Job summary
Autonomous Practice: The ANP will independently assess patients, devise, and implement care plans across multiple acute settings, elective clinical environments and surgical assessment unit within the Trust. Advanced Clinical Skills: The role requires the ANPs to utilize advanced clinical skills, including physical assessment, prescribing medications and making complex clinical decisions. Independent Patient Management: The ANP will manage complex patient cases, often working alone, ensuring the continuation of high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be a member of the surgical team and assist the multidisciplinary team in the care of all inpatients by undertaking advanced patient assessment, intervention and treatment for patients. The post holder will work across divisional and professional boundaries, encouraging inter-disciplinary working for the benefit of improved patient outcomes and efficient use of resources. They will demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise, providing specialist advice, education and support to other health care professionals and patients. The post holder will be a non-medical independent prescriber (or working towards) and will take over roles previously undertaken by junior medical staff.
- The post holder will be working within the Academic Surgical Unit within the Surgery, Cancer and Cardiovascular Division. The general surgery department is divided into the Upper and Lower GI teams. Both teams provide cover for the emergency general surgery and trauma oncalls as well as providing colorectal, oesophagogastric and bariatric surgical services. It is expected that the post holder will be an integral member of the clinical team and be able to interact with doctors, CNS, ward staff and allied health professionals that provide the care for all general surgical patients.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION
Essential
- Registered Health Care Practitioner with at least 4 years' post registration (RN, RGN)
- Has attained a degree
- Professional clinical qualification and appropriate clinical experience in a surgical area for a minimum of 3 years
Desirable
- Post registration teaching and assessing qualification
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of change management.
- Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
- Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
- Ability to practice within the scope of relevant professional body.
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective time management for self and others
- Leadership skills
- Physical assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills
Person Specification
EDUCATION
Essential
- Registered Health Care Practitioner with at least 4 years' post registration (RN, RGN)
- Has attained a degree
- Professional clinical qualification and appropriate clinical experience in a surgical area for a minimum of 3 years
Desirable
- Post registration teaching and assessing qualification
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of change management.
- Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
- Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
- Ability to practice within the scope of relevant professional body.
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective time management for self and others
- Leadership skills
- Physical assessment and diagnostic reasoning 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).
