Bank Advanced Nurse Practitioner - HMP Forest Bank
If you're ready for a new challenge, come and join our Health and Justice team as a Bank Advanced Nurse Practitioner!
Spectrum is seeking a skilled, experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join the bank to provide essential clinical support to our Health and Justice services.
We're looking for a confident ANP with experience of managing complex care and making decisions autonomously, based on sound evidence-based principles. The ideal candidate will have experience in supporting vulnerable people and working collaboratively with GPs, pharmacists and Registered Nurses to provide the best outcomes for patients.
As an ANP, you'll be a role model and ambassador to our nursing teams and will support them as a senior clinical leader, facilitating safe and effective prescribing, care planning and clinical decision-making.
You will also advise and mentor developing ANPs (where appropriate) and provide a high standard of leadership to colleagues. We're looking for someone with expert clinical assessment skills and a real desire to make a difference - if that sounds like you, get in touch with us today!
Main duties of the job
* As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will be responsible for autonomously making decisions in the clinical assessment and delivery of evidence-based treatment for patients.
* You will use clinical information to adjust care and treatment including medications or provide onward referral to appropriate health professionals.
* The role requires the effective delivery of primary care services including initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, safe and effective prescribing, care planning and evaluation of care. Prescribing acutely for clinical conditions appropriately and where relevant in accordance with NICE guidelines and local pathways and protocols.
* Undertaking medication reviews from SystmOne repeat templates including read coding entries and identifying individuals warranting MDTs or GP review.
* Providing mentoring and supervision to developing ANPs where appropriate.
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
* Access to NHS Pension
* Annual leave on your Birthday
* Welcome payment for some posts
* Refer a friend scheme
* Training and Development opportunities
* Flexible Working
* Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
* Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
* First level registered nurse.
* Post registration training and development
* Accredited advanced nurse practice programme OR substantial autonomous practice experience supported by the appropriate post registration qualification at degree or MSc level.
* Evidence of substantial experience using advanced clinical examination & assessment skills within practice supported by the appropriate post registration qualification.
* Independent prescriber
* Evidence of extended practice - special skills in Clinical Examination and Diagnosis
* Evidence of continued professional development at masters level, including delivery of evidence-based care
Desirable
* RCGP Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse (Parts 1 or 2).
* Accredited Nursing leadership course
* Supervisor /Mentor
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Substantial autonomous practice working and multi-professional team working.
* Demonstrable experience of working to the ANP competencies (RCN/National)
* Evidence of ability to use advanced physical examination and assessment skills in practice and demonstrate continuous improvement to patient care
* Demonstrable experience coupled with a broad and sound knowledge of complex and common conditions in adults.
* Significant experience of working in a complex environment which allows for the full use of ANP skills e.g. nurse led clinics or emergency care centres, out of hours facilities, walk in centres or general practice.
* Experience of independent prescriber including identifying and leading change to clinical/ prescribing practice to improve service delivery
* Experience of application of clinical governance
* Experience of leading on the nursing agenda
Desirable
* Experience of working within a secure environment.
* Experience of working with vulnerable groups.
* Experience of conducting and supporting research
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP Forest Bank
Swinton
M27 8FB
Employer's website
https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/
£36.63 an hour + enhancements for weekends and bank holidays
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