Location: Various clinical settings from Urgent Care Centres to Home Visiting Services around Leicestershire
Full Time or Part Time: We offer a variety of shift patterns & hours
Main duties of the job
Join DHU Healthcare as an Advanced Practitioner and elevate your career!
Are you a dedicated and passionate healthcare professional seeking a rewarding and exciting opportunity? Look no further! DHU Healthcare is searching for an exceptional Advanced Practitioner to join our dynamic team and make a real difference in patient care.
About us
DHU Healthcare is a not-for-profit community interest company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services, and NHS111. We care for patients across the West and East Midlands, a population totaling around 14 million. As a socially conscious organisation, we provide compassionate, high-quality care to our patients and offer a supportive work environment to our 2,500 DHU employees. If you would like to find out more about us, you can visit our website.
Job responsibilities
* Practice autonomously without direct supervision.
* Utilise advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat, and refer patients requiring the clinical service.
* Recognise the need for, initiate, and where appropriate interpret relevant diagnostic investigations.
* Recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms.
* Exhibit excellent nonverbal and verbal communication skills when dealing with patients and carers. Have the ability to make clear decisions with confidence and communicate these effectively.
To be a successful Advanced Practitioner you'll need:
* Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Registered as an independent non-medical prescriber.
* A minimum of 2 modules at Level 7. 1 X module must have included assessment of clinical examination skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Adult Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), Paramedic registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
* Registered as an independent non-medical prescriber.
* A minimum of 2 modules at Level 7. 1 X module must have included assessment of clinical examination skills.
* MSc (Advanced Practice)
Experience
* Can complete a concise clinical history and physical examination.
* Can formulate a differential diagnosis and management plan.
* Prepared to participate in service development.
* Demonstrable awareness of accountability in clinical practice.
* Can give evidence of using effective communication skills within practice.
* Must have excellent verbal and written skills.
* Able to use negotiation skills.
* Employ critical thinking.
* Ability to identify individual client needs.
* Able to prioritize and effective time management.
* Counselling & communication skills.
* Aware of current structures and developments in out of hours care, health and social care.
* Specialist clinical/technical skills.
* A selection of specific sites may require skills in the following areas:
* ALS / PALS
* Cannulation and Venepuncture
* ECG recording and interpretation
* Plastering, suturing, and wound closure
* IRMER & X-Ray interpretation
* Pathology interpretation
* Telephone triage
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.
Salary: £59,226 to £69,006 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
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