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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Nurse Practitioner (Intermediate Care Unit)
Closed for applications on: 12-Sept-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 12-Sept-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Consultant Led Continuing Care - CAV
- Interview date
- 17/10/2024
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
We have an exciting opportunity for Band 7 Adult Nurse to join our team as a Nurse Practitioner within a busy Intermediate care unit. Intermediate care supports people to avoid going into hospital or residential care unnecessarily facilitating people to be as independent as possible after a stay in hospital, or a period of not managing within their own home.
Our unit provides high quality care to patients requiring rehabilitation, to optimise health before returning to their own home, we work in collaboration with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers to do this.
We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, self-motivated, hard-working staff who are looking for a new challenge, in a supportive fast paced environment.
We are looking for dynamic candidates with an enthusiasm for change, promotion of care, forward thinking and innovative, whilst supporting the junior workforce.
There will be an expectation that staff work various shifts covering 7 days.
- Interview Date Monday, 30 September 2024
- 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
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The post holder will work as a Nurse Practitioner within an established team of Nurse Practitioners and Therapists, they will be a skilled, independent practitioner, required to make autonomous, clinically led decisions, there will be a requirement to undertake clinical / physical examinations, and formulate a plan of care based on these findings.
Completion of the history taking in physical assessment, and demonstrable clinical skills are a significant part of this job role, if not already possessed a willingness to undertake this is essential, this role also has a need for the right candidate to possess non-medical prescribing to work to the level of nurse practitioner, again the right candidate would be supported to achieve the v300 if not already achieved.
The team provides medical and therapy services to patients in Eden court including:
Comprehensive assessments
Daily board Round
Goal and care planning with patients and their carers
Regular reviews by the team to ensure a needs led and responsive service it is expected that stay in Eden Court will be approximately 6 weeks
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
This role will require experience, as well as excellent clinical / managerial leadership. Advanced communication skills and the ability to act as an excellent role model are fundamental aspects of this role.
Acting as patient advocates when needed, an understanding of mental capacity, DOLS is an important part of this job.
The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the existing Nurse Practitioner / Team Lead, as well as be part of the wider MDT ensuring high quality rehabilitation care is provided, a keen interest in rehabilitation is vital for this role.
The right candidate will be enthusiastic, dynamic and able to work under pressure.
Awareness of computer systems and electronic patient records is advantageous.
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 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.
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.
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.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience e.g. Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent o Clinical Skills Course o
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree
- Management experience / qualification
- Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- 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
- Evidence of leading programme / programmes of education and / or training
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Thomas
- Job title
- Nurse Practitioner – Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07983436611
No longer accepting applications
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