patient care professional Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 6
Job overview
Colorectal Advanced Care Practitioner
Are you well-motivated and looking to expand your knowledge and skills? We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to fill this new post as a Advanced Care Practitioner in Colorectal Surgery.
Main duties of the job
If you are a hardworking, innovative and focused individual who wants to develop their clinical skills, make a significant contribution to improving the efficiency of our busy expanding service, and ultimately deliver the highest quality of care to our patients and their families, then we would like to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Nottingham Colorectal Service has one of the busiest emergency and colorectal cancer workloads in the UK. It is also a major tertiary referral centre for the wider East Midlands. We have established services in advanced laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, intestinal failure, anal cancer, retroperitoneal sarcoma, faecal incontinence, TEO/TEMS, SILS, locally advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer and an active Academic Department (University of Nottingham).
Working for your organisation
With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.
We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and person specification
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are committed to the development of all our team members both educationally and clinically, however relevant specialist knowledge and skills to degree level or equivalent in healthcare and gastrointestinal diseases is essential. The post-holder will be expected to undertake an MSc in advanced care practice funded and supported as part of the post. Upon successful completion of the qualification the post holder will take up a role as an advanced care practitioner.
Person specification
Registered nurse
Essential criteria
- established registered nurse
- Degree
- Evidence of teaching, supervision & assessment skills
- ability to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing
Desirable criteria
- Post-registration qualification or training relevant to speciality.
- Working towards MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
- Registered Independent Non-Medical prescriber.
- Mentor/assessor and/or teaching qualification
experience
Essential criteria
- experience of working in colorectal surgery
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Worked as or working as a band 6 or above.
Desirable criteria
- Management and leadership experience
- Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a multi-professional team
- Ability to present and receive complex information.
- Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with interpersonal conflict.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
- Evidence of conflict management
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Support with Applications and Interviews: NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. If you would like to be contacted to take up this offer please email [email protected] providing your name, phone number, and email address and the team will be in touch.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
