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Job summary

Main area
Urgent Care
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Pro-rata)
Job ref
236-OCO-NM783-23-A
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern Care Alliance, The Royal Oldham Hospital
Town
Oldham
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Practitioner

Band 8a

Job overview

We are delighted to offer opportunities for Advanced Practitioner's  (ACP) to join medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) within the Directorate of Urgent and Emergency Care at Oldham Care Organisation. We have a full time and part time vacancy.

An MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice is essential and we welcome applications from newly qualified and experienced ACP’s.

SDEC boasts a diverse team of ACP’s who are supported by medical and nursing staff.  Autonomously assessing, investigating and managing same day emergency medical patients will be your primary role; also, you  will in-reach into the Emergency Department (ED) as well as supporting referrals from GP’s and NWAS. The ACP team together with their Clinical Lead and support of the Ward Manager, are committed to the ongoing success of SDEC through innovative pathway development and collaborative working.

Patient experience of SDEC is of fundamental importance to our reputation and growth; you will possess highly developed interpersonal skills and be an authentic and values based individual.

Informal chats and visits are encouraged.

Main duties of the job

Your clinical caseload will be diverse and case management should be underpinned by a dedicated approach to patient-centred care and collaborative working alongside our multi-disciplinary teams, to ensure a tailored management plan is put in place which addresses both current issues and proactively looks to prevent potential issues which may arise.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk 

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:  https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

 We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Professional registration with baseline profession governing body
  • Masters in Advanced Practice
  • V300 Non-medical prescribing

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Can demonstarte high profile as an ACP working across 4 pillars of advanced practice in urgent care setting
  • Enhanced clinical skills-able to work autonomously
  • Excellent clinical reasoning/decision making skills
  • Computer literate
Desirable criteria
  • Adult Life support
  • Experience if undertaking clinical audit

Communication/leadership/education

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of highly developed communication/negotiation skills
  • Promotes team working and best practices within current role
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of change management/service development
  • Evidence of teaching and education within current role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident employerInclusive Top 50 LogoStep into health

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rhona Burrell
Job title
Assistant Director of Nursing
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 656 1404
Additional information

Rhona Burrell, Assistant Director of Nursing, Urgent and Emergency Care

[email protected]

or

Dr David Thomson, Clinical Lead SDEC

[email protected]