East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an energetic, innovative, forward-thinking, and self-motivated clinician who has a background in Advanced Nurse practice and is an independent non-medical prescriber or working towards this qualification. You will have experience of working autonomously under your own initiative and can respond to rapidly changing service priorities within a primary and acute care setting. You will be expected to perform comprehensive assessments of patients with urgent presentations and develop working diagnosis and treatment plans whilst working without direct supervision. The IUCRS is an evolving and constantly developing team incorporating the following areas: Urgent Community Response (UCR), the cleric ambulance system (working in conjunction with EEAST), virtual wards, in-reach into the Integrated Rapid Assessment service (IRAS) based in the Emergency Department Colchester General Hospital, Unplanned Community Nursing, and OPAT IV antibiotic service. The role involves travelling throughout Northeast Essex delivering, assessing, and treating patients in their own homes, within 2 hours, as a part of the IUCRS Urgent Community Response Team (UCR).
If you would like further information or to discuss this opportunity in more details, then please contact Kelly Carrington (Matron IRAS & OPAT) at Kelly.carrington@esneft.nhs.uk or 07919527725
Main duties of the job
The role of the advanced practitioner is dynamic, and you will be proactive in developing this role further in response to challenges within advanced practice. The post will have an important role in integrating policy, education, practice development, and research relevant to the needs of the patients, staff, and students. You will be supported in your development as an advanced practitioner by a mentor and a robust appraisal process, and allocated time for continuing professional development will be provided. You must hold a relevant qualification with community experience or other comparable/transferable skills. You should have a good understanding and knowledge of relevant legislation and treatment methods used in this specialist field and be adaptable to change and embrace innovation. We are committed to supporting you in your professional development ensuring you have opportunities to attend appropriate training to support you to reach your full potential. The IUCRS team is a multi-disciplinary team based in Kennedy House Clacton-On-Sea, with other bases in Colchester. Our team delivers high-quality care, 08:00 - 20:00 7 days a week within the Northeast Essex community. We will offer individually tailored induction, training, and support for successful candidates. A car driver is essential.
About us
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 offers 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.
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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Job responsibilities
You may be required to travel to different sites across the Essex, Suffolk, and Tendring area.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Consultation & diagnostics relevant to the area of practice with evidence of appropriate qualification and registration
* Supervise the delivery of care to patients presenting with a range of urgent care conditions
* Proven experience of working with the relevant care group.
* Specialist skills relevant to the care group
* Experience of managing complex and/or highly specialist cases
* Experience of managing and supervising the work of others
Qualifications
* Registered nurse recorded on NMC register
* Evidence of ongoing CPD
* Non-medical prescribing qualification (or working towards)
Knowledge
* Use Word, PowerPoint, email, Excel, and Access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
* Sound knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
* Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialties, including consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to the care group
* Understanding of the roles of other professionals
* Knowledge of standards of record keeping
* Excellent knowledge of the current evidence-based practice
* Awareness of the strategic direction of ESNEFT
* Professional knowledge and skills underpinned by theory and experience, acquired through a degree supplemented by specialist training and experience in a specialist field
Personal Skills
* Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport)
* Work as part of an integrated team
* Prioritise own and others' workload, delegating appropriately
* Good communication skills both written and verbal
* Maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients and their carers
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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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