Surgical Nurse Practitioner

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

VerseOne Group is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit. The post holder will work autonomously, assess, diagnose and manage patients in line with current guidelines, collaborating with the senior team to deliver high‑level clinical care.

Based primarily in the surgical SDEC department, the practitioner will order investigations, review results, provide patient and carer information, and contribute to the surgical patient pathway across

Job description

The post holder will function as an autonomous Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit, delivering high-level clinical care in collaboration with the senior team. They will independently assess, diagnose, and manage patients within their scope of practice, ensuring decisions are underpinned by evidence-based knowledge and aligned with current clinical guidelines.

The role of the Surgical Nurse Practitioner is to; 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. They will be able to order relevant investigations to assist with the diagnosis of the patients presenting condition and review the results. The individual will be able to 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 escalation 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

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The role of the Surgical Nurse Practitioner is to; 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. They will be able to order relevant investigations to assist with the diagnosis of the patients presenting condition and review the results. The individual will be able to 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 escalation 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.