Job summary
The Wirral Breast Unit has an exciting opportunity for an ANP to join our team. Our same day diagnostic clinic for new patients provides a fast assessment service for women and men who have been referred by their GP with symptoms such as a breast lump, pain, rash or nipple discharge.
The primary focus of the role is to be an advanced, autonomous practitioner providing patient-centred clinical care, encompassing the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of patients. The postholder will operate within their own sphere of competence and agreed acceptable limits of practice to provide expert professional clinical advice. The post is intended to provide improved outcomes for our patients in a rapid diagnostic service, by providing safe, kind and effective care.
The post holder will support our family history service that offers risk assessments to women who have breast cancer in their family. This includes personal risk of developing cancer and an assessment of the family risk of carrying a genetic alteration pre-disposing to these.
The postholder will also assist in the development of Breast Services in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team in line with local and national initiatives.
Ideally, the successful candidate will possess advanced clinical and communication skills and will be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of the issues related to Breast. But training and support will be provided into the specialty.
Main duties of the job
Initiate and undertake preliminary investigations, under agreed protocols, following clinical assessment e.g. ultrasound and mammogram requests, appropriate blood analysis, Chest x-ray, ECG, and cardiovascular investigations.Implement decisions made by senior medical staff.Undertake advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under agreed protocols e.g. assessment and drainage of breast abscesses, wound management and closure. (This list is not exhaustive and will expand with development of the ANP role).Clerking Breast admissions.Independently perform clinical review and formulate individual care and management plans.Obtain consent for treatment/procedure as required.Complete discharge summaries to General Practitioners.Make appropriate referrals to specialties and professions allied to medicine both autonomously and on behalf of consultants to allow appropriate disposal of patients in the Breast Department.Undertake research and audit within the service as required.Develop practice-based protocols to lead advanced level of professional practice in care.Implement and undertake training programmes for health professionals using specialist knowledge and skills.Advocate health promotion strategies and modification of lifestyles/behaviour in terms of prevention of deterioration in disease process.Undertake verification of deaths in the Breast Department.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Breast ANP position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Breast ANP position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- The post holder will be a registered nurse with significant post registration experience
- MSc in Advanced Practice
- Have Completed the non-medical prescribers' course (V300)
- Maintained Advanced Life Support provider qualification
- Attained qualification in clinical examination and clinical diagnostics
Desirable
- Breast Clinical Examination Course
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- Will be able and willing to work across the Breast department
- Provide evidence of and demonstrate clinical competencies in specialised field
- Excellent communication and negotiating skills
- Able to access and keep up to date with research and critically appraise research findings
- Skilled to work across multi-agency and professional boundaries
- Able to implement change and think creatively
- Exceptional leadership skills
- Possess a clear vision of the future development of nursing practice
- Ability to motivate and develop staff and change practice in line with government agenda
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Has the ability to influence the strategic long- and short-term goals of the directorate/Trust
- Critically analyse research and apply robust evidence-based information to clinical practice
- Achieve competence in specific clinical skills under medical supervision
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information
- Has the ability to overcome communication barriers utilising highly developed interpersonal skills
- Possess clinical credibility to influence across both professional and organisational boundaries
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- The post holder will be a registered nurse with significant post registration experience
- MSc in Advanced Practice
- Have Completed the non-medical prescribers' course (V300)
- Maintained Advanced Life Support provider qualification
- Attained qualification in clinical examination and clinical diagnostics
Desirable
- Breast Clinical Examination Course
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- Will be able and willing to work across the Breast department
- Provide evidence of and demonstrate clinical competencies in specialised field
- Excellent communication and negotiating skills
- Able to access and keep up to date with research and critically appraise research findings
- Skilled to work across multi-agency and professional boundaries
- Able to implement change and think creatively
- Exceptional leadership skills
- Possess a clear vision of the future development of nursing practice
- Ability to motivate and develop staff and change practice in line with government agenda
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Has the ability to influence the strategic long- and short-term goals of the directorate/Trust
- Critically analyse research and apply robust evidence-based information to clinical practice
- Achieve competence in specific clinical skills under medical supervision
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information
- Has the ability to overcome communication barriers utilising highly developed interpersonal skills
- Possess clinical credibility to influence across both professional and organisational boundaries
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).
