North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our team within our Specialist Adult Eating Disorder Service (SAEDS) based at The Willows, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, working full time, 09.00-17.00 Monday to Friday. As a part of your role working within the team you will utilise your specialist skills and knowledge to assist with the assessment and treatment of clients referred to SAEDS. The role will include providing leadership and clinical expertise into our eating disorders physical health monitoring clinics.

Our SAEDS seeks to provide a high quality service to ensure that clients receive their care by the right person in the right place at the right time, supported by NICE guidance. Enhancing education, prevention, early intervention and strengthened pathways.

We are looking for a self-motivated, organised individual who is committed to the their role promoting the principles and practice of recovery and is able to provide specialist support into managing the physical and mental health of those with complex eating disorders and act as care co-ordinator where necessary. If you have experience in leading, working in community settings and working collaboratively across teams you may be the person we are looking for.

The Trust offers Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which is tailored to meet the professional development needs of individual practitioners.

Main duties of the job

The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Programme takes 3-5 years to complete. On successful completion of this programme, you will be a recognised Advanced Clinical Practitioner with an expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for an expanded autonomous scope of practice, the characteristics of which are shaped by the context in which you practice.

The role of Advanced Nurse Practitioner requires the delivery of advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in the delivery of clinical care. Initially, you will be employed as a Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Band 7) and upon completion of your training you will take on the role of Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Band 8a). A competitive selection process will therefore be required.

There are a number of funding routes available, which include an apprenticeship route.

The minimum entry requirements are:

  • Degree in Nursing
  • Registered Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse
  • Evidence of professional updating
  • Ability and willingness to undertake MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
  • Minimum of 3 years post qualification experience

About us

Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it.

Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience. The Trust supports you by offering a flexible shift system including twilight shifts and compressed hours to support working families and our staff parking is free on all our main sites.

As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trust's Values. These are:

Proud to CARE:

Compassionate

Caring with compassion, it's about how we listen, what we say, what we do.

Approachable

Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open

Responsible

Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions

Excellent

Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving

Details

Date posted

17 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £53,219 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-NCS-4302066

Job locations

The Willows

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 4HP


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

  • Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness
  • Provide clinical leadership and service support to the Directorate (eating disorders service).
  • Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision-making to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
  • Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, and provide direct support to patients and clients
  • Work in partnership with patients and carers promoting a recovery focussed model of care

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

  • Work towards health promotion and prevention and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness
  • Provide clinical leadership and service support to the Directorate (eating disorders service).
  • Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision-making to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions, which will include prescribing medication where legally allowed and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
  • Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, and provide direct support to patients and clients
  • Work in partnership with patients and carers promoting a recovery focussed model of care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First level nurse registration

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience at senior nurse level

Knowledge

Essential

  • Clear understanding of nursing policy issues
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First level nurse registration

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience at senior nurse level

Knowledge

Essential

  • Clear understanding of nursing policy issues

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Willows

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 4HP


Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Willows

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 4HP


Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Delysia McKnight

delysia.mcknight@combined.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

17 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £53,219 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-NCS-4302066

Job locations

The Willows

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 4HP


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