Job summary
In this role, you will collaborate closely with our top-tier neurosurgical medical team, serving as a clinical role model. Your dedication to both team development and personal professional growth is essential. We seek someone with outstanding communication skills, high clinical standards, and a genuine passion for making a difference for both patients and staff.
To thrive in this position, you must have recent experience in a senior nursing role, showcasing your clinical expertise in patient care. Your deep understanding of the speciality and comprehensive knowledge of governance will be crucial in promoting and maintaining a safe environment for everyone. You will proactively monitor and provide feedback on compliance, ensuring the highest standards are met.
Main duties of the job
The nurse practitioner will help manage the inpatient case load of the 12 neurosurgical consultants. They form part of the multidisciplinary team The aim of the role is to provide comprehensive care to both the patient and the family. They will be responsible for the day to day running of the caseload of patients, as well as the responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and setting the standards by providing specialist care and advice.
This role is to supplement the current service and the well-established NP role within the neurosurgical department. They will be contributing to the developed of the service as well as ensuring that all episodes of care are aligned with the trust values, nursing and midwifery professional framework as well as a cost effective use of resources. The role will initially be at band 6 level and with completion of training and competencies can move to Band 7. The hours of work will initially be Monday to Friday 8-4 .
The role will include daily ward rounds, consultant ward rounds, review of patients which can include telephone review , liaising with members of the MDT, administration. As part of the development of the role the trust will offer specialist training alongside training from outside agencies to develop the role and have skills to act independently when providing care.
About us
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Possesses excellent leadership skills and are able to direct members of wider multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
- Provides clinical and leadership support for the junior medical teams.
- Provides clinical and leadership support for the junior medical teams, across the 24 hour period.
- Maintain high professional standards of care and expertise
- Provide specialist advice concerning patients with acute conditions for secondary care.
- Has a higher level of communication skill, using negotiation and influencing skills to communicate effectively.
- Management of patients to incorporate physiological, psychological and pharmacological considerations, making multifaceted complex clinical decisions regarding patient management and clinical outcomes, including discharging patients from the service when treatment is complete/optimum outcome is achieved
- Independently adjust treatment plans according to need assessing appropriate management options, and initiate treatment or referral to an appropriate professional where necessary.
- Request haematological and radiological investigations appropriately, independently interpreting and acting upon the results of these investigations and adjusting the patients management plan accordingly.
- Request therapeutic procedures/interventions and evaluate the outcome of these interventions.
- Assess and manage patients with complex problems, making independent referrals to medical teams and other practitioners both within and outside the specific directorate.
- Provide education and counselling regarding the range of treatment options available to the patient.
- Provide the patient with comprehensive information regarding clinical procedures, ensuring informed consent.
- Promote clinical awareness of the need for constant review and development of professional practice.
- Prescribing appropriately.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Possesses excellent leadership skills and are able to direct members of wider multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
- Provides clinical and leadership support for the junior medical teams.
- Provides clinical and leadership support for the junior medical teams, across the 24 hour period.
- Maintain high professional standards of care and expertise
- Provide specialist advice concerning patients with acute conditions for secondary care.
- Has a higher level of communication skill, using negotiation and influencing skills to communicate effectively.
- Management of patients to incorporate physiological, psychological and pharmacological considerations, making multifaceted complex clinical decisions regarding patient management and clinical outcomes, including discharging patients from the service when treatment is complete/optimum outcome is achieved
- Independently adjust treatment plans according to need assessing appropriate management options, and initiate treatment or referral to an appropriate professional where necessary.
- Request haematological and radiological investigations appropriately, independently interpreting and acting upon the results of these investigations and adjusting the patients management plan accordingly.
- Request therapeutic procedures/interventions and evaluate the outcome of these interventions.
- Assess and manage patients with complex problems, making independent referrals to medical teams and other practitioners both within and outside the specific directorate.
- Provide education and counselling regarding the range of treatment options available to the patient.
- Provide the patient with comprehensive information regarding clinical procedures, ensuring informed consent.
- Promote clinical awareness of the need for constant review and development of professional practice.
- Prescribing appropriately.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Appropriate NMC registarion
- Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of continuing professional education or development in the area of speciality
Desirable
- Degree
- Post registration qualification in area of speciality area.
- Non medical prescribing qualification
Knowledge and Experince
Essential
- Evidence of leadership experience and learning
- Awareness of recent advances within Nursing practice.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice
- Knowledge of Ethical issues
Desirable
- Evidence of clinical competence in area of specialist eg Neurosurgery
- Knowledge of research and development
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Appropriate NMC registarion
- Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of continuing professional education or development in the area of speciality
Desirable
- Degree
- Post registration qualification in area of speciality area.
- Non medical prescribing qualification
Knowledge and Experince
Essential
- Evidence of leadership experience and learning
- Awareness of recent advances within Nursing practice.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
- Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice
- Knowledge of Ethical issues
Desirable
- Evidence of clinical competence in area of specialist eg Neurosurgery
- Knowledge of research and development
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).
