Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Esneft; Tendring; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Training & development

Job summary

ESNEFT, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking an experienced Nurse Prescriber for the Urgent Community Response Service (UCRS). You will deliver high-quality urgent care in patients' homes and care homes with autonomy to assess, diagnose, prescribe and manage a wide range of urgent needs.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions and support recovery at home, developing skills in clinical leadership and service improvement while

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration and non-medical prescriber status.
• Experience in urgent care or community-based settings is advantageous.
• Commitment to CPD and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rapid assessments and manage urgent care in community settings.
• Independently prescribe appropriate treatments and interventions.
• Provide expert clinical advice to patients, carers and colleagues.
• Collaborate with GPs, therapists, social care and acute services.
• Support service development and clinical leadership within the team.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical assessment

Autonomous practice

Communication skills

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Non-medical prescriber qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse Prescriber looking for your next challenge?

The Urgent Community Response Service (UCRS) at ESNEFT is seeking a highly motivated and skilled nurse to join our dynamic and innovative team. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality urgent care in patients' homes and care home settings, helping people receive the right care at the right time while avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions.

Working within our multidisciplinary team, you will use your advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, prescribe, treat and manage patients with a wide range of urgent healthcare needs. No two days are the same, making this an ideal role for an experienced clinician who thrives on autonomy, clinical decision-making and providing outstanding patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

As a Nurse Practitioner within UCRS, you will:

• Undertake rapid response assessments within two hours of referral.
• Assess, diagnose and manage urgent and complex clinical presentations in community settings.
• Independently prescribe appropriate treatments and interventions.
• Deliver short-term, intensive support to prevent hospital admission and facilitate recovery at home.
• Manage patients with frailty, multiple long-term conditions, acute deterioration and palliative or end-of-life care needs.
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, therapists, community teams, social care and acute services.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical leadership within the team.

A car driver is essential.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered nurse recorded on NMC register
• Professional knowledge and skills underpinned by theory and experience, acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training, experience in specialist field
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Non-medical prescriber

Skills/abilities

• Work as part of an integrated team
• Supervise the delivery of care to patients presenting with a range of urgent care conditions
• Prioritise own and others’ workload, delegating appropriately
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Reflect on own practise and direct own learning
• Maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients and their careers.
• Sound analytic and judgement skills
• Work independently using own initiative
• Use Word, PowerPoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
• Ability to manage a team.
• Ability to deal with distressing and unpleasant circumstances
• Ability to deal with difficult personnel issues
• Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)
• Experience in service development or change management

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
• Excellent knowledge of a range of advanced therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals
• Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group
• Knowledge of standards of record keeping.
• Excellent knowledge of the current evidence-based practice
• Awareness of strategic direction of ESNEFT
• Awareness of ESNEFT strategic direction

Experience

• Proven experience working with relevant care group
• Competencies relevant to care group
• Experience of managing complex and/or highly specialist cases
• Experience of managing and supervising the work of others

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

If you require any information in an alternative format or have any access needs for the application process, please contact us.

Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.

When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.

Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document

The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.

Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due to Home Office eligibility. Please note Band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

We do not charge any fees at any stage of our recruitment process, including job applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements or employment offers

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.