Advanced Nurse Practitioner

• Provide leadership and support in the assessment, planning and delivery of patient/client care
• Monitor standards of practice and address factors impacting care quality
• Ensure risk assessment strategies are employed
• Utilise information to guide decision-making and strategic direction
• Promote service user involvement in care
• Keep abreast of political and professional developments
• Ensure NMC professional code of conduct is upheld
• Develop effective channels of communication
• Maintain practice expertise through delivery of patient/client care one day a week
• Work within level of competence and locally agreed guidelines
• Work closely with Emergency Department Doctors
• Provide advanced and comprehensive health assessment
• Have advanced knowledge and skills in emergency care
• Prescribe elements of care and treatment
• Order diagnostic tests, interpret results and initiate patient management
• Undertake agreed specialist clinical skills (e.g., Suturing, Arterial Blood Sampling, Digital nerve blocks, Joint relocation, Advanced airway skills)
• Provide leadership in promotion of health and well-being
• Promote and support implementation of supervision
• Ensure practice environment is conducive to learning
• Identify training and educational needs of staff
• Be a resource of clinical knowledge
• Ensure programmes of learning are developed
• Maintain own continuing professional development
• Undertake in-house annual mandatory training
• Assist in recruitment and retention
• Ensure team members are aware of organisational objectives
• Monitor implementation of organisational policies
• Assist in providing annual appraisals
• Identify and assist staff with performance issues
• Monitor and review staffing levels and skill mix
• Promote a learning culture
• Act as a professional role model
• Work to monitor expenditure and assist in budget allocation
• Develop evidence-based policies and procedures
• Communicate clearly with all staff
• Ensure conflict is managed appropriately
• Ensure written and electronic communication complies with standards
• Communicate with media and outside agencies
• Attend relevant meetings
• Support departmental Senior Nursing team
• Identify potential areas for audit activity
• Assist and investigate critical incidents
• Provide leadership to utilise data from feedback and complaints
• Ensure evidence-based practice
• Take a professional lead in developing practice
• Access organisational electronic information systems
• Modify, structure, maintain and present data and information

• Registered Nurse with relevant emergency care experience at a senior level
• Approved Teaching/Mentoring Qualification
• Degree in a related field
• Current EPALS/ALS
• Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice qualification
• Non-medical Prescribing qualification
• Experience as a Team Leader co-ordinating the care of patients with complex undiagnosed conditions attending emergency care
• Evidence of excellent communication skills with particular reference to Multidisciplinary team working, service users, carers and managers liaising with external agencies
• Experienced in conducting individual performance reviews
• Experienced in the recruitment and selection processes and other HR functions
• Evidence of a thorough understanding and completion of Emergency Quality Improvement indicators. KPIs

Postgraduate Management qualification (or advanced clinical skills qualification)

• Attractive relocation policy
• Competitive salaries
• Great career opportunities
• Modern facilities
• Excellent training
• Revalidation and registration support
• Healthy work-life balance