Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our excellent and expanding Frailty team at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
As the population ages there are increasing numbers of older people living with frailty who are presenting to ED departments. It is recognised that targeting this high risk group as early as possible during admission provides an opportunity to improve quality of care and optimise patient and service outcomes for a vulnerable population.
The role involves working in our Acute Frailty Unit (UFU), SDEC as well as the development of rapid access and ambulatory clinics.
Excellent and advanced clinical knowledge of caring for those identified as frail is essential with the determination and drive to make a difference.
Our ANPs are highly valued and are well supported by the medical and senior nursing team and there will be opportunities for gaining skills and further development within the role.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will work alongside the ward based medical doctors, undertaken duties appropriate to their level of experience and competence, with the ultimate aim of creating highly skilled autonomous ANPs to promote high quality care, experience, outcomes and safe and effective discharge.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working within a fast paced Acute Trust and will ideally have experience working within Frailty. They will also want new challenges and to become part of an exciting and innovative multidisciplinary workforce.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Advanced Nurse Practitioner position available at WUTH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Advanced Nurse Practitioner position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- The postholder will be a registered nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience
- Have completed an MSc in Advanced practice
- Have completed the non-medical Prescriber's Course (V300)
- Maintain Advanced Life Support provider qualification
- Attained qualification in clinical examination and clinical diagnostics
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Critically analyse research and apply robust evidence-based information to clinical practice
- Achieve competence in specific clinical skills under medical supervision
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of the multi disciplinary team
- Provide evidence of and demonstrate clinical competencies acute medical management.
- Excellent communication and negating skills
- Able to access and keep up to date with research findings
- Skilled to work across multi-agency and professional boundaries
- Ability to motivate and develop staff and change practice in line with government agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- The postholder will be a registered nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience
- Have completed an MSc in Advanced practice
- Have completed the non-medical Prescriber's Course (V300)
- Maintain Advanced Life Support provider qualification
- Attained qualification in clinical examination and clinical diagnostics
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Critically analyse research and apply robust evidence-based information to clinical practice
- Achieve competence in specific clinical skills under medical supervision
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of the multi disciplinary team
- Provide evidence of and demonstrate clinical competencies acute medical management.
- Excellent communication and negating skills
- Able to access and keep up to date with research findings
- Skilled to work across multi-agency and professional boundaries
- Ability to motivate and develop staff and change practice in line with government agenda.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road
Upton, Wirral, Merseyside
CH49 5PE
Employer's website
https://www.wuth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
