Job summary
Advanced Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre
This is a fabulous
opportunity to join our CQC Outstanding award-winning team! We are offering a
band 8 Advanced Practitioner role for our Urgent Treatment Centre basedat Derby Royal Hospital.
Benefits:
-
NHS pension scheme
- Enhanced pay for unsociable hours and bank holidays/ weekends
-
NHS continuous
service recognised for sick pay and annual leave entitlement
-
Westfield Health
membership after successfully passing probation
-
CPD and professional
development
-
Maternity pay in
line with the NHS
-
Flexible working
Shifts
Offering a variety of shift patterns from full time to part time.
Main duties of the job
This is a great opportunity to
be a part of a highly regarded forward thinking organisation that values every
member of the team and invests heavily in staff and service development and
progression. DHU actively supports the progression of the Urgent Care team with
the potential to receive funded further education in areas such as Advanced
Practice and Non-Medical Prescribing. DHU can help you build and enhance your
Urgent Care skills and arm you for the demands of modern healthcare.
About us
DHU Healthcare is a
not-for-profit community interest company providing a diverse range of
services to the NHS frontline, including urgent and emergency care, primary
care, out of hours services and NHS111. We operate 365 days a year, 24 hours a
day across a wide geographical area including Derbyshire, Northamptonshire;
Nottinghamshire; Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland; Lincolnshire, Milton
Keynes, Bath, Northeast Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire a population
totalling around ten million. A socially conscious organisation, we provide
compassionate, safe, high-quality care to our patients and the communities we
serve and offer a supportive work environment to our 2,000 people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the autonomous clinical
assessment, treatment and/or referral or giving advice as appropriate to first
contact patients across a wide spectrum of clinical conditions within the
services provided by DHU Health Care CIC through direct contact consultations.
-
To practice autonomously without direct
supervision across the four
pillars of advanced practice of clinical practice, leadership and management,
education and research.
-
To utilise advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat and
refer patients requiring the clinical service
-
To
recognise the need for, initiate and where appropriate interpret relevant
diagnostic investigations.
-
To
recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant
specialisms.
-
To exhibit excellent nonverbal and
verbal communication skills when dealing with patients and carers. To have the
ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.
-
To
maintain appropriate clinical records in line with current practice guidelines.
-
To work within the parameters of your
skills and knowledge, recognising the limitations to your own practice and to
work within the bounds of your training and capability according to regulatory
codes of conduct.
-
To
maintain an awareness of developments in clinical practice.
-
To
optimise evidence based practice.
-
To work
effectively as part of a multi professional team in collaboration with other
members of the service.
-
To
adhere to performance measures.
-
To
provide health promotion/accident prevention advice for patients and carers.
-
To
promote the protection of children and vulnerable adults in accordance with
local safeguarding procedures.
-
To
adhere to the Infection Prevention and Control policy for the service being
provided.
-
To prescribe medication and work
within the limitations of current extended Non-Medical Prescribing legislation.
-
Discharge or refer patients as
appropriate to internal or external clinical pathways.
-
The ordering, storage,
administration and disposal of medicines in a safe, secure manner in accordance
with current policy and legislation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the autonomous clinical
assessment, treatment and/or referral or giving advice as appropriate to first
contact patients across a wide spectrum of clinical conditions within the
services provided by DHU Health Care CIC through direct contact consultations.
-
To practice autonomously without direct
supervision across the four
pillars of advanced practice of clinical practice, leadership and management,
education and research.
-
To utilise advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat and
refer patients requiring the clinical service
-
To
recognise the need for, initiate and where appropriate interpret relevant
diagnostic investigations.
-
To
recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant
specialisms.
-
To exhibit excellent nonverbal and
verbal communication skills when dealing with patients and carers. To have the
ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.
-
To
maintain appropriate clinical records in line with current practice guidelines.
-
To work within the parameters of your
skills and knowledge, recognising the limitations to your own practice and to
work within the bounds of your training and capability according to regulatory
codes of conduct.
-
To
maintain an awareness of developments in clinical practice.
-
To
optimise evidence based practice.
-
To work
effectively as part of a multi professional team in collaboration with other
members of the service.
-
To
adhere to performance measures.
-
To
provide health promotion/accident prevention advice for patients and carers.
-
To
promote the protection of children and vulnerable adults in accordance with
local safeguarding procedures.
-
To
adhere to the Infection Prevention and Control policy for the service being
provided.
-
To prescribe medication and work
within the limitations of current extended Non-Medical Prescribing legislation.
-
Discharge or refer patients as
appropriate to internal or external clinical pathways.
-
The ordering, storage,
administration and disposal of medicines in a safe, secure manner in accordance
with current policy and legislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Registered as an independent non medical prescriber.
- A minimum of 2 modules at Level 7. 1 X module must have included assessment of clinical examination skills.
Desirable
- MSc (Advanced Practice)
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial Autonomous practice working and multi-professional team
- Can show evidence of using autonomous physical examination and assessment skills in practice
- Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children
- Has experience in one of the following: nurse led clinics, emergency care centres ,out of hours facilities or walk in centres
- Consolidated Independent Prescribing experience.
- Use of examination skills in practice.
- Experience of telephone triage
- Experience of Emergency Care
- Experience of General Practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Registered as an independent non medical prescriber.
- A minimum of 2 modules at Level 7. 1 X module must have included assessment of clinical examination skills.
Desirable
- MSc (Advanced Practice)
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial Autonomous practice working and multi-professional team
- Can show evidence of using autonomous physical examination and assessment skills in practice
- Can demonstrate a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in primary care in both adults and children
- Has experience in one of the following: nurse led clinics, emergency care centres ,out of hours facilities or walk in centres
- Consolidated Independent Prescribing experience.
- Use of examination skills in practice.
- Experience of telephone triage
- Experience of Emergency Care
- Experience of General Practice
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
