Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Nurse Practitioner Frailty

The closing date is 26 May 2025

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge as a Medical Nurse Practitioner making a real difference for older people living with Frailty? We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and motivated B7 MNP post to work within the supportive and forward thinking team at the RUH.

You will work closely with consultants, ACPs, nursing and therapy colleagues in ED and the front door, and core wards delivering multi-disciplinary, patient-centred care, advising on discharge or admission with the complex caseload this interesting group provides. You will be supported with teaching and development skills and opportunities to build your own knowledge and learning and shape your future pathways in this area.

Main duties of the job

  • To hold responsibility for own case load and provide a high standard of assessment, diagnosis and planning for:

    • Frailty - a dynamic team of geriatricians, medical nurse practitioners and occupational therapists and physiotherapists providing early assessment and intervention in the emergency department and Older Person's Rapid Assessment Area (OPRAA) to those patients living with frailty.
    • The Older Person's Assessment Unit (OPAU) and Older Person's Unit Short Stay (OPUSS) which are our short-stay, older people's inpatient ward for our patients who require a bed for less than 72 hours.
    • Core wards - Combe and Waterhouse
  • Provide clinical support, teaching and education to colleagues and families
  • Support with future planning and management of Frail patients
  • Represent MNPs and work with other members of MDT to support service improvement and best practice.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

427-7033375-A

Job locations

Bath Royal United Hospital Foundation Trust

Combe park

Bath

BA1 3NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Part 1, 1,12
  • Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Relevant clinical supervision training and experience
  • Registered Non-Medical Prescriber

Desirable

  • ILS/ALS course
  • Recognised leadership course

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Minimum one years' experience as a Nurse Practitioner at Band 7
  • Evidence of autonomous practice Management of Patients with complex needs
  • Knowledge of local and national health policy
  • Ability to implement and manage change effectively
  • Knowledge of Clinical governance issues in secondary care
  • Evidence of CPD relevant to role

Desirable

  • Clinical leadership experience
  • Evidence of research involvement

Values

Essential

  • Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental.
  • Compassionate and caring
  • Works well with colleagues
  • Takes responsibility and willing to learn

Specific Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate evidence of autonomous clinical practice
  • Able to advise on and implement improvements to quality and efficiency of care of patients in the service
  • Investigation skills to deal with complaints
  • Strong organisational skills - Able to organise the workload of self and others. So that any workload is completed in the most efficient & effective way
  • Able to communicate highly complex information to a range of people - including staff, patients and relatives
  • Takes responsibility for own professional development
  • Demonstrates ability to apply research-based practice and advocate it to improve the quality & efficiency of the service

Desirable

  • Able to develop services from research and best practice guidance
  • Able to identify changes required at local level following national guidance
  • Able to delegate duties effectively
  • Able to manage staffing rotas and act as a resource across the speciality

Phsical skills and emotional effort

Essential

  • Able to work and cope with rotating shift patterns over 7 days of the week.
  • Able to sensitively communicate with patients/relatives and staff on emotional and complex issues such as: - diagnosis and treatment - ceiling of treatment - end of life - complaints; investigation and resolution
  • Conflict - Ability to deal with conflict in the clinical environment Ability to challenge practice, lead others and justify changes
  • Dexterity to undertake specific clinical procedures

Working Environment

Essential

  • Involves direct contact with body fluids, products, blood, sputum and vomit, foul linen etc on a number of occasions per shift
  • Involves risk of verbal and physical aggression from patients and relatives
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse Part 1, 1,12
  • Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Relevant clinical supervision training and experience
  • Registered Non-Medical Prescriber

Desirable

  • ILS/ALS course
  • Recognised leadership course

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Minimum one years' experience as a Nurse Practitioner at Band 7
  • Evidence of autonomous practice Management of Patients with complex needs
  • Knowledge of local and national health policy
  • Ability to implement and manage change effectively
  • Knowledge of Clinical governance issues in secondary care
  • Evidence of CPD relevant to role

Desirable

  • Clinical leadership experience
  • Evidence of research involvement

Values

Essential

  • Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental.
  • Compassionate and caring
  • Works well with colleagues
  • Takes responsibility and willing to learn

Specific Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate evidence of autonomous clinical practice
  • Able to advise on and implement improvements to quality and efficiency of care of patients in the service
  • Investigation skills to deal with complaints
  • Strong organisational skills - Able to organise the workload of self and others. So that any workload is completed in the most efficient & effective way
  • Able to communicate highly complex information to a range of people - including staff, patients and relatives
  • Takes responsibility for own professional development
  • Demonstrates ability to apply research-based practice and advocate it to improve the quality & efficiency of the service

Desirable

  • Able to develop services from research and best practice guidance
  • Able to identify changes required at local level following national guidance
  • Able to delegate duties effectively
  • Able to manage staffing rotas and act as a resource across the speciality

Phsical skills and emotional effort

Essential

  • Able to work and cope with rotating shift patterns over 7 days of the week.
  • Able to sensitively communicate with patients/relatives and staff on emotional and complex issues such as: - diagnosis and treatment - ceiling of treatment - end of life - complaints; investigation and resolution
  • Conflict - Ability to deal with conflict in the clinical environment Ability to challenge practice, lead others and justify changes
  • Dexterity to undertake specific clinical procedures

Working Environment

Essential

  • Involves direct contact with body fluids, products, blood, sputum and vomit, foul linen etc on a number of occasions per shift
  • Involves risk of verbal and physical aggression from patients and relatives

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bath Royal United Hospital Foundation Trust

Combe park

Bath

BA1 3NG


Employer's website

https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bath Royal United Hospital Foundation Trust

Combe park

Bath

BA1 3NG


Employer's website

https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Geriatrician

Alasdair Miller

alasdair.miller3@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

427-7033375-A

Job locations

Bath Royal United Hospital Foundation Trust

Combe park

Bath

BA1 3NG


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