future.
Please note the following
This post is for 2 jobs. 1x 37.5hrs and 1x 30 hrs / week. Please specify in your supporting statement which one you are applying for.
If you are a qualified ECP, you will be offered a band 7 position at either full or part time as per your request if successful.
If you are currently a trainee ECP, we welcome your application. If you are successful we will offer you a band 6 position, and on completion of the course you will be upgraded to a band 7 as hospital policy.
For applicants who want to commence their career in advanced practice this post comes with funding for the PG Cert ECP Apprenticeship course. If successful you will be offered a band 6 tECP post. On completion of the course you will be upgraded to a band 7 as hospital policy.
There are two job descriptions and personal specifications, please ensure you refer to the correct documents
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please carefully read the job description and person specification documents attached.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define howwe treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and theNew Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managersinterviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excessmileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normalcommute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or Nationalterms and conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the job in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification carefully.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the job in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification carefully.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with relevant professional body
- Enhanced Clinical Practice qualification, level 6 or equivalent experience
- Current trainee Enhanced Clinical Practitioner at level 6 or 7
Desirable
- Level 7 Post Registration/post gratulation qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing a discrete aspect of a patient's care at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise within Surgical specialities.
- Experience of managing change as part of service and practice development.
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
Desirable
- Teaching, supervising and assessing staff
Skills
Essential
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Nasogastric tube insertion
Desirable
- Male / female catherisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with relevant professional body
- Enhanced Clinical Practice qualification, level 6 or equivalent experience
- Current trainee Enhanced Clinical Practitioner at level 6 or 7
Desirable
- Level 7 Post Registration/post gratulation qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of managing a discrete aspect of a patient's care at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise within Surgical specialities.
- Experience of managing change as part of service and practice development.
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
Desirable
- Teaching, supervising and assessing staff
Skills
Essential
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Nasogastric tube insertion
Desirable
- Male / female catherisation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
