Emergency Department - Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

As part of the Transformation work across the Emergency and Acute Medicine Directorate we are looking to expand our Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) team. We are looking for experienced emergency nurses who are motivated, dynamic who wish to train as ANPs.

The post holder will work as part of the wider Emergency Department (ED) team providing a high standard of clinical patient assessment across all areas of the ED and applicants with both adult and paediatric experience would be welcomed.

To meet the four pillars of advanced clinical practice you will provide autonomous clinical decision-making within your scope of practice as well as supporting the ongoing transformation work using your leadership, teaching and audit skills.

Main duties of the job

Apply clinical patient assessment and diagnosis skills to the undifferentiated patient group who attend the emergency department. You will work within your developing scope of practice to autonomously discharge or refer to speciality teams as required. Working across all areas of the Emergency Department including Resus, Majors, Paediatrics and Ambulatory Care.

Support and facilitate the development of clinical practice through research and education as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

Provide leadership within the clinical team and support ongoing service improvement and development through audit and quality improvement projects.

Contribute to the teaching and education programme of the ED for the multidisciplinary team.

Independent prescriber or working towards.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.