Junior Nurse Practitioner - Community Frailty Team
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a highly motivated Nurse Practitioner to work within the Sunderland Community Frailty Team in Sunderland. The team consists of Band 7 and Band 6 Nurse Practitioners who are based in each of our six Community Integrated Teams. You will be responsible for out of hospital care assessment and co-ordination of care and services to people who live in their own home or nursing or residential care and are identified as having moderate to severe frailty, multiple co-morbidities, complex needs or who are identified as high intensity service users. You will work as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team and you will be an autonomous practitioner. You will be responsible for pro-actively case finding patients with moderate to severe frailty and undertaking comprehensive assessment, personalised care planning, providing support and advice to enhance self-care and improve quality of life for older people and reducing level of frailty wherever possible. You will work autonomously, assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations, with support determining a differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidence-based treatment and care. You will refer patients who require medical intervention to the appropriate services. There will be considerable opportunity for innovation, personal development and job satisfaction. Main Duties of the Job
As a Junior Nurse Practitioner in the Community Frailty Team, you will be an experienced Registered Nurse, who preferably has experience at Band 6 level. You will have a great working knowledge of care of older people and patients with frailty and complex health needs and you will be a confident autonomous professional. You will be a dynamic, approachable and self-motivated individual, you will be responsible for ensuring high standards are maintained and you will have a desire for continual improvement. You will have: A full UK driving license and access to a car. Registered Nurse with NMC. A nursing or related degree, or working towards. Advanced clinical assessment skills accreditation or willingness to work towards. Non-medical prescribing qualification or willing to work towards extended prescribing skills. Experience of leading service developments and managing change. About Us
Please help us by adding your telephone number to your application form this will allow us to contact you quickly if required. One Team One Trust
- There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award-winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high-quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy. The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. Job Responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. To coordinate the delivery and development of the specialist service through the use of effective evidence based practice in line with agreed national standards for patient safety and monitoring. To be accountable for the planning and delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care in relation to dedicated pathways of care, working as an autonomous practitioner. To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code. To ensure effective communication internally and externally regarding patient care and resources. Provide education and training to clinical staff across the Trust. Provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the management and care of patients within the specialist area. To provide direct access for patients, either face to face or telephone consultation. To represent the service nationwide. To play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targets for the specialist area are met. To manage/lead practitioner-led clinics in relation to reviewing patients and play a key role in optimizing complex treatment regimes, facilitating hospital discharge and preventing avoidable hospital admissions. To undertake research relevant to the needs of the specialist area. To comply with the Trust's vision, values and behavioural compact. Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Awareness of national health and social care policy. Knowledge of best practice in area of specialism. Thorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues. Clinical teaching experience. Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required. Able to work without supervision. Competent in the use of IT packages. Proven interpersonal skills. Evidence of competency in relation to clinical practices appropriate to the post. Experience
Essential
Experience of care delivery. Experience of the specialist which would normally be gained through working as a Band 5. Experience of leading a team/supervising junior staff. Evidence of innovation in practice. Evidence of practice development. Experience of coordinating care for a caseload of patients. Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse. Degree in nursing studies or other relevant clinical degree or evidence of currently working towards this (UK equivalent). Mentorship certificate/Practice Assessor training or demonstrable equivalent experience. Clinical skills accreditation or willingness to complete. Desirable
Leadership and Management course. Qualification in specialty. Non-medical prescribing or willingness to complete. Physical Skills
Essential
Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy. Car Driver with ability to travel across sites. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Employer Details
Employer Name
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Address
Grindon Lane Primary Care Centre Grindon Lane Sunderland Tyne and Wear SR3 4EN Employer's Website
https://www.stsft.nhs.uk
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South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a highly motivated Nurse Practitioner to work within the Sunderland Community Frailty Team in Sunderland. The team consists of Band 7 and Band 6 Nurse Practitioners who are based in each of our six Community Integrated Teams. You will be responsible for out of hospital care assessment and co-ordination of care and services to people who live in their own home or nursing or residential care and are identified as having moderate to severe frailty, multiple co-morbidities, complex needs or who are identified as high intensity service users. You will work as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team and you will be an autonomous practitioner. You will be responsible for pro-actively case finding patients with moderate to severe frailty and undertaking comprehensive assessment, personalised care planning, providing support and advice to enhance self-care and improve quality of life for older people and reducing level of frailty wherever possible. You will work autonomously, assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations, with support determining a differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidence-based treatment and care. You will refer patients who require medical intervention to the appropriate services. There will be considerable opportunity for innovation, personal development and job satisfaction. Main Duties of the Job
As a Junior Nurse Practitioner in the Community Frailty Team, you will be an experienced Registered Nurse, who preferably has experience at Band 6 level. You will have a great working knowledge of care of older people and patients with frailty and complex health needs and you will be a confident autonomous professional. You will be a dynamic, approachable and self-motivated individual, you will be responsible for ensuring high standards are maintained and you will have a desire for continual improvement. You will have: A full UK driving license and access to a car. Registered Nurse with NMC. A nursing or related degree, or working towards. Advanced clinical assessment skills accreditation or willingness to work towards. Non-medical prescribing qualification or willing to work towards extended prescribing skills. Experience of leading service developments and managing change. About Us
Please help us by adding your telephone number to your application form this will allow us to contact you quickly if required. One Team One Trust
- There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award-winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high-quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy. The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. Job Responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. To coordinate the delivery and development of the specialist service through the use of effective evidence based practice in line with agreed national standards for patient safety and monitoring. To be accountable for the planning and delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care in relation to dedicated pathways of care, working as an autonomous practitioner. To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code. To ensure effective communication internally and externally regarding patient care and resources. Provide education and training to clinical staff across the Trust. Provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the management and care of patients within the specialist area. To provide direct access for patients, either face to face or telephone consultation. To represent the service nationwide. To play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targets for the specialist area are met. To manage/lead practitioner-led clinics in relation to reviewing patients and play a key role in optimizing complex treatment regimes, facilitating hospital discharge and preventing avoidable hospital admissions. To undertake research relevant to the needs of the specialist area. To comply with the Trust's vision, values and behavioural compact. Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Awareness of national health and social care policy. Knowledge of best practice in area of specialism. Thorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues. Clinical teaching experience. Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required. Able to work without supervision. Competent in the use of IT packages. Proven interpersonal skills. Evidence of competency in relation to clinical practices appropriate to the post. Experience
Essential
Experience of care delivery. Experience of the specialist which would normally be gained through working as a Band 5. Experience of leading a team/supervising junior staff. Evidence of innovation in practice. Evidence of practice development. Experience of coordinating care for a caseload of patients. Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse. Degree in nursing studies or other relevant clinical degree or evidence of currently working towards this (UK equivalent). Mentorship certificate/Practice Assessor training or demonstrable equivalent experience. Clinical skills accreditation or willingness to complete. Desirable
Leadership and Management course. Qualification in specialty. Non-medical prescribing or willingness to complete. Physical Skills
Essential
Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy. Car Driver with ability to travel across sites. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Employer Details
Employer Name
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Address
Grindon Lane Primary Care Centre Grindon Lane Sunderland Tyne and Wear SR3 4EN Employer's Website
https://www.stsft.nhs.uk
#J-18808-Ljbffr
