Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Care of the Elderly (COTE)

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Newport seeks a Registered Nurse to provide clinical expertise and leadership in managing deteriorating patients. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, communication skills, and experience in IV medication administration. This position offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a registered nurse role.
• Evidence of strong leadership skills.
• Experience in the administration of IV medication.

Responsibilities

• Recognize and manage deteriorating patients to prevent critical events.
• Provide clinical leadership and professional advice to healthcare staff.
• Support educational strategies to enhance patient care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

IV medication administration

Computer literacy

Education

Registered 1st Level Nurse

Current NMC Registration

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

The post holder must be a Registered Nurse and is therefore bound by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwifes and Health Visitors. Working alongside Annex 21

Main duties of the job

• Perform as a clinical expert in the recognition and initial management of the deteriorating patient, to prevent further deterioration which may lead to a respiratory or cardiac event/arrest.
• Provide clinical leadership to nursing staff and professional advice to other healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
• Lead on and support educational strategies, programmes, audit and national recommendations to enhance the care of deteriorating or critically ill patients within the Health Board.
• Participate in the monitoring and setting of standards of care and guidelines by incorporating evidence based practice and current research.
• Facilitate the professional development of the nursing staff working within the team
  
  

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

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in a registered nurse role
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Administration of IV medication
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Demonstration of computer literacy
• Advanced communication skills
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered 1st Level Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Teaching Qualification
• Independent Prescriber or willingness to become a non-medical prescriber