Are you ready for the next exciting step in your nursing career? If so, this could be just the job for you.
Main duties of the job
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an aspiring Band 6 to join our experienced, highly skilled Vascular Clinical Nurse Practitioner team, on a full-time, permanent basis.
We pride ourselves on providing the best possible experience to our patients and their families, ensuring clinical excellence and compassionate, thoughtful care at all times.
Are you a self-motivated and innovative person who is keen to be involved in service improvement and development? The vascular department is undergoing an exciting period of change and we are looking for a forward-thinking, dynamic nurse practitioner who is committed to ensuring our patients receive only the very best in evidence-based nursing care. The successful candidate will display excellent leadership and communication skills and be able to confidently liaise with all partners to ensure the safe, timely care of our patients.
About us
Our vascular nurse practitioner team covers a variety of demands including outpatient clinics, emergency reviews, nurse-led wound review clinics, and NAAASP nurse assessment clinics to name just a few.
If you are a committed and flexible team player who insists on the best possible care for your patients and are ready to become part of the Vascular team, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
1. Clinical assessment
2. Research and Audit
3. Communication
4. Professional Leadership
5. Professional Development
6. NAAASP Nurse Assessment
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
1. Must have NMC Registration
2. Educated to Degree level in Nursing or Healthcare or working/committed to completing a degree
3. Committed to completing/working towards completing Non-Medical Prescribers course
4. Committed to undertaking additional learning in vascular surgery
Desirable
1. MSC in Nursing or similar health specialism or working/committed to completing
2. Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber
3. Qualified Assessor and Supervisor for student nurses
Experience
Essential
1. At least 2 years' experience in vascular surgery
Desirable
1. 5 years vascular experience
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
1. Basic computer skills
2. Experience of communication within a Multi-Disciplinary Team
3. Experience of communicating bad news and sensitive information
Desirable
1. Advanced Communication Course
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
1. Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload, recognise and respond appropriately to urgent situations
2. Demonstrate an ability to delegate appropriate tasks to other colleagues
3. Demonstrate knowledge of current issues relating to NHS policies
4. Experience of clinical decision making and nurse-led processes
5. Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
Desirable
1. Experience of data collection and analysis
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
1. Excellent time-keeping and time management
2. Role holder will be expected to work 90% of the time in the clinical setting
Physical Skills
Essential
1. Fit and able to manage a patient workload across Nottinghamshire (QMC, NCH, KMH, Newark)
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
1. Must hold a current full UK driving licence with the ability to work between sites
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
1. Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's We are here for you behavioural standards
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Queen's Medical Centre
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
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