Nurse Practitioner - (SACT)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 hours team.
• Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
• Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
• Recognised specialist qualification in SACT administration

Desirable

• Degree in health-related subject
• Working towards or educated to Master's level
• Clinical Skills Course or willingness to undertake
• Non-medical authoriser of blood products competence or willingness to undertake
• Non-Medical prescribing if relevant to role
• IRMER competence or willingness to undertake

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Some post registration experience within related specialist area of practice
• 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

Desirable

• Research or audit experience
• Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
• Evidence of developing and leading programmes of education and or training

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• 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

• Change management skills and involvement in project work
• Evidence of practice development
• Competent in extended clinical skills (such as Bone Marrow Biopsy)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary/West Cumberland Hospital

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7NE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us