Advanced Nurse Practitioner (or AHP equivalent)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Candidates will be required to demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills and work independently in challenging circumstances whilst maintaining excellent clinical standards for acutely ill / deteriorating patients and their families.

The successful candidate will utilise considerable post registration experience within an acute speciality, qualifications in physical assessment and physiological reasoning along with non-medical prescribing. They will use acquired skills to review, diagnose deteriorating patients in order to establish and deliver management plans, whilst also liaising appropriately with senior clinicians.

See attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Essential

• Registered Nurse with considerable post registration experience including some within an Acute Speciality
• Masters level qualifications in physical assessment, physiological reasoning and non-medical prescribing (level 7) and evidence of using them in acute settings
• Work independently and support work of ward nursing and junior medical staff in managing acutely ill and deteriorating patients
• Utilise blood results, scans and xrays alongside clinical findings in order to make clinical decisions
• Prescribe safely for patients across a wide range of specialties
• Enhanced levels of dexterity/accuracy pertaining to clinical skills e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, arterial blood gases
• Knowledge and experience of ethico-legal principles pertaining to escalation of care and resuscitation decision-making
• Recognise when critical care input is required and communicate effectively with Directorate of Critical Care staff
• Communicate effectively (both verbal and written) with all staff and particularly with medical and surgical registrars
• Be an integral part of the Resuscitation Team when attending 2222 calls for acutely unwell patients or cardiac arrests
• Motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to remain calm in urgent clinical situations

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.

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

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)