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Trainee / Nurse Practitioner (Dermatology Surgery)
Closed for applications on: 16-Jul-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 16-Jul-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Dermatology Outpatients
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Postcode
- NE1 4LP
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Laser Room - RVI
- Interview date
- 09/08/2024
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available as a training post for a motivated and dynamic nurse to join our team of surgical nurse practitioners, to support the increase in demand on skin cancer services.
The successful candidate will join a well-integrated team of practitioners working alongside Consultant clinics in the Dermatology department. This role involves reviewing patients with a suspected skin cancer requiring diagnosis and surgical intervention, as a diagnostic or curative procedure. Ongoing opportunities will become available to aid in the management of surgical waiting lists, and providing diagnostic and surgical support in a variety of outreach clinics.
The successful candidate will receive a high level of in-house training with a program of diagnostic and surgical and the time frame is up to 18 months to complete the competencies If they are completed before then however then the role will be uplifted to a band 7 at this point.
Advert
- Interview Date: 9 August 2024
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37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
An element of self-directed learning of anatomy and physiology will be expected, to support the application of practical skills.
The surgical nurse practitioner will diagnose skin lesions with supervision and independently perform surgical procedures to diagnose and/or treat suspected skin cancer in a busy Dermatology unit and outreach facilities. The role includes joint line management responsibility for a team of junior Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and the ability to coordinate the nurse led surgery in the skin cancer service.
Please refer to the ‘Job Description and Person Specification’ for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role. Flexibility to meet the requirements of covering an extended 5-day service is essential.
Working for our organisation
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Band 6
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group.
- To work towards the role of an independent nurse practitioner, contributing towards the delivery of a quality service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:
-To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
-Will provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
-Supports the clinical team to manage a defined caseload, activity to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined protocols and training.
- Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
-Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
-Liaises with Patient Services Coordinator.
-Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hour’s team.
-Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students.
Band 7
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group e.g. H@N, pre assessment.
- To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:
-To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
-Working as a nurse practitioner, provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
-Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training.
-Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
-Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
-Liaising with Patient Services Coordinator where necessary.
-Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.
-Provide specialist education and training to departmental nursing staff, nursing and medical students.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Band 6
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
- Working towards / prepared to work towards:
- Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent
- Clinical Skills Course
- Non-Medical prescribing if relevant to role
- Non-Medical prescribing if relevant to role
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Good IT skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- Degree in health related subject
- Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
- Research or audit experience
- Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
- Change management skills and involvement in project work
Band 7
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience e.g. o Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent o Clinical Skills Course
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
- Recent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
- Audit / research experience
- Good IT skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree
- Management experience / qualification
- Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
- Evidence of leading programme / programmes of education and / or training
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Morell or Lynsey Eddy
- Job title
- Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 28 21804
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