Job overview

Training at Band 7 until completion of ACP training then move to Band 8a (Skull Base )

We are currently undergoing an expansion of our Advanced Clinical Practitioner workforce and looking for a driven, enthusiastic, dynamic individual to join the team of expanding ACP within Neurosurgery.   We are looking for a motivated ACP to join our Skull base service working alongside Consultant Neurosurgeons, ENT, Endocrinology, Interventional Radiology and Allied health professionals in a well-established and supportive MDT. You will be supporting patients undergoing surgery and surveillance of skull base pathologies such as vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas, pituitary tumours, chondrosarcoma and Neurofibromatosis.

The post holder will need to have Neurosciences experience and have undertaken Msc degree (level 7) in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.  You must be able to work independently within the four pillars of advanced practice which include clinical practice, management and leadership, education and research.

The candidates will have excellent leadership and clinical skills, as well as evidence of continuing professional development. The candidate will have drive, ambition, passion, a flexible approach and be dedicated to working in a fast paced, challenging but exciting environment.

Main duties of the job

Your role will involve the independent and autonomous practice of history taking, clinical examination, clinical investigations and interpretation and subsequently the diagnosis and management planning of the differentiated and diagnosed patient as well as the undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.

Demonstrating a high level of expertise within the sub-speciality, you will manage and co-ordinate care pathways for elective surgical patients and acute skull base presentations with pituitary apoplexy, tumour progression and post-operative complications and will be expected to provide autonomous clinical review of skull base patients on the Neurosurgical Ward and Intensive Care Unit. You will have expertise in coordinating patient care pathways, patient education and supporting patients and families on their recovery journey.

With a strong focus on quality improvement, the post-holder will lead and support on service development initiatives within the service to include education, research and audit promoting patient safety and patient experience. Within the role, there will be opportunity to develop autonomous Nurse Led clinics providing comprehensive clinical assessment to improve symptom management, patient education and overall patient-centred care.

Your role will be integral to patient journey from outpatient assessment, preoperative planning, inpatient, post operative supportive care and outpatient surveillance.

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.