Nurse Practitioner/Physician Associate/Nurse Practitioner (Trainee)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a supportive, forward thinking and innovative multi-disciplinary team including medical staff, Surgical Care Practitioners, Physician Associates and clinical Nurse Specialists who are committed to providing the highest standard of patient care within the Hepatobiliary (HPB) teams at the Freeman Hospital.

We have a full time post for Band 7 Nurse Practitioner / Physician Associate within the HPB team. We will consider a Band 6 Nurse Practitioner training post for a candidates with appropriate experience, candidates will progress to a Band 7 within 6 - 18 months once they have completed the clinical skills and assessment course.

Band 7 Salary £46,148 - £52,809

Band 6 Salary £37,338 - £44,962

• Interview Date Wednesday, 02 October 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes / 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

This is a new role within the department and is likely to develop in the future. Successful candidates would be expected to adapt to the needs of the trust and HPB departments to continue to provide the very best care possible for regional patients.

If you have excellent clinical and communication skills, attention to detail and a proactive nature, as well as the ambition to be responsive in supporting change and improving practices within diagnostic pathways, this could be a new career challenge to develop and expand your skills and we would like to hear from you and receive your application.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 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

Nurse Practitioner

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

To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice :

• To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care
• Working as a nurse practitioner, provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need
• Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training
• Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others
• Review and refer to appropriate person, AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team
• Liaising with Patient Services Coordinator where necessary
• Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward / departmental staff and / or out of hours team
• Provide specialist education and training to departmental nursing staff, nursing and medical students
• To provide support to the HPB team, rounds, clinics including rapid access clinics
• To work alongside allied health professionals as a team. Physician associates, Surgical scrub practitioners

Physician Associate

• The post holder will work under the supervision of the Medical Team and will be supported in developing those skills necessary to perform their role in providing high quality, patient centred service to patients attending the breast unit
• The role will largely be based within Endoscopy Services initially undergoing training in endoscopic procedures. Ultimately to a point where the post holder will deliver their own diagnostic endoscopy caseload once training complete (in line with national guidance on endoscopy training)
• The post holder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team in the endoscopy units including nurse practitioners and within the policies and procedures of the unit and NUTH
• The post holder will build on their skills in clerking, assessing and examining patients gained through their physician associate training, develop skills in lesion recognition in the gastrointestinal tract, interpretation and recommend appropriate managements / treatments (as governed by national guidelines).

Theywill be expected to liaise with other professionals and specialities as required and complete necessary documentation relating to their patients

It is expected that the Physician Associate will become involved in the activities of the Department including coordinating patients on treatment pathways, including 2WW cancer pathways, reviewing patients and providing subsequent management of cases in conjunction with the Clinical team.

Physician Associatesmay represent the department at local meetings as appropriate.

• Physicians Associates will be expected to contribute to the units educational activities and instruct and educate patients in preventative healthcare
• Physician Associates will be expected to contribute to the units governance system including the Endoscopy User Group meetings
• Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes

Nurse Practitioner (Trainee)

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse practitioner as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to perform a specific technological procedure / s endoscopy, ultrasound in a defined patient group and / or advanced patient assessment and clinical decision making in abroad 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 :
• To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care
• Will provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need
• Supports the clinical team to manage a defined caseload, activity to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined protocols and training
• Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others
• Review and refer to appropriate person, AHP, resident medical staff, specialist registrar or critical care outreach team
• Liaises with Patient Services Coordinator. o Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward / departmental staff and / or out of hours team
• Contributes to specialist education and training to ward departmental staff, nursing and medical students

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.

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.

Person Specification

Meets All Nurse Practitioner Band 7 Criteria

Essential

• Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
• Current NMC registration
• Degree / Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience o Nurse Practitioner Qualification or equivalent o Clinical Skills Course
• 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
• Recent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
• Audit / research experience
• Good IT skills
• Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• Current driving licence if relevant to role
• Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids

Desirable

• Master's degree
• Management experience / qualification
• Has undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
• Evidence of leading programme / programmes of education and / or training

Meets All Nurse Practitioner (Trainee) Band 6 Criteria

Essential

• 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
• oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for student supervision and assessment (formally Mentorship) if relevant to role
• oExtended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment venepuncture, cannulation skills and intravenous drug administration
• oAudit / research experience
• Evidence 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
• oCurrent driving licence if relevant to role

Desirable

• oDegree in health related subject
• oHas undertaken and completed Non-medical independent nurse prescribing course
• oResearch or audit experience
• oEvidence of contribution to education programmes and / or training
• oChange management skills and involvement in project work

Meets All Physician Associate Band 7 Criteria

Essential

• BSc / BA degree in relevant health related subject
• Post graduate diploma as a Physician Associate / Assistant (Master's Level equivalent).
• Valid certification of Physician Associate National Exam
• Membership of the Faculty of Physician Associates or equivalent for the USA
• Good understanding of the competence and curriculum framework requirements for Physician Associates (UKIUBPAE)
• NHS performance management processes (quality assurance, clinical audit, compliance and governance)
• Developing and maintaining key relationships with wide network of people to support the development and integration of the role of Physician Associate within the Trust , for example, educational supervisors, mentors, Royal Colleges etc
• Understanding of information governance including data protection and maintaining confidentiality
• Demonstrable understanding of statutory and mandatory training requirements within the NHS
• Understanding of individual and organisational learning needs to ensure appropriate methods and processes are designed and delivered to ensure an effective learning experience
• High level of competence in clinical skills and practice obtained through practice
• Able to teach clinical professionals
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including highly competent oral and written English
• Able to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Able to take responsibility for the clinical care of patients under the supervision of Consultants
• High level of proficiency using range of IT packages including strong competence with MS Office Suite to produce documents, reports etc.
• Effective interpersonal skills including ability to utilise persuasion, demonstrate empathy or provide reassurance to patients, learners and colleagues
• Able to demonstrate a confident demeanour, capable of raising concerns and working with colleagues in a constructive, proactive way to improve service delivery or performance
• Effective contribution as member of multi-disciplinary clinical team
• Effective collaborative working style to ensure high standards of patient care
• Attention to detail to ensure quality and accuracy of information or documentation issued from the service
• Able to contribute to wider development of Physician Associate within the Trust
• Able to develop effective working relationships with staff at all levels across the Trust Flexible and adaptable working approach to meet service needs
• Able to deal constructively with feedback
• Able to use initiative to support decision making
• Able to work unsocial hours

Desirable

• Biomedical or Biological Science degree
• Knowledge and experience of the process and practice of teaching to the medical model
• Research experience
• Compliant with NHS mandatory training requirements
• Previous experience of working within a health care environment, ideally the NHS
• Recent proven experience and success as a Physician Associate (UK) or Physician Assistant (US) Delivering teaching to clinical professionals
• Providing support and guidance to students or colleagues
• Experience in a medical education institution
• Experience in specialty related to the post
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