Advanced Practitioner/Trainee Advanced Practicioner - Breast

The Methodist Church in Britain; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Balance wellbeing programme

Staff networks including GEM, D-ABi l,

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

The Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Practitioner in Breast Services. The post offers autonomous clinical practice at an advanced level, with accountability for decisions, and leadership, education and research responsibilities at master's level.

The successful candidate will work with eight consultant surgeons, a consultant breast care nurse and a fellow ACP, and must hold an ACP MSc Apprenticeship with an independent prescribing qualification.

Qualifications

• Completion of ACP MSc Apprenticeship.
• Recognised independent prescribing qualification.
• Current NMC registration, or paramedic or AHP registration with prescribing annotation.

Responsibilities

• Exercise autonomy and decision-making in complex, uncertain situations with accountability.
• Work as an independent prescriber within scope of practice and relevant legislative authority.
• Practise at an advanced level across clinical practice, leadership, management, education and research.
• Demonstrate core advanced practice capabilities and specialty-specific clinical competence.
• Work closely with the consultant surgeons, consultant breast care nurse and advanced practitioner team.
• Support delivery of breast services from all localities, including the Sunderland clinic at Grindon Primary Care Centre.

Job description

An Advanced Practitioner post in Breast Services at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, open to a qualified practitioner or a trainee. The role centres on autonomous clinical practice at an advanced level, where the post holder makes decisions under complexity and uncertainty and is accountable for them, alongside leadership, education and research at master's level. The post works with eight consultant surgeons, a consultant breast care nurse and a qualified advanced practitioner, and a trainee starts at Band 7 before moving to Band 8a on qualification. An independent prescribing qualification is required.

What the job involves

• Exercise autonomy and decision-making in complex, uncertain situations with varying levels of risk, and hold accountability for those decisions
• Work as an independent prescriber within scope of practice and relevant legislative authority
• Practise at an advanced level across clinical practice, leadership, management, education and research
• Demonstrate core advanced practice capabilities and specialty-specific clinical competence
• Work closely with the consultant surgeons, consultant breast care nurse and advanced practitioner team
• Support delivery of breast services from all localities, including the Sunderland clinic at Grindon Primary Care Centre

Qualifications

• Completion of ACP MSc Apprenticeship
• Recognised independent prescribing qualification

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration, or paramedic or AHP registration with a registered professional qualification
• Independent prescriber annotation with professional regulatory body

Experience

• Substantial experience of working in acute or emergency care as a trainee or qualified ACP
• Substantial experience of care delivery

Skills & knowledge

• Expert knowledge and clinical skills in acute medicine
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills

Nice to have

• Already on ACP MSc apprenticeship programme, due to complete within the next 6 months

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities at all levels across the service's four-tier skill mix
• Health and wellbeing support through the Balance programme
• Staff networks including GEM, D-Ability, LGBTQ+, Women's and Armed Forces