Job summary
We are a large team of practitioners working across the Emergency Surgery and Elective Care Business Unit at Northumbria.
Our team currently consists of:
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Clinical Lead.Band 7 Nurse Practitioners /Specialist Clinical Practitioners.Physician Associates.Band 6 Trainee Nurse Practitioners /Clinical Practitioners.Advanced Clinical Practitioners.Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
The practitioner team cover several different sites, wards and departments within the business unit.
The practitioner's role is to provide independent, advanced clinical assessment and management of patients from admission to discharge. This role involves working independently of medical staff or remote assistance.
This post is to work within the Gynaecology team and support the Emergency Gynaecology Unit at the Northumbria Hospital, to gain clinical experience and knowledge. The post holder would be expected to work at other sites within the organisation during training.
This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.Complete assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients.Prescribe medications appropriately.Work with all members of the multidisciplinary team.Engage with external agencies to provide a high-quality service for patients and their carers.Contribute to the development of high-quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others, (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams/departments and across Organisational boundaries.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
Complete assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients.
Work with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Engage with external agencies to provide a high quality service for patients and their carers.
Contribute to the development of high quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
Complete assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients.
Work with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Engage with external agencies to provide a high quality service for patients and their carers.
Contribute to the development of high quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
- Degree level of knowledge relevant to registration
- Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Must be willing to complete an Advanced Clinical Assessment Course.
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
- Practice development course / qualification or equivalent Clinical skills training
Desirable
- Nurse prescriber.
- Post Graduate Qualification.
Qualifications
Essential
- Willing and able to complete Non-medical Prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a nurse working in specialist area
Desirable
- Experience working as senior nurse in specialist area
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC
- Degree level of knowledge relevant to registration
- Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Must be willing to complete an Advanced Clinical Assessment Course.
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
- Practice development course / qualification or equivalent Clinical skills training
Desirable
- Nurse prescriber.
- Post Graduate Qualification.
Qualifications
Essential
- Willing and able to complete Non-medical Prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a nurse working in specialist area
Desirable
- Experience working as senior nurse in specialist area
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).
