Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Urgent Treatment Centre - NHS - ref. m0914223
Job overview
The post holder is required to deliver an advanced level of clinical practice within the field of the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) in order to provide patient centered quality care.
They will assess, diagnose, treat or refer patients of all ages presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
The post holder will work alongside clinicians with acute and primary care experience, Nurses, Health Care Support Workers, Emergency Nurse Practitioners.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will have key working relationships will all members of the nursing, medical and multidisciplinary and department management teams.
Main duties of the job- Deliver and participate in the clinical care of patients attending the Urgent Treatment Centre.
- provide a level of advanced and comprehensive assessment based on a specialist body of knowledge.
- provide professional, advanced clinical support and advice to nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team working within the Trust.
- appropriately assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations within the boundaries of the role.
- The post holder will maximise patient’s health and reduce risks that contribute to ill health, thereby reducing unnecessary admissions to acute services.
- maintain their own clinical development by keeping updated with any changes to treatment, guidelines within their own field of practice.
- The post holder will be expected to contribute to the education and development of staff within the team.
- The post holder will be expected to keep themselves up to date with mandatory training and self-roster their learning needs through the trust learning/booking diaries.
- The post holder will contribute to patient experience by ensuring the individual clinical needs are met.
- The post holder will recognise the need to be flexible working across a trust which is based on two
separate sites.
Working for our organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches
from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east.
The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury . Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals.
We employ more than 6,000 people, and hundreds of colleagues and students from other organisations also work in our hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered nurse or registered AHP with appropriate qualification
- Evidence of extensive professional development / clinical knowledge supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD
- Ability and work / study at Masters level and complete associated academic study.
- Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (or working towards)
- Patient Assessment module at advanced practice level (or working towards)
- Minor injury / illness qualification
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- ALS (or ability to achieve)
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria- Demonstrates specialist expertise and experience of working at an advanced level with patients presenting with undifferentiated illness and injury
- Advanced physical examination skills
- Substantial experience of working within an acute hospital environment or primary care setting
- In depth knowledge of contemporary clinical issues, legislation relating to clinical practice and relevant standards and codes.
- Understanding the principles and practice of clinical governance.
- Experience/qualification in a specialist area: Emergency, Acute, Primary Care
- Fracture Management Skills
- Suturing skills
- Evidence of leading innovation and change within a clinical setting
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to work and communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting within and outside the Trust.
- Evidence of excellent communication skills including verbal, non-verbal and written.
- Evidence of excellent Patient documentation and record keeping skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with professional credibility
- Time management skills with an ability to act on own initiative and be both self- directed and motivated in the work environment.
- Positive attitude to change with a proven ability to assist in the implementation of change and practice development.
- IT skills
- Awareness of professional and personal limitations.
- Ability to inspire confidence in others, demonstrating strong leadership qualities and acting as a positive role model to other members of the team.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs
By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation.
If successful, by completing your application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.
If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider.Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.
If you require the application form in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402.
In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.