Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner Surgical Ward ANP Team
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ANP/ACP) to join the Surgical Ward ANP Team. This service fundamentally supports the delivery and inpatient management of the elective and 'In House Urgent' (IHU) cardiothoracic surgical pathways from admission to discharge.
We are seeking a knowledgeable, experienced, innovative, and enthusiastic team player who will embrace advanced clinical assessment and take a pro-active role in enhancing our service.
The Trust's world-wide reputation and opportunities to gain exceptional experience mean that this is a wonderful place to develop your career. Royal Papworth Hospital is the UK's leading cardiothoracic hospital, treating approximately 50,000 patients each year. The Trust has been rated 'outstanding' in all domains by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Trust has been named as one of the best in the country for inpatient experience, achieving 9.7 out of 10 in the CQC inpatient experience survey.
Under the leadership of the Lead Nurse, you will contribute to provide a 7 day a week service, working 12-hour daytime shifts (07:00-19:30hrs). This will include the advanced clinical assessment of both elective and IHU cardiothoracic surgical patients.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to undertake occasional teaching and education of staff across the wider multidisciplinary team. We will do our best to support and allow your own professional development. Current experience of teaching and educational delivery would be advantageous.
This advanced level of practice is benchmarked against the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice (2017) which encompasses four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, management, education & research. You will be required to keep a portfolio to evidence core capabilities.
At a minimum for a Band 7 ANP or ACP appointment you must already have completed the Advanced Skills in Clinical Assessment course at level 7 master's level. You must already be working at a minimum level of a Band 6 and within an acute care setting.
Ideally you will also be a current non-medical prescriber. If not, you would be required to complete this module at level 7 and at the earliest opportunity following your appointment.
Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirement would only be considered for a trainee Band 6 appointment with the proviso that on completion of the required level 7 module/s (as above) that they would progress along an agreed training pathway leading to a Band 7. For a band 6 trainee appointment you must already be working at this current level/banding.
All applicants will additionally be required to undertake a Resuscitation Council (RC) UK ILS course annually.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Date posted
05 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
175-2425-2-NS548
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer's website
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