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Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
The closing date is 30 June 2025
As part of the innovative and ongoing development we are looking for an experienced practitioner to join our Acute Frailty Team.
As the population ages there are increasing numbers of older people living with frailty who are presenting to ED departments. It is recognised thattargeting this high risk group as early as possible during admission provides an opportunity to improve quality of care and optimise patient andservice outcomes for a vulnerable population.
The role involves working in the Emergency Department and the Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) as well as the development of rapid access andambulatory clinics.
Excellent and advanced clinical knowledge of caring for those identified as frail is essential with the determination and drive to make a difference.
Main duties of the job
To take the lead in Ambulatory / Front Door Frailty and same day emergency care
Examination and diagnostics - referring when appropriate to members of the MDT.
To ensure appropriate diagnostic ordering and review.
To safely prescribe medications and perform medication review. Completing VTE and dementia screens. Ordering TTO's, writing discharge letters.
To support the AIFU and Consultant In - Reach service by assisting in ward rounds.
To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place, from the best person orteam.
To provide social, emotional, and psychological support to patients and their carers/relatives from referral and throughout their treatment.
To autonomously manage a patient caseload efficiently and timely, prioritising tasks.
To make appropriate referrals to consultants/other specialists/ members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary, or tertiary caresettings.
To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and nursing staff, not only within the Directorate but also from other services.
To partake in service development through audit and data collection.
To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with NMC code of professional conduct.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
* Masters Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline.
* Teaching and assessing qualification
* Nurse Prescriber
* Evidence of participation in audit and research
* ALS
Experience
* Demonstrable relevant experience within the speciality
* Evidence of effective management
* Evidence of effective leadership skills
* Evidence of staff development
* Evidence of change management
* Evidence of application of current nursing issues and developments
Knowledge
* Understanding and application of healthcare governance
Skills
* Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
* Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
* Supportive of colleagues
* Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate the team
* High level of personal and professional credibility
* Act as role model for nursing staff
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.
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