Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Night Nurse Practitioner to join our team working in Berwick Infirmary . The successful applicant must have a clinical assessment qualification with experience in working in A&E, Urgent treatment environment and have the skills to be an independent practitioner.
The Night practitioner team cover Urgent Treatment Centre and support the inpatient ward as hospital Clinical lead once UTC closes at Midnight. They will need to attend UTC overnight should anyone self present
The practitioners role is to provide independent advanced clinical assessment and management of patients in the Urgent Treatment Centre.
The practitioners are responsible for flow through the department and ensuring timely assessment, treatment, discharge and referrals where needed.
They are the senior nurse on site during the night and will support the ward with any clinical issues surrounding patient care
This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.
For further information on Annex 20, please see:
http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
Main duties of the job
- Provide skilled and knowledgeable care and advice to patients and their carers.
- Complete assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients.
- Work with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Engage with external agencies to provide a high-quality service for patients and their carers.
- Contribute to the development of high-quality services within Northumbria Healthcare.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To develop the skills required to provide advanced clinical assessment of patients
- To triage patients, prioritising clinical need, highlighting and initiating treatment plans by following agreed Trust guidelines and protocols whilst under supervision.
- To develop the skills to work autonomously, assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations, determining a differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidencebased treatment and care.
- To provide senior nursing support on operational issues.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To develop the skills required to provide advanced clinical assessment of patients
- To triage patients, prioritising clinical need, highlighting and initiating treatment plans by following agreed Trust guidelines and protocols whilst under supervision.
- To develop the skills to work autonomously, assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations, determining a differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidencebased treatment and care.
- To provide senior nursing support on operational issues.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- 1st Level Live NMC Registered Nurse
- Registered Mentor
- Degree level study with ongoing/continuing professional development
- ENB998/730 or equivalent.
Desirable
- Minor Injuries qualification/experience
- ILS (Advanced CPR/Trust one day training course)
- Nurse prescribing course or willing to undertake
- Nurse Practitioner qualification (NACAN Masters Level)
- IRMER course
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Appropriate senior clinical experience
- Appropriate management experience
- Evidence of continuing academic and professional development
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- 1st Level Live NMC Registered Nurse
- Registered Mentor
- Degree level study with ongoing/continuing professional development
- ENB998/730 or equivalent.
Desirable
- Minor Injuries qualification/experience
- ILS (Advanced CPR/Trust one day training course)
- Nurse prescribing course or willing to undertake
- Nurse Practitioner qualification (NACAN Masters Level)
- IRMER course
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Appropriate senior clinical experience
- Appropriate management experience
- Evidence of continuing academic and professional development
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
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).
