Main area DMOPS Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent: 7 day service Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service) Job ref 287-AMED-148-25
Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Aintree University Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
Band 8a
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises 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.
Detailed job description and main 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
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Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Candidatesapplying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18 th birthday.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).
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This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.
All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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