Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Unscheduled Care Hub
Join a multi-disciplinary team in an exciting new service within the Integrated Urgent Care team in Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE). As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will provide safe and effective assessment and management of patients via remote consultation. The UCCH vision is to ensure that people receive the right care, in the right place, first time, every time. To be successful in this role, you will need to have good knowledge of local urgent care, primary care, and secondary care pathways, and the ability to work collaboratively with SNEE system partners to help deliver better quality of care for patients. This is an opportunity to use and develop your skills and expertise to provide quality, evidence-based health care to meet the immediate needs of the Suffolk and North East Essex patient population. The service operates 7 days a week, 0800hrs-2000hrs, with opportunities for full or part-time work (either salaried or bank).
Main duties of the job
* Working face to face as part of a multi-disciplinary UCCH team to identify cases held in the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) queue that may be better served by other services.
* Completing remote consultations with patients and healthcare professionals.
* Making onward referrals to system partners to manage patients' care needs closer to home, utilising community services most suited to their needs.
* Work with members of the UCCH to identify and suggest service improvements with a focus on quality assurance and patient safety.
* Act as a representative and ambassador for Practice Plus Group at all times.
About us
* To work within the professional Code of Conduct as defined by the NMC or HCPC.
* Current experience of working in urgent care, primary care, or community care.
* Educated to Masters level (or equivalent).
* Non-medical prescribing qualification with at least 6 months experience consulting and prescribing independently.
* Ability to work within an MDT to make patient-focused management decisions.
* Evidence of regular engagement in evidence-based practice.
* Willingness to undertake appropriate personal and professional development and keep up to date with mandatory training.
* A clear understanding of remote consulting and appreciation of the challenges this can present.
* An expectation to participate in regular performance review.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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