Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Stroke Medicine Specialty - RVI
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 9 months (from date of appointment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2024-43-003
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/12/2024
Employer heading
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Stroke
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stroke Specialist Nurses Team for a fixed term 9 month secondment on Ward 42 at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
The Stroke Nurse Practitioners and Stroke Specialist Nurses work 24/7 and triage and admit all suspected acute stroke patients via paramedic ambulance directly to the assessment bay on ward 42. Patients are examined and assessed, given timely hyper acute treatment where appropriate – thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, randomised into clinical trials and a management plan is devised before admitting onto the Acute stroke unit.
Patients are also seen in the Emergency department, referred by inpatient teams, Eye casualty by their GP and seen in TIA clinic.
- Interview Date Thursday 12 December 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
We work very closely with the ward medical team, therapists, stroke research and various departments throughout the hospital.
The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the existing specialist nursing team, learning from them in relation to stroke triage, performing a neurological assessment, cannulation and venepuncture and following the stroke pathway before being able to work independently.
We are looking for someone who has a keen interest in Acute Stroke Care and has had experience of looking after stroke patients. The candidate must be enthusiastic, dynamic and be able to work under pressure.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group.
To work towards the role of an independent nurse practitioner, contributing towards the delivery of a quality service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:
- To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
- Will provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
- Supports the clinical team to manage a defined caseload, activity to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined protocols and training.
- Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
- Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
- Liaises with Patient Services Coordinator.
- Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hour’s team.
- Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- • Current NMC registration
- • Diploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study
- • Working towards / prepared to work towards: Working towards Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent
- • Working towards / prepared to work towards: Working towards Clinical Skills Course
- • Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- • Degree in health related subject
- • Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
- • Audit / research experience
- • Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- • Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- • Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- • Research or audit experience
- • Evidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Good IT skills
- • Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- • Effective organisation and time management skills
- • Current driving licence if relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- • Change management skills and involvement in project work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cara Hubbuck
- Job title
- Nurse Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2821616
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