Advanced Nurse Practitioner - HMP Feltham B

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner for the HMP & YOI Feltham B unit. The role covers responsible urgent and unscheduled care within a custodial setting, diagnosing and treating patients with complex health needs, and prescribing as required.

You will provide clinical leadership, mentor nursing staff, and contribute to service transformation in collaboration with GPs, prison staff and external partners.

Qualifications

• Must hold MSc or PG diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent to national standards.
• Registration with NMC or other statutory body is required.
• Substantial post-registration experience with leadership at Band 7 or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with complex health needs.
• Deliver same-day urgent and unscheduled care in a custodial environment.
• Manage patients with acute and long-term conditions and prescribe independently.
• Lead clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement.
• Mentor and supervise nursing and multidisciplinary staff.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Leadership

Healthcare communication

Teaching & mentoring

Decision making under pressure

Education

MSc or PG diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice

Job description

This Advanced Nurse Practitioner post sits in the healthcare team at HMP & YOI Feltham B, within the Diggory Division of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Autonomous work covers same-day urgent and unscheduled care, assessing, diagnosing, treating and prescribing for patients with complex physical health needs. It is set in a custodial environment, with children and young people in the secure estate, and includes clinical leadership and mentoring of nursing staff. Fit depends on an advanced clinical practice master's or PG diploma and NMC registration.

What the job involves

• Provide advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex health needs
• Deliver same-day urgent and unscheduled care
• Manage patients with acute and long-term conditions
• Prescribe and plan care independently
• Reduce pressure on GP services and improve timely access to healthcare
• Provide visible clinical leadership across the service
• Lead clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement
• Support the development, mentoring and supervision of nursing and multidisciplinary staff
• Work with GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, prison staff and external partners
• Support service transformation and reduce reliance on temporary staffing
• Strengthen clinical workforce resilience
• Support continuity of care within the custodial environment

What’s required

Qualifications

• MSc or PG diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice, or equivalent to national standards, and specialist practitioner status

Registration & licences

• Current NMC, HPC or other statutory body registration

Experience

• Substantial post-registration and extensive clinical experience
• Leadership experience at Band 7 or above
• Proven experience as an independent practitioner
• Acute disease management and crisis care
• Leading audit or research
• Teaching and mentoring multidisciplinary staff

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced, sound practical clinical skills underpinned by evidence-based practice
• Communication, presentation and teaching skills
• Leadership to deliver change through negotiation and partnership working
• Managing complexity and partnership working across individuals and organisations
• Managing a team and prioritising a changing workload under pressure
• In-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation relevant to community care

Other

• Able to take on the Designated Prescribing Practitioner role, if prescribing is in scope
• Involvement in advanced practice development

Nice to have

• Relevant professional health degree (a PG diploma requires a previously completed MSc)
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Teaching qualification
• Additional leadership training
• V300 prescriber qualification (dependent on role)
• Appropriate therapy training or qualification
• Knowledge of health and social care legislation for adults in prison or detention health
• Knowledge of framework and policy issues in prison and detention health