Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Police Custody Healthcare (PCHC) B7

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Govan; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Study bursaries

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is recruiting an Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Police Custody Health Care (PCHC). The ANP will provide expert clinical advice, triage and manage episodes of care for individuals in police custody, collaborating with Police Scotland and COPFS.

The role requires autonomous decision-making, leadership and advanced practice in forensic medicine settings. The ANP will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop policies, lead nursing services, and deliver education

Qualifications

• ANPs are educated at Masters Level in advanced practice and are assessed as competent in this level of practice.
• This level of practice is characterised by high-level autonomous decision-making, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment including prescribing, of patients with complex multi-dimensional problems
• Registered Nurse on the NMC Register
• Be recorded as a Nurse Independent/Supplementary
• Prescriber (V300) with the NMC
• An appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice which has enabled competence in Clinical assessment
• Clinical reasoning, judgement and diagnostic decision making
• Non medical prescribing- V300
• Leading, delivering and evaluating care
• Practice learning/transferable work-based learning
• Significant comprehensive post-registration experience within a healthcare setting, some of which must be at a senior practitioner level
• A commitment to lifelong learning and demonstrates evidence of continuing professional development
• Can demonstrate experience in managing staff, leading a team, providing education and training and establishing a supportive, learning environment
• Successful track record in working in multi-disciplinary team settings and promoting collaborative approaches to delivering excellent patient care
• Immediate Life Support / Medical Emergencies Training
• Evidence of continued professional development in forensic medical examination and police custody healthcare, including completion of NES ‘New to Forensic Medicine’ programme

Responsibilities

• Triage/clinically assess patients and initiate treatment per guidelines
• Take comprehensive histories, assess and examine patients in custody settings
• Initiate investigations to improve access to treatment
• Screen patients for disease using clinical assessments and tests
• Initiate drug therapy within prescribing guidelines
• Perform invasive and non-invasive diagnostic/therapeutic procedures
• Promote and undertake clinical audits and contribute to research for service improvement
• Interpret research findings to influence best practice
• Initiate/facilitate research related to custody healthcare and forensic services
• Refer patients to appropriate services and ensure care is coordinated

Skills

Clinical assessment

Autonomous decision making

Clinical leadership

Education

NMC Registration

Nurse Independent/Supplementary

Prescriber (V300) with the NMC

Masters level Advanced Practice

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity to apply for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner role in Police Custody Health Care (PCHC). This is a new development and service model within PCHC which will be integral in supporting the development and direction of the service, delivering the clinical case management of a unique Police Custody Healthcare and Forensic service.

As an ANP you will provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals, Police Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), and persons referred and will utilise high levels of decision-making and clinical judgment to triage, examine, treat and close episodes of care for a diverse range of patients referred for forensic medical examination and healthcare in police custody.

As an ANP will ensure that persons referred health needs are met through the provision of the diagnosis and the management of conditions through the assessment, treatment and review planning process in partnership with persons referred, Police Scotland and the COPFS.

As an ANP will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary forensic medical and PCHC team to meet the needs of persons referred in police care, supporting the development and delivery of policy and procedures, development and implementation of nursing services and providing nurse and clinical leadership as required.

Knowledge and/or experience of delivering services with justice requirements would be advantageous, though not a requirement. Experience of service change, research and audit, quality improvement and development would be desirable.

As the role is covering a peripatetic service, a driving licence is required.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) may be able to provide visa sponsorship for certain roles, subject to the post meeting the relevant eligibility criteria. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and will be determined on a case-by-case basis following interview and during the pre-employment verification process. Applicants must state their current right to work in their application.

Skilled Worker visa and Health and Care Worker visa

Skilled Worker visa and Health and Care Worker visa

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Location based in Govan Police Station, 923 Helen St, Glasgow, G52 1EE
• Permanent Contract
• Full-time (36 hours)

Key Responsibilities

• To triage/clinically assess patients, prioritising clinical need, initiating treatment in line with agreed guidelines and referring those patients who require medical intervention to appropriate services
• Take a comprehensive systematic history, conduct assessment and clinical examination of patients requiring medical care to ensure that optimum physical and psychological care needs are met
• Where appropriate, initiate investigations on patients to improve access to treatment.
• Screen patients for disease using clinical assessment and other findings, such as laboratory results, X-rays and electronic clinical records
• Initiate drug therapy/medication within parameters of agreed clinical guidelines and in accordance with non-medical prescriber’s legislation
• Conduct, where appropriate, invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Promote, develop and undertake clinical audit programmes, and contribute to research to support own and the teams’ best practice leading to continuous improvement in care using critical appraisal and evaluation skills.
• Interpret newly generated research findings supporting implementation using advanced knowledge and skills, disseminating findings internally to influence best practice
• Initiates, facilitates or undertakes appropriate research in relation to custody healthcare and forensic medical services for people in police care.
• Please refer to the job description for further details.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

ANPs are educated at Masters Level in advanced practice and are assessed as competent in this level of practice. As a clinical leader, they have the freedom and authority to act and accept the responsibility and accountability for those actions. This level of practice is characterised by high-level autonomous decision-making, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment including prescribing, of patients with complex multi-dimensional problems

• Registered Nurse on the NMC Register
• Be recorded as a Nurse Independent/Supplementary
• Prescriber (V300) with the NMC
• An appropriate Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice which has enabled competence in:
• Clinical assessment
• Clinical reasoning, judgement and diagnostic decision making
• Anatomy and pathophysiology
• Non medical prescribing- V300
• Leading, delivering and evaluating care
• Practice learning/transferable work-based learning
• Significant comprehensive post-registration experience within a healthcare setting, some of which must be at a senior practitioner level
• A commitment to lifelong learning and demonstrates evidence of continuing professional development
• Can demonstrate experience in managing staff, leading a team, providing education and training and establishing a supportive, learning environment
• Successful track record in working in multi-disciplinary team settings and promoting collaborative approaches to delivering excellent patient care
• Immediate Life Support / Medical Emergencies Training
• Evidence of continued professional development in forensic medical examination and police custody healthcare, including completion of NES ‘New to Forensic Medicine’ programme

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Louise Kaney, Lead Advanced Nurse Practitioner - [e-mail] - 07483553228

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.