Job summary
Job Title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Band: 8a
Location: Medical Receiving Unit at County Hospital
Hours of Duty: 30 hours per week Monday - Friday.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner Team in MRU is at the forefront of SDEC ; with this in mind, an opportunity has arisen for motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioners to become part of a highly skilled established team.
The successful candidate will be based in the medical receiving unit with the requirement to work in the emergency portals or medical wards if needed.
You will need to have prescribing V300 and advanced clinical practice qualification. With recent x-ray interpretation experience.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours.
We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse on NMC register
- Masters in Nursing or health/nursing related studies or evidence of continuing academic progression
- Independent prescriber
- ALS provider
- Evidence of recent IRMER
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration to incude 1 year of management/leadership experience
- Experience in a leadership role
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Formal teaching to groups of staff
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- ENB 998 or equivalent or experience of teaching clinical areas
- Formal leadership and management training
- Patient assessment
- Understanding of the modern NHS and UHNM strategy
Desirable
- Certificate in MAPA training
Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to use own initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Effective communication skills
Other job requirements
Essential
- Reliability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Clinical reasoning
- Problem solving and independent decision making
- Proven leadership skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse on NMC register
- Masters in Nursing or health/nursing related studies or evidence of continuing academic progression
- Independent prescriber
- ALS provider
- Evidence of recent IRMER
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration to incude 1 year of management/leadership experience
- Experience in a leadership role
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Formal teaching to groups of staff
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- ENB 998 or equivalent or experience of teaching clinical areas
- Formal leadership and management training
- Patient assessment
- Understanding of the modern NHS and UHNM strategy
Desirable
- Certificate in MAPA training
Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to use own initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Effective communication skills
Other job requirements
Essential
- Reliability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Clinical reasoning
- Problem solving and independent decision making
- Proven leadership skills
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).
