An exciting opportunity has here at the Royal Liverpool Hospital to join the Colorectal team at the Royal Liverpool Hospital for a 12 month secondment that will cover maternity leave.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic Advanced Nurse practitioner to support the colorectal service on ward 5D. This will be an opportunity for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner with the skills and competencies to join the team.
We are seeking someone who is committed to providing excellent direct independent clinical practice.
Successful candidates will be expected as part of their daily role to provide direct clinical care through independent assessment and examination of patients who are admitted to Ward 5D.
Candidates will be expected to have (or be willing to work towards) a relevant clinical master’s degree (Level 7) in Advanced Practice (or equivalent) which includes a Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) qualification.
This post is directed at a qualified independent Advanced Nurse Practitioner for band 8a, The successful candidate will support the clinical team on a busy regional colorectal unit. They will carry out practice autonomously supported by the colorectal team.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in some audit and research.
If you share our values in proving a high-quality effective service and ready to take then next step in your career then we welcome your application.
We will support you with training and development.
Annex 21 will be considered
Job summary:
To work closely with the Colorectal team.
To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the supporting the team in investigations and treatments prescribed.
To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.
To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment.
To deliver expert specialist evidence based care including: development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload.
To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues.
The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Clinical:
To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body.
To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner.
To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients.
To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services.
To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.
To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary.
To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is available throughout the patient’s journey.
To refer on to other agencies as appropriate.
To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation.
To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills.
The post holder will be expected to work clinical shifts in a ward environment if necessary.
For further information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
This advert closes on Monday 3 Feb 2025