Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Surgical SDEC | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join their Surgical Same Day Emergency Care Unit. The role involves assessing, diagnosing, and managing patients autonomously, collaborating with a senior team, and providing expert clinical leadership. Ideal candidates will have advanced skills and a commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care within a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP).
• Ability to assess and diagnose patients independently.
• Experience in managing complex clinical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients in the surgical department.
• Order and review investigations for patient diagnosis.
• Provide support to patients and the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Sound clinical judgement

Ability to work autonomously

Strong communication skills

Job description

Are you an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) looking for your next challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit, where you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within a fast-paced and innovative environment.

In this role, you will work autonomously to assess, diagnose, and manage patients within your scope of practice, ensuring that all clinical decisions are evidence-based and aligned with current guidelines. You will collaborate closely with the senior team, providing expert clinical leadership and supporting the ongoing development of the SDEC service.

Your advanced skills, sound clinical judgement, and ability to work independently will be pivotal in ensuring timely and effective care, helping to reduce admissions and improve patient outcomes.

If you're a motivated and skilled ANP ready to make a real impact within a dynamic surgical setting, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role of the Surgical Nurse Practitioner

• Be primarily based in the surgical same day emergency department as part of the surgical workforce.
• Use physical assessment skills to contribute to a patient's diagnosis on emergency presentation to the department.
• Order relevant investigations to assist with the diagnosis of the patients presenting condition and review the results.
• Provide support, information and advice to patients, carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team throughout the patient's surgical journey.
• Review patients in a wide range of clinical conditions, either diagnose and treat, or escalate where appropriate.
• Use clinical knowledge to independently assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatments and interventions for surgical patients in various settings frequently with complex undifferentiated or undefined presentations.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.