Associate Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Community
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,393.00 to £46,212.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38393.00 - £46212.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO30 3JB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0507-VC234 |
Summary
To work across care settings providing advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other healthcare professionals, acting as an ambassador with external partners and other key stakeholders. The role will promote preferred place of care, management of complex end of life care symptoms and managing staff, patient and carer expectations whilst meeting the integrated care needs of the patient. Key Tasks: Develop and maintain communications with patients, carers, other professionals and volunteers, developing specialist knowledge in palliative and end of life care. Communicate information to distressed patients and/or bereaved family members/ people in a sensitive manner. Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and social care. Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group. To work collaboratively, building relationships with other members of multidisciplinary team and outside agencies to ensure individualised care is provided in a timely and responsive way. Provide advice by telephone to patients, carers and other professionals, as required from the Community Hub. Give and receive accurate reports and changes in patients condition, linking with key clinical staff where required, to facilitate comprehensive and safe patient care. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records on System 1 and in all areas of clinical practice. Provide a rapid response visit to a patients home when required, undertaking a full clinical assessment of need, prioritisation and delivery of care. Undertake joint clinical assessments with other professionals and liaise as appropriate regarding ongoing care. Use of skilled decision making to determine appropriate prescribed medication to alleviate symptoms. Demonstrate skills for assessing and interpreting any changes in a patient condition and reporting/ escalating to appropriate professional, where required. Be aware of health and safety aspects of the service and adhere to lone worker policy. Promote a safe environment for all patients, carers, visitors and staff in the patients own home/inpatient unit as appropriate. Effectively support the team regarding Safeguarding and MCA, working closely with the leads within Mountbatten To work collaboratively, building relationships alongside colleagues, to offer the patient and family the skills of a dedicated palliative care service encompassing symptom control, social, psychological and spiritual care. To participate in quality initiatives within the community. Undertake audit and evaluation of the care provided in the community. Engage in a personal education programme that builds personal knowledge, skills and competency in palliative and end of life care. ~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~