Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (band 8a) who is interested in joining our well-established Acute renal care team (ReACT) on a full-time basis. This role has been developed to work alongside medical team dealing with complex renal acute admissions including renal replacement therapy (dialysis) as well as providing renal outpatient ambulatory care pathway.
The post holder requires to work with high degree of autonomy and complex decision making as advanced care practitioner. This is underpinned by a master's level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.
Post holder would be based at Royal Liverpool Hospital but expected to work cross sites and works at Aintree University hospital on rotation working along with renal consultant and registrar. The shift pattern would be 9 hours (example 8 am - 6 pm), 4 days a week.
Main duties of the job
- Providing clinical leadership and supervision to the Renal acute care team. The team consist of one ANP/ ACP (band 8a) and 5 Nurse practitioners (band 7)
- Managing complex renal admissions - acute kidney injury as well as advanced chronic kidney disease including dialysis, working along with renal medical team.
- Experience with renal replacement therapy (dialysis)
- Working in the nurse led clinics (renal ambulatory clinic) and be a non-medical prescriber.
- Leading and delivering acute kidney injury service and AKI care bundle for trust.
- The post holder would also require working over weekend (as per rota) at Royal Liverpool Hospital along with medical team.
- Delivering teaching, mentoring and supervision of other members of team in the clinical setting
- Participating in quality improvements.
- Providing support, education, and advocating for patients through personalised care planning.
- Providing leadership and innovation.
- Perform in compliance with the protocols and policies, peer review and clinical governance.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Providing clinical leadership and supervision to the Renal acute care team. The team consist of one ANP/ ACP (band 8a) and 5 Nurse practitioners (band 7)
- Managing complex renal admissions acute kidney injury as well as advanced chronic kidney disease including dialysis, working along with renal medical team.
- Experience with renal replacement therapy (dialysis)
- Working in the nurse led clinics (renal ambulatory clinic) and be a non-medical prescriber.
- Leading and delivering acute kidney injury service and AKI care bundle for trust.
- The post holder would also require working over weekend (as per rota) at Royal Liverpool Hospital along with medical team.
- Delivering teaching, mentoring and supervision of other members of team in the clinical setting
- Participating in quality improvements.
- Providing support, education, and advocating for patients through personalised care planning.
- Providing leadership and innovation.
- Perform in compliance with the protocols and policies, peer review and clinical governance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Providing clinical leadership and supervision to the Renal acute care team. The team consist of one ANP/ ACP (band 8a) and 5 Nurse practitioners (band 7)
- Managing complex renal admissions acute kidney injury as well as advanced chronic kidney disease including dialysis, working along with renal medical team.
- Experience with renal replacement therapy (dialysis)
- Working in the nurse led clinics (renal ambulatory clinic) and be a non-medical prescriber.
- Leading and delivering acute kidney injury service and AKI care bundle for trust.
- The post holder would also require working over weekend (as per rota) at Royal Liverpool Hospital along with medical team.
- Delivering teaching, mentoring and supervision of other members of team in the clinical setting
- Participating in quality improvements.
- Providing support, education, and advocating for patients through personalised care planning.
- Providing leadership and innovation.
- Perform in compliance with the protocols and policies, peer review and clinical governance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame: Note: Post holder will be in a training post (Annex 21) until evidence of completion of MSc ACP is provided
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Relevant post registration qualification/equivalent.
- Prescriber
- Evidence of participation in audit and research
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
- Evidence of effective management
- Evidence of effective leadership skills
- Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes
- Evidence of change management
- Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding and application of healthcare governance
- Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues
- Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Act as role model for staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level with appropriate registration
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or started the MSc ACP pathway/programme and committed to completing within an agreed time frame: Note: Post holder will be in a training post (Annex 21) until evidence of completion of MSc ACP is provided
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Relevant post registration qualification/equivalent.
- Prescriber
- Evidence of participation in audit and research
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
- Evidence of effective management
- Evidence of effective leadership skills
- Evidence of staff development and can demonstrate knowledge regarding provision and development of education programmes
- Evidence of change management
- Evidence of application of current clinical service issues and developments
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding and application of healthcare governance
- Has an up-to-date Advanced Clinical Practice portfolio
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues
- Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Act as role model for staff
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).
