Paediatric Pre Assessment Service has a band 7 Nurse Practitioner or alternatively a band 6/7 developing post opportunity to work within our Paediatric Pre Assessment Service to evaluate children's anaesthetic risk and optimizes complex pre-existing conditions to enable safe general anaesthesia for a variety of surgical and diagnostic procedures.

The Great North Children's Hospital (GNCH) is one of the largest children's hospitals in the UK, and offers one of the widest ranges of innovative and progressive care for children and young people in the country

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to join our Paediatric Pre Assessment Service in a developing post. You will initially be employed as a Band 6 Nurse Practitioner who will work through a range of learning objectives/competencies within the first 12 months, you will then transition to the post of Band 7 Nurse Practitioner once this has been achieved.

• Interview date: 30 September 2024
• 30 hours/week

• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Main duties of the job

Our Paediatric Pre Assessment Service evaluates anaesthetic risk and optimizes complex pre-existing conditions to enable safe general anaesthesia for a variety of surgical and diagnostic procedures. Working in close partnership with the consultant paediatric anaesthetists who underpin the service, the clinical expertise of the Nurse Practitioners is instrumental in assessing patients face to face, virtually or by telephone and then arranging investigations and liaising with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care pathways before and during admission. In addition, they collaborate with other AHP's to work with children, young people and their families or carers to alleviate anxieties and facilitate patient-centric perioperative plans, including reasonable adjustments.

Personal attributes include excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills, alignment to the Trust core values, and the credibility to work collaboratively with senior management, clinicians, staff, patients and key stakeholders to build excellent relationships and deliver outstanding care.

Candidates must be a NMC registered Children's Nurse. Candidates should also have evidence of achievement in current post and on-going professional development with recent experience in extended clinical practice. They should have a degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience.

Informal visits to meet the team and discuss the role are encouraged.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of �1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nursepractitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure/s e.g. endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and/or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in a broad patient group.

To work towards the role of an independent nurse practitioner, contributing towards the delivery of a quality service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:o To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patientjourney ensuring optimal quality of care.o Will provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritisingimportance and clinical need.o Supports the clinical team to manage a defined caseload, activity toinclude assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within definedprotocols and training.o Provide immediate care management of patient including communicationof plan to patients and significant others.o Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. AHP, resident medical staff,specialist registrar or critical care outreach team.o Liaises with Patient Services Coordinator.o Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.o Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students.

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 months 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

Band 6 Essential and Desirable

Essential

• oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
• oEvidence of on-going continuous professional development
• oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
• oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
• oGood IT skills
• oAble to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• oEffective organisation and time management skills
• oExtended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment e.g. venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
• oAudit / research experience
• oRegistered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• oCurrent NMC registration
• oDiploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area prepared to take degree level study
• oWorking towards / prepared to work towards: oNurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent oClinical Skills Course oNon-Medical Prescribing if relevant to role

Desirable

• oChange management skills and involvement in project work
• oResearch or audit experience
• oEvidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
• oDegree in health related subject

Band 7 Essential and Desirable

Essential

• 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
• Good IT skills
• Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• 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
• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience e.g. o Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent o Clinical Skills Course

Desirable

• Evidence of leading programme / programmes of education and / or training
• Master's degree
• Management experience / qualification
• Non-Medical Prescribing if relevant to role

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP

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