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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
About
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
As a Trust, our aim is to provide a high quality service to all our patients. We strive to meet the best standards for professional care whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of individual patients.
As a teaching hospital trust, we have well established educational and research relationships with the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University. As Lead Employer, on behalf of the Mersey Deanery, we are responsible for over 5,000 trainee speciality doctors based in hospitals and GP practice placements throughout Merseyside and Cheshire.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 24-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 24-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Merseyside & West Lancashire Teaching Hospital Trust - St Helens Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Warrington Road
- Tref
- Prescot
- Cod post
- L35 5DR
- Major / Minor Region
- Merseyside
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Cyflog
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AFC: band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Community
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you an experienced Nurse looking for a new challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our dedicated and friendly team at St Helens Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC).
The post holder will work autonomously as a senior nurse within the UTC team, seeing patients of all ages with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health problems; triage, taking comprehensive histories, undertaking clinical examinations, diagnosing, planning & implementing care, prescribing medication and making referrals where appropriate. You will be the shift co-coordinator responsible for the day to day running of the UTC including supervising and supporting junior staff.
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About Us!
The Urgent Treatment Centre is located in the heart of St Helens and sees around 65,000 patients annually and has onsite x-ray. We work closely with both primary and secondary care to provide a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is currently the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and is one of few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.
As part of the MWL family, community services and acute teams work together to deliver outstanding care to the local population of approximately 360,000 people across St Helens, Knowsley, Halton and Liverpool and also neighbouring areas such as Warrington, Ormskirk and Wigan. This includes specialist services such as the Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit for patients across Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, Isle of Man and other parts of the North West serving a population of over 4 million.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
KEY DUTIES
Co-ordinate and deliver the day-to-day management of the clinical team as team/shift leader.
Act as a resource for other members of the UTC clinical team.
In collaboration with the Team Leaders promote the development and effectiveness of the nurse-led service utilizing a multi-skilled team approach.
Maintain effective channels of communication both within the UTC and across the wider health and social care economy.
Promote and maintain the quality and standards of St Helens UTC services in accordance with organisational and Trust Clinical Governance requirements.
Facilitate a culture, which promotes and maintains best practice utilising current and best evidence.
Participate in and initiate clinical audit as required
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
To work autonomously using advanced levels of history taking and examination skills within a multidisciplinary team, guidelines, and protocols.
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis
Advise and communicate as appropriate with acute hospitals, primary and social care and community teams thus ensuring seamless continuity and transfer of care for patients between other relevant health, social and third sector agencies, professionals, and other care settings.
Demonstrate a high level of knowledge in relation to the management of minor illness, injury and chronic disease.
Be able to assess critically and re-evaluate the clinical situation as the patient’s condition changes.
Facilitate learning for patients and their carers in relation to their identified health needs. Provide health promotion and promote optimal self-care as appropriate.
Undertake a range of clinical procedures, which may include, suturing, venepuncture, cannulation, ear syringing, slit lamp use, removal of foreign bodies.
Identify at risk patients and manage appropriately in accordance with national and local policy and procedures i.e., vulnerable children, adults, and child protection.
Contribute to investigations of incidents and complaints when required, participate in identifying lessons learnt and the sharing of learning across the organisation.
Ensure the safety of self and others at all times and promote a safety culture through the effective management of risk in the Woking environment.
Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights. Provide high quality innovative clinical practice. Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge and able to demonstrate improved patient care outcomes.
To act at all times as an advocate for patients, carers and relatives.
Offer a complementary service to that of other health care providers within the local health economy.
Utilizing own professional knowledge and skills, act as a resource for other members of the UTC team.
Empower colleagues and clients and demonstrate the ability to facilitate effective clinical practice based on best evidence
Possess a clear understanding of legal and ethical issues, professional accountability and responsibility.
Registered Prescribers (if applicable)
Prescribe medication safely and effectively to patients, as an Independent Non-Medical/ Supplementary prescriber.
Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patients needs in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
Work with patients to support compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provide information and advice on prescribed or over the counter medication regimes, side effects and interactions.
To understand the legislation relevant to the practice of Independent Non-medical / supplementary prescribing.
Maintain a professional portfolio and demonstrate that practice is up to date and evidence based.
Leadership
Provide clinical leadership in relation to the management of patient condition working at an advanced level to provide mentoring, supervision and clinical advice where required to the UTC team.
Delegate responsibility where appropriate and encourage a culture where flexibility and adaptability are positively encouraged.
Adopt and promote a positive approach to change.
Actively participate in and promote the development of professional nursing practice.
Manage team dynamics when performing the role of team leader.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain effective systems of communication and referral both within the UTC and across primary and secondary care.
Promote and maintain effective comprehensive clinical documentation in accordance with local and NMC guidelines for record keeping.
Utilise the Trust e-mail communication system.
Utilise a variety of systems to communicate clinical information in accordance with the requirements of the data protection act (telephone, letter and email)
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
Participate and engage in the identification of education and training needs of the team.
Demonstrate a positive commitment to the training and education of pre and post Identify and disseminate best practice through evidence, clinical guidelines and benchmarking.
Maintain and develop own clinical and professional expertise by participation in Clinical Supervision and Personal Development Planning, in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of conduct, and scope of professional Practice.
Provide supervision and mentoring opportunities for St Helens UTC team members and students.
Participate in formal and informal teaching sessions to promote clinical excellence within the UTC team.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervise and maintain high standards of professional care in accordance with current NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice and ethical considerations.
Provide a supportive environment for staff, take responsibility for and perform in clinical supervision and personal development planning.
Assist the Clinical Service Manager in shaping and developing a service, which is welcoming and effective to the needs of service users.
Participate in the development of an effective service utilizing a holistic, health needs approach.
Participate in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies, procedures and clinical guidelines as appropriate.
Supervision of the supply of medicines by junior staff as appropriate via PGD. Manage and co-ordinate medicine stock control
RESEARCH & AUDIT
Promote a research culture within the UTC, and actively promote the use, publication and dissemination of research evidence.
Promotes, develops and undertakes clinical audit to support own and the team’s best practice which is researched and evidence based leading to continuous improvement in care.
Transitional arrangements are in place for EU,EEA and Swiss Citizens following the UK's withdrawal from the EU. Should you this apply to you, you are advised to familiarise yourself with these arrangements to ensure you continue to have right to work in the UK and how to evidence that right in the future. Please see the document attached to this vacancy. This requirement does not apply to Irish citizens, who can continue to freely enter, live and work in the UK.
The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed therefore you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience. The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience.
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [email protected]
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision making process.
The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Changes have been made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook which mean that:
- All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
- There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
- Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working.
Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Nurse /Current professional registration
- Educated to Degree/Diploma level
- Clinical Examination/Diagnostics Skills Level 7 or equivalent supported by a portfolio of evidence
Meini prawf dymunol
- Non-medical prescribing qualification [V300] or working towards
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or working towards
Knowledge and Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Substantial years post registration experience
- Experience in WIC/UCC/UTC
- Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
- Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
- Knowledge of how audit may influence quality of patient care
- Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of participation in Research and audit skills
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues
- Ability to set and establish priorities
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Effective organisational and record management skills
- Leadership & Mentoring Skills
- Extended scope of practice skills
- Basic treatment of life-threatening disorders – treatment of shock and acute medical conditions Basic life support
- Ability to deal with difficult situations
- Venepuncture and interpreting the results, cannulation
- Ability to influence and lead service developments and delivery
- Ability to recognise the sick patient – ability to prioritise, monitoring vital signs and history taking
- Incorporate high quality evidence based practice in patient centred care
- Leadership & Mentoring skills
- Audit skills
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Jane O'Brien
- Teitl y swydd
- Lead Advanced Practitioner
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01744 627 400
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