Advanced Nurse Practitioner

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to provide expert clinical care within the Haemoglobinopathy service. The successful candidate will lead the Nurse-Led Apheresis service and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. They should have advanced assessment skills and significant experience in managing patients with haemoglobinopathies. This role supports flexible working arrangements and includes opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in managing patients with haemoglobinopathies or haematological conditions in acute settings.
• Ability to work cross-site and flexibly with different consultant teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred clinical care in the Haemoglobinopathy service.
• Lead and develop the Nurse-Led Apheresis service.
• Act as a highly specialised role model and leader for all staff.

Skills

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Advanced physical assessment skills

Managing patients with haemoglobinopathies

Job description

Overview

The post holder will practice autonomously as an advanced practitioner within the Haemoglobinopathy service to provide patient-centred clinical care, encompassing advanced clinical assessment, examination, requesting and interpreting test results, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout the department. The post holder will demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgement and diagnostic reasoning and will provide expertise within specific haemoglobin disorders, offering advice, education and support to patients, their families and carers.

The post holder will lead and develop the Nurse-Led Apheresis service and will have responsibility for developing clinical practice and standards of care within the service, including policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues. They will act as a highly specialised role model and leader for all staff and play a major role in the development of services within the Trust. The post holder will work cross-site and flexibly with different consultant teams and support the multidisciplinary team including junior doctors and nurses. They will be involved in Clinical Governance and the departmental strategic agenda and the overall management of nursing staff. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check on appointment and staff will need to consent to regular updates on their criminal records status throughout employment.

We promote wellbeing and safety of patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information in line with policy and procedures. Due to high volumes of applications, adverts may close before the published date once sufficient applications are received. If shortlisted, applicants may be asked to provide current HR contact details at interview. The Trust uses identity checking software for verifying identity documents provided by candidates. As part of our Equality and Diversity commitments, we encourage applications from BME candidates to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. The Trust supports flexible working arrangements where feasible and will consider job share, part-time or other flexible patterns to suit service needs.

We are seeking an experienced and autonomous Advanced Nurse Practitioner with:

• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Advanced physical assessment skills
• Significant experience in managing patients with haemoglobinopathies or haematological conditions in acute settings

You will play a key role in clinical decision-making and patient care delivery within our ambulatory model. To ensure equitable service delivery, you may need to work across sites. Support and continued professional development will be provided.

About the Employer

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: busy ED; hyper-acute stroke unit; one of three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: internationally renowned centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: 24/7 ED and urgent care; Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: planned care site with surgical/outpatient services and urgent care

We are a teaching NHS trust with a commitment to training clinicians and advancing research.