Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group is seeking an experienced practitioner for the Acute Frailty Team. The role involves significant responsibilities in emergency care and patient management, focusing on improving outcomes for older patients. Candidates should have excellent clinical knowledge and a commitment to providing high-quality care. This full-time position offers opportunities for professional development within a collaborative healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in emergency care and frailty assessment.
• Ability to perform clinical skills like cannulation and medication review.
• Capable of managing a patient caseload autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Lead in Ambulatory / Front Door Frailty and same day emergency care.
• Ensure appropriate diagnostic ordering and review.
• Provide social, emotional, and psychological support to patients.

Skills

Advanced clinical knowledge

Patient support

Clinical skills

Communication

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

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As part of the innovative and ongoing development we are looking for an experienced practitioner to join our Acute Frailty Team.

As the population ages there are increasing numbers of older people living with frailty who are presenting to ED departments. It is recognised that targeting this high risk group as early as possible during admission provides an opportunity to improve quality of care and optimise patient and service outcomes for a vulnerable population.

The role involves working in the Emergency Department and the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) as well as the development of rapid access and ambulatory clinics.

Excellent and advanced clinical knowledge of caring for those identified as frail is essential with the determination and drive to make a difference.

To take the lead in Ambulatory / Front Door Frailty and same day emergency care

Examination and diagnostics – referring when appropriate to members of the MDT.

To ensure appropriate diagnostic ordering and review.

To perform clinical skills - cannulation / venepuncture, ABG’s, blood cultures, catheterisation.

To safely prescribe medications and perform medication review. Completing VTE and dementia screens. Ordering TTO’s, writing discharge letters.

To support the AIFU and Consultant In - Reach service by assisting in ward rounds.

To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place, from the best person or team.

To provide social, emotional, and psychological support to patients and their carers/relatives from referral and throughout their treatment.

To autonomously manage a patient caseload efficiently and timely, prioritising tasks.

To make appropriate referrals to consultants/other specialists/ members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary, or tertiary care settings.

To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and nursing staff, not only within the Directorate but also from other services.

To partake in service development through audit and data collection.

To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with NMC code of professional conduct.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mike Roberts Job title: Assistant Director of Nursing Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 529 8058

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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