Job summary
We
are looking for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our established Community
Nursing Teams working in the North Durham Locality. We are looking for a
motivated and enthusiastic practitioner who is a Non-Medical Prescriber with
clinical skills who would welcome the challenge of working within a community
setting to provide support to the Community Nursing Team and GP practices to
provide high quality interventions to meet the needs of patients requiring
nursing and residential care in the community.
The
successful applicant will be required to work shifts over 7 days
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Nurse Practitoner ( ANP) will provide both planned and reactive
care including Urgent Community Response. The ANP will be integral to MDT's and
ward rounds in their aligned care homes and providing cover for their
colleagues
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the ANP is to prevent avoidable
hospital admissions and to provide both reactive and proactive care to
residents of nursing and residential care homes within their locality but
utilising their clinical skills to plan care which is individualised for each
patient.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the ANP is to prevent avoidable
hospital admissions and to provide both reactive and proactive care to
residents of nursing and residential care homes within their locality but
utilising their clinical skills to plan care which is individualised for each
patient.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of professional knowledge acquired through Masters degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience
- Supplemented by evidence of post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training
- Recognised Teaching qualification
- Registered Mentor
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Desirable
- Registered Mentor
- Advanced Clinical skills
- Post Graduate Certificate in Long Term Conditions
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
- Ability to travel independently across sites to fulfil the requirements of the post.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at Nurse Advanced Level or demonstrates ability to progress to this level
- Has acquired the experience and training to support the above requirements
Statutory Registration
Essential
- 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to assess and interpret specialist patient/client conditions and take appropriate actions.
- Assesses needs and develops and implements specialist nursing care programmes and/or specialised health and education programmes for patient/clients, carers and relatives.
- Provides highly specialist advice to patients/clients, carers, relatives and other professionals
- Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary groups in specialist area.
- Ability to communicate condition related information to patients/clients and carers.
- Ability to communicate highly sensitive, complex condition related information to patients and relatives, demonstrating empathy and reassurance.
- Ability to deliver group presentations on sensitive issues.
- Develops protocols for specialist area, impact on other disciplines.
- Accountable for own professional actions, lead specialist for defined area
- Demonstrable knowledge of integrating research and evidenced based practice, into clinical work.
- Physical skills
- Dexterity coordination for driving, immunisation/ Dexterity and accuracy required for e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusions, insertion of catheters, removal of sutures.
Desirable
- Community specific skill set
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of professional knowledge acquired through Masters degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience
- Supplemented by evidence of post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training
- Recognised Teaching qualification
- Registered Mentor
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Desirable
- Registered Mentor
- Advanced Clinical skills
- Post Graduate Certificate in Long Term Conditions
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
- Ability to travel independently across sites to fulfil the requirements of the post.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at Nurse Advanced Level or demonstrates ability to progress to this level
- Has acquired the experience and training to support the above requirements
Statutory Registration
Essential
- 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to assess and interpret specialist patient/client conditions and take appropriate actions.
- Assesses needs and develops and implements specialist nursing care programmes and/or specialised health and education programmes for patient/clients, carers and relatives.
- Provides highly specialist advice to patients/clients, carers, relatives and other professionals
- Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary groups in specialist area.
- Ability to communicate condition related information to patients/clients and carers.
- Ability to communicate highly sensitive, complex condition related information to patients and relatives, demonstrating empathy and reassurance.
- Ability to deliver group presentations on sensitive issues.
- Develops protocols for specialist area, impact on other disciplines.
- Accountable for own professional actions, lead specialist for defined area
- Demonstrable knowledge of integrating research and evidenced based practice, into clinical work.
- Physical skills
- Dexterity coordination for driving, immunisation/ Dexterity and accuracy required for e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusions, insertion of catheters, removal of sutures.
Desirable
- Community specific skill set
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).
