Advanced Nurse Practitioner
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services.Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future.We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today.
We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
- We are kind and caring
- We are respectful
- We have trust and integrity
- We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions.Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera.
Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job overview
Safe@home is a new multi-agency and multi-professional integrated urgent response service within Cardiff & Vale UHB, which addresses a current gap in our range of intermediate care services. Its aim is to provide an immediate and safe alternative to ambulance conveyance, EU attendance and admission to hospital, when it is safe and appropriate to do so.
This new service was set up earlier this year in Cardiff and Vale, drawing upon learning from established services across Wales and England.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner role will form part of the core response team, working with and alongside a range of clinicians in the community, visiting patients in their own homes. You will work as part of the clinical team ensuring the safe assessment, management, referral and discharge of patients across the service.
You should possess a Masters level qualification in advanced clinical practice, be an independent prescriber and have previous experience in managing patients independently as an ACP.
You will be required to travel throughout the region on a daily basis and between the Cardiff and Vale office bases.
Main duties of the job- The post holder will provide a specialist advanced clinical resource for the Safe@Home service. They will undertake home visits for acute illness and will make clinical decisions within their competencies.
- Expertly manages own patient caseload of patients who present with
Community.
- Perform house visits for patients with acutely deteriorating medical needs, autonomously assessing, diagnosing, advising and prescribing as needed.
- To work with the Clinical Board Directors and Lead Nurses to provide a focused and professional leadership for nurses, medical and allied health care professionals delivering care to patients within PCIC.
- Provide formal and informal teaching, support and clinical supervision to nursing staff, junior medical staff and ANPs.
- Promotes excellence in nursing practice through active delivery of an
- Participate in the MDT triaging of referrals into the Safe@Home service.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer.Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see role profile and job description
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner role will form part of the core response team, working with and alongside a range of clinicians in the community, visiting patients in their own homes. You will work as part of the clinical team ensuring the safe assessment, management, referral and discharge of patients across the service.
You should possess a Masters level qualification in advanced clinical practice, be an independent prescriber and have previous experience in managing patients independently as an ACP.
You will be required to travel throughout the region on a daily basis and between the Cardiff and Vale office bases.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Level 1 RN
- Current NMC registration
- Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice
- Minor Illness diploma or equivalent
- Independent prescriber
- Evidence of practice portfolio
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Research qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Significant experience of acute clinical care
- Significant experience of working autonomously in clinical practice
- Experience of working in a community setting
Skills
Essential criteria- Leadership and management skills
- Proven teaching skills
- Demonstrate an excellent standard of written communication skills/ literacy
- Excellent verbal communication skills with patients, relatives and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- IT skills
Special knowledge
Essential criteria- Working knowledge of multidisciplinary team working.
- Working knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge of audit and research. Ability to gather data within sphere of responsibility.
- The application should have evidence of their professional motivation and enthusiasm to develop. There must be a clear commitment to life long approach to learning
- Ability to travel around Cardiff and Vale in a timely manner
- Self motivated/ able to work on own initiative/ professional attitude to work
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.
We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
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To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.