Job summary
Are you a Qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner with an interest in Paediatric Orthopaedic care?
You must be a caring, compassionate and committed practitioner who within your scope of practice will advocate for our children, young people and their families.
You would be joining our team of experienced Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultants and will work alongside our experienced Orthopaedic ANP to provide optimum Othopaedic care to the Children and Young People here at UHCW.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is an autonomous practitioner who will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making in clinical care. They will provide advanced clinical skills and advice, demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the client group. They will monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues, and the provision of skilled leadership. They will lead the implementation of relevant research into practice, contributing to the further development of the evidence base through research and audit. They will contribute to clinical governance within the service by leading audit and research as part of the MDT within the area of expertise.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Co-ordinate the care for children, young people and their families throughout their pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with their professional regulatory body requirements.
- Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
- Lead and deliver clinical care, across a variety of settings, according to national and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service.
- Undertake an initial assessment to determine differential diagnosis, utilising advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, deciding when necessary to refer to senior clinical colleagues.
- Act autonomously to assess, prioritise and provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met and ensures quality care.
- Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patients management plan.
- Initiate the management of patients who are critically ill or deteriorating within scope of practice.
- Proactively refer to other clinicians (own or other services) depending upon patients needs to deliver care beyond your limitations and scope of practice.
- Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations.
- Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions.
- Undertake relevant clinical procedures to facilitate patient care within the service, supported by the appropriate training and supervision.
- Autonomously assess, diagnose, and have the legal authority to independently prescribe. As an independent prescriber, the ACP is responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for clinical management decisions.
- The independent prescriber can prescribe pharmacology and non-pharmacology treatment within their scope of practice.
- Provides information and advice to patients on prescribed medication regimens, side-effects, and interactions ensuring compliance with evidence- based practice and national and practice protocols.
- Documents clearly all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and management plan and present the findings, using the approved documentation framework.
- Facilitates shared decision making by discussing assessment outcomes with patients, carers, and other health care professionals, to enable patients to make informed decisions regarding treatment.
- Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities.
- Support children, young people, their families, and carers to adopt health healthy lifestyles strategies and apply principles of self- care, alongside clinical management plans.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Co-ordinate the care for children, young people and their families throughout their pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with their professional regulatory body requirements.
- Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
- Lead and deliver clinical care, across a variety of settings, according to national and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service.
- Undertake an initial assessment to determine differential diagnosis, utilising advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, deciding when necessary to refer to senior clinical colleagues.
- Act autonomously to assess, prioritise and provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met and ensures quality care.
- Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patients management plan.
- Initiate the management of patients who are critically ill or deteriorating within scope of practice.
- Proactively refer to other clinicians (own or other services) depending upon patients needs to deliver care beyond your limitations and scope of practice.
- Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations.
- Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions.
- Undertake relevant clinical procedures to facilitate patient care within the service, supported by the appropriate training and supervision.
- Autonomously assess, diagnose, and have the legal authority to independently prescribe. As an independent prescriber, the ACP is responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for clinical management decisions.
- The independent prescriber can prescribe pharmacology and non-pharmacology treatment within their scope of practice.
- Provides information and advice to patients on prescribed medication regimens, side-effects, and interactions ensuring compliance with evidence- based practice and national and practice protocols.
- Documents clearly all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and management plan and present the findings, using the approved documentation framework.
- Facilitates shared decision making by discussing assessment outcomes with patients, carers, and other health care professionals, to enable patients to make informed decisions regarding treatment.
- Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high-quality service within a complex and challenging environment with often, conflicting priorities.
- Support children, young people, their families, and carers to adopt health healthy lifestyles strategies and apply principles of self- care, alongside clinical management plans.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
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).
