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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Practitioner to join the hydrocephalus team. This is a 0.8 FTE maternity leave cover over a period of 1 year, flexibly working Monday to Friday.
You will be a team player with a passion for supporting your colleagues and wider team. The role will require the utmost organisational and time management skills, as well as flexibility to the daily demands of the role.
Main duties of the job
This role involves working closely within an established hydrocephalus service specialising in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus amongst other CSF disorders. You will be working within inpatient and outpatient settings at Southmead Hospital. This requires supporting the neurosciences multidisciplinary team with clinical duties including (but not limited to) daily patient reviews comprising of physical examination, requesting and analysing diagnostic tests, performing patient investigations and making appropriate referrals. You will be confident in taking a clear history from patients via the hydrocephalus advice line and be able to provide safe and appropriate guidance. You will require strong organisational and administrative skills and be confident communicating with external services, including primary care and other specialist clinicians to ensure optimisation of the patients. Ideally, we would like you to have neurosurgical experience, but this is not wholly necessary as training on the job can be provided. You will be well supported by the Advanced Clinical Practice team.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you possess the relevant qualifications, you will be required to lead pre-operative anaesthetic assessments for a patient cohort with complex needs. Ideally, you will have attained MSc modules in Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (PACR), Pathophysiology & Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Practice (PADRAP) and Non-Medical Prescribing.
The aim will be to provide the best care as you guide the patient through their elective pre and post-operative surgical journey, fostering a culture of excellence within clinical practice with the purpose of providing an outstanding patient experience.
Person specification
Education/training
Essential criteria
1. Degree or diploma in Nursing or Allied Health Profession, registered with professional body (NMC / HCPC)
2. Established assessment and clinical reasoning skills with understanding of working within scope of practice
3. Experience of working as part of a clinical multidisciplinary team
4. Ability to problem solve and work to varying priorities
5. Ability to teach and advise professional staff/ patients/carers
Desirable criteria
6. PACR, PADRAP and Non-Medical Prescribing modules
7. MSc Advanced Practice
8. Extensive experience of working in Neurosciences with experience of caring for Neurosurgical patients
9. Extensive experience and knowledge in relation to the CSF pathway, treatments and surgical procedures for the management of Hydrocephalus patients
10. To be able to autonomously undertake clinical skills associated with an Enhanced Practice role
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.