Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Halifax/Calderdale
Calling all Advanced Nurse Practitioners! Are you a strong clinical manager with a passion for Dermatology, love working as part of an enthusiastic community team and are looking for some career progression? Then this could be the role for you!
Main duties of the job
We are Vita Health Group and have a great opportunity for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our service. We have recently been recognised as being one of the UKs best health care companies to work for, and we want you to become part of that! As a people-centred company, we are keen to develop individuals' careers where their interests apply. So, if you're looking to enhance your skill sets, progress your career or focus on your personal growth, please read on.
What you will do in the role
Transform lives while balancing hands-on patient care with inspirational leadership. In this unique role, you'll spend half your time delivering exceptional dermatological care directly to patients, and half steering your team toward excellence. It's the perfect blend of clinical expertise and leadership impact.
As our Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you'll:
* Champion quality improvement initiatives that elevate patient care
* Mentor and develop a talented team of healthcare professionals
* Shape the future of community dermatology services
* Drive clinical excellence and innovation in patient care
This opportunity offers the flexibility of 2-3 days per week, ideal for people seeking to take their career to the next level while maintaining work-life balance.
Skills and experience:
Essential:
* Registered Nurse Level 1 with significant post-registration experience in Dermatology
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Non-Medical Independent Prescriber
* Strong clinical expertise in Dermatology
* Advanced clinical assessment and examination skills and ability to manage complex cases
* Experience of monitoring patient medication programmes, ordering blood investigations, interpreting, and acting on results
* Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality assurance and patient safety in healthcare
* Complex decision making
* Diagnostic skills
* Long term skin disease management
Desirable:
* Breaking bad news training
* Leadership/Management experience or experience in senior nursing role, preferably in a community setting
* Experience in completing minor procedures in the community, including simple biopsies and excisions
* Experience of service innovation and transformation
Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.
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