The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our expanding ENT Nurse Practitioner service. We are currently undergoing a large scale service redesign with an emphasis on delivering an enhanced Nurse Practitioner outpatient service. This role will involve the clinical review of both new patients referred to the service and patients requiring ongoing care. It is expected that you will review both adults and paediatrics. In addition, we anticipate the role will expand over time to involve the care of patients in our ENT Casualty service. This change in service delivery will be underpinned by a robust training programme and a supportive approach to supervision as required.
This is a great opportunity for candidates with a passion for ENT care to play a key role in the development of the service.
* Interview Date: 17 March 2025
* 37 hours 30 minutes/week
Main duties of the job
Undertaking full clinical assessment of patients referred with a wide range of ENT clinical conditions. The successful candidates will be expected to make appropriate diagnosis of a defined group of patients and recommend a plan of care for patients. This will involve the requesting of radiological investigations and prescribing of medication.
Over time, the Nurse Practitioner will support with the management of emergency patients presenting to ENT casualty and support the development of an ambulatory care service.
Job responsibilities
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust defines a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of the role is to perform specific technological procedures e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group e.g. complex HPB patients.
* To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.
* Working as a nurse practitioner, provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need.
* Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training.
* Provide immediate care management of patients including communication of plan to patients and significant others.
* Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.
* Liaising with Patient Services Coordinator where necessary.
* Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.
* Provide specialist education and training to departmental nursing staff, nursing and medical students.
* To provide support to the HPB team, rounds, clinics including rapid access clinics.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
* Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
* Current NMC registration
* Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study/experience e.g. Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent, Clinical Skills Course
* Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
Knowledge & Experience
* Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
* Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
* Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
* Has understanding/experience of adult/child safeguarding
* Recent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
* Audit/research experience
Skills & Abilities
* Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team
* Effective organisation and time management skills
* Current driving licence if relevant to role
* Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
* Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training
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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