Advanced Nurse Practitioner | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | St Helens, WA10 1HJ |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6214019/409-6093954-B |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for a fixed term Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join the Developmental Paediatric team with MWL until the 31st of October 2024, covering maternity leave.
This service has an established team of friendly nurses who support the assessment, diagnostics and treatment of ADHD. Further to this the team support the social communication pathway, sleep medication for CYP with neurodevelopmental conditions and complex diagnosis relating to neurodevelopmental delay.
As the Advanced Nurse Practitioner you would be based out of the Millennium centre in the centre of St Helens, leading the nurses in providing high quality care to the patients on our caseload, and supporting the prescribing of controlled ADHD medication.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for Children is required for this post.
The Paediatric Department provides a family centred service to children and young people aged up to 18 years with Neurodevelopmental diagnosis. The service is Consultant led and primarily supports assessment and treatment of ADHD, as well as support with sleep medication and review of complex chromosomal conditions, patients with Global development delay and other conditions linked to neurodevelopmental delay. The service also supports Mersey Care’s Neurodevelopmental Pathway with social communication assessments to support diagnostics for Autism.
The Department has a team of consultant paediatricians, nurses, and nursery nurse with the nursing staff supporting the ADHD pathway.
The Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner (APNP) will be competent at undertaking advanced autonomous clinical practice working across traditional boundaries using assessment, decision making and diagnostic skills. By case managing patients, including independently ordering and interpreting investigations and prescribing, the APNP will safely and effectively provide care for paediatric patients and their families.
The APNP, although clinical approximately 80% of the time, also has a senior clinical leadership role within the Directorate, striving to constantly improve nursing care on the wards through developing new initiatives, undertaking audit and an active role in education, mentorship, and supervision.
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
KEY DUTIES
• The Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioners accept referrals directly from GP’s, educational settings, and other professionals.
• Responsible for providing support to children and young people with Neurodevelopmental conditions, or whom are under assessment for diagnosis.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Undertake history and physical examination to accurately assess the patient’s condition. Critically analyse findings to form a diagnosis and develop appropriate treatment plan and discharge patients safely.
• Order, interpret and act upon relevant diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Interpret, convey and relay complex and conflicting information to MDT members/patients/relatives in possibly stressful situations, which may be delicate or offensive in nature i.e. breaking bad news.
• Act as a clinical expert providing continuous support to the nursing staff and other MDT members within and outside designated area of work.
• Undertake advanced (invasive and non-invasive) procedures pertaining to patient need, in accordance with appropriate training and clinical supervision.
• Act autonomously admitting and discharging patients, referring to appropriate specialists/care agencies as appropriate.
• Prescribe medication in accordance with current legislation and trust policy.
• Maintain comprehensive, contemporaneous and accurate nursing/medical records and documentation, utilising information technology where available to facilitate caseload management.
• Effectively manage acute life-threatening conditions in accordance with current ALS/ATLS/APLS/ALERT guidelines (as appropriate to area of work/need).
• Act as a role model through demonstration of high standards of practice, providing a clinical environment that motivates and encourages effective working partnerships.
• Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds, case conferences, clinical and audit meetings.
• Gain informed consent from patients for procedures undertaken by self or on behalf of others, both written and verbal, according to trust policy.
• Provide evidence-based specialist knowledge and advice to patient’s, families/carers throughout the patient’s journey to meet their physical, emotional and psychological needs.
• Provide clinical expertise in the management of patients utilising specialist theoretical and clinical skills.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Personally prioritise and schedule the management of patient caseloads ensuring optimisation of resources.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
• Be an agent for change, monitoring and evaluating practice and generating new and innovative solutions to clinical practice problems to enable delivery of a better service and strive towards advancing practice.
• Lead / guide nursing and medical staff in the appropriate and timely care of the patient.
• Act as a resource providing advice, support and guidance to all members of the health care team both within the directorate and trust wide.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide support for senior nursing staff in relation to staff development and complaints including staff appraisals of own nurse team.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Apr 2024
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