Job summary
Employer heading
Elective Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Associate
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to join our highly experienced, Elective Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner team. Do you want to see patients progress through the whole of their pathway and provide support and specialist knowledge to our nurse led service?
The Elective Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Team is at the forefront of evidence based care, clinical practice and academic research. As a band 5 Elective Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Associate you will be expected to help the band 6 Nurse Practitioner manage their caseload, and communicate with the MDT and wider specialist teams. The successful candidate will participate in providing care to optimise patients for surgery and support patients through their journey on the pathway from pre-operative care, to post-operative care and discharge.
As part of your role you will be expected to facilitate education to all grades of staff plus patients, and contribute to the service development and pathway improvement.
We are proud of the work our team does and encourage project work that enhances the patient pathway. We are dedicated to provide development and support to anyone joining our team.
Main duties of the job
The main duty of the Elective Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioners Associate is to support the band 6 Nurse Practitioner with their case load. This will be the complex elective orthopaedic patients who will have a few co-morbidities which may need optimisation pre-surgery. To cover consent clinics independently, and provide support for the Nurse Practitioners in the urgent care and follow up clinics. We expect the successful candidate to be able to document the condition and progress of pre and post-operative patients reporting to the nurse practitioner and/or senior nursing staff any areas of concern.
Being a teaching hospital we expect you to share knowledge and teach within the wider elective orthopaedic team and to nurture any students and provide an insight into the daily running of our surgical service.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description and person specification for more detailed information and direct contact for clarification is welcomed
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 1 years’ experience in orthopaedics
Desirable criteria
- To be able to supervise unqualified staff
- Involvement in project or research work/link nurse role
- Teaching qualification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Has or willing to undertake relevant post-basic study e.g. specialist pathway
- Willing to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery and patient care
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development or reflective profile
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Confident in assessment skills and decision making skills
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable criteria
- ICT skills and awareness
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
- Nova Charles
- Job title
- Elective Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01159691169
- Additional information
Available Tuesdays-Thursdays. Extension 75432
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