Job summary
- Main area
- Advanced Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR631-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Clacton/Harwich Hospitals
- Town
- Clacton
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Nurse/Paramedic Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Paramedic Practitioner to join our practitioner team in the North East Essex Community Hospitals. This covers both Clacton and Harwich Hospital inpatient wards. Our wards are both modern and spacious and are supported by established nursing and therapy teams.
There are currently 2 nine month fixed term/secondment opportunities available.
The team consists of Nurse Practitioners with speciality doctor support. You will working autonomously to care for patients across our three in-patient wards.
The role includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment, review, discharge support, Advanced Care Planning, Palliative and End-of-Life care.
Main duties of the job
Working autonomously, completing: holistic assessments / interpretation of results / treatment / advice resulting in discharge or onward referral of patients as appropriate. This requires a wide range of expertise underpinned by competency based framework and includes requesting x-rays and liaison with ward doctor or acute hospital for interpretation and prescribing when appropriate.
You will utilise relevant training and experience in the assessment, diagnosis and management of a wide range of health conditions, also to maintain competency and knowledge base.
You will exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and critical thinking and provide health promotion advice to patients.
You will be expected to contribute to protecting vulnerable children and adults.
You will act as a mentor to junior staff/DPP.
You should show a positive commitment to the training and assessment of all nurse learners / junior staff in the clinical areas and facilitate programmes for learners.
Maintain high standards of care in accordance with NMC/HCPC Code of Professional
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Proven post registration experience
- • Experience of working autonomously in managing patient care, be able to assess clinical conditions and use correct pathways to obtain an effective outcome
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of managing a team
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Clinical registration with certified body. E.g NMC, HCPC
- • Nurse Practitioner qualification e.g. Emergency Nurse Practitioner/ Autonomous Practice, and to include Consultation & Diagnostics/Minor Injuries/Minor Illness or equivalent, and include interpretation of x-ray
- • Non-Medical Prescribing
- • Preparation for Mentorship [eg ENB 998] or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • IRMER Certificate
- • Evidence of recent CPD / post-graduate study
- • Additional registration [Mental Health]
- • Management qualification
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
- Sarah Wiekamp
- Job title
- Senior Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07394402291
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