Job summary
Owing to the imminent retirement of the current post holder, we are looking for an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner, with specialty specific skills and knowledge, to jointly lead and develop both our small team of Emergency Surgical Nurse Practitioners and our acute Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Service.
Main duties of the job
In addition to being an active non-medical prescriber and holding a Masters (or equivalent) in Advanced Clinical Practice, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the clinical utilization and synthesis of Advanced skills across the 4 pillars of practice enabling safe, independent, clinical decision-making essential for the continuation of our practitioner led service.
This is an established role, recognized and valued by all members of the CBU, patients and their families. It embodies the definition of advanced practice, empowering the post holder to implement innovative solutions to enhance people's experience and improve outcomes.
About us
Kettering General NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust are both part of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group. Both hospitals are separate hospitals/employers with hospital board and leadership. We share a group executive team leading on a shared vision, mission, priorities, strategies and Dedicated to Excellence Values.
Please visit the following websites for more information about working for us:
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Best of Both Worlds Northamptonshire
- University Hospitals Northamptonshire NHS Group
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Band 8b ESNP job description and personal specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Band 8b ESNP job description and personal specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health Professional
- MSc or equivalent in Autonomous Healthcare
- Non-medical prescribing
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification (DipHE/998)
- Management or leadership qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience as an autonomous practitioner in an acute setting in a hospital environment
- Leading change within a clinical environment
- Enthusiasm for learning and ongoing professional development demonstrated through critical portfolio of practice
- Experience of staff management
- Awareness and understanding of current issues within advanced practice and the NHS
Desirable
- Evidence of budget management
Skills
Essential
- The ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and/or contentious information in complex situations
- The ability to alter communication strategies dependent on the situation and the person's status.
- The autonomy and authority to independently make clinical decisions/judgments within own scope of competence and act on those decisions/judgments in partnership with individual patients.
- Able to perform advanced clinical examination and history taking
- Able to independently prescribe medications and formulate treatment plans
- Able to allocate and delegate workload responsibly and provide clinical supervision for a range of healthcare professionals as required.
Desirable
- The ability to work independently and in partnership with others to develop and implement policies for service development within the surgical CMT which impacts beyond own service area
- Completion of ESP Portfolio of Clinical Practice reflecting Advanced Clinical, Analytical and Communication skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health Professional
- MSc or equivalent in Autonomous Healthcare
- Non-medical prescribing
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification (DipHE/998)
- Management or leadership qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience as an autonomous practitioner in an acute setting in a hospital environment
- Leading change within a clinical environment
- Enthusiasm for learning and ongoing professional development demonstrated through critical portfolio of practice
- Experience of staff management
- Awareness and understanding of current issues within advanced practice and the NHS
Desirable
- Evidence of budget management
Skills
Essential
- The ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and/or contentious information in complex situations
- The ability to alter communication strategies dependent on the situation and the person's status.
- The autonomy and authority to independently make clinical decisions/judgments within own scope of competence and act on those decisions/judgments in partnership with individual patients.
- Able to perform advanced clinical examination and history taking
- Able to independently prescribe medications and formulate treatment plans
- Able to allocate and delegate workload responsibly and provide clinical supervision for a range of healthcare professionals as required.
Desirable
- The ability to work independently and in partnership with others to develop and implement policies for service development within the surgical CMT which impacts beyond own service area
- Completion of ESP Portfolio of Clinical Practice reflecting Advanced Clinical, Analytical and Communication skills.
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.
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.
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).
