Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Vocare ,
South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Salary: £23.50 per hour

Overview

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with experience in Minor illness and Paediatric Minor Illness? Do you want to work for one of the leading Out of Hours Healthcare Providers? Are you passionate about providing excellent patient care? Salary: £23.50 with uplifts on bank holidays Location: South Tyneside General Hospital,Harton Lane, South Shields, NE34 0PL About the role: Vocare Ltd are recruiting for Advanced Nurse Practitioners for their Out of Hours & Urgent Care Centre Services situated in South Tyneside. Duties within the role: Undertaking Home visits Exercise a higher degree of personal and professional autonomy using advanced clinical practice skills to include clinical interventions. Utilise independent/supplementary prescribing skills for benefits of patient care. Assist in clinical audit and the monitoring of services and unscheduled care. Identify issues which may negatively impact upon service delivery and reporting these on to the clinical support manager in a timely fashion. Support new staff in their development and participate in supervision, teaching and mentorship to help new staff develop and achieve competency. Keep accurate and up to date records during patient consultations within the relevant software. What we are looking for: Candidates must be a Registered First Level Nurse with post registration experience (two of which are ideally working in a primary or urgent care environment) and also hold a degree in advanced practice or equivalent experience Ideal candidates will have evidence of completing studies in Minor Illness and Paediatric Minor Illnesses. Candidates should also possess experience of coaching other staff and participating in clinical audit and service improvement. Palliative care is also desirable and candidates should also have evidence of Autonomous Practice. Telephone Triage will be part of the role and appropriate training will be provided. Closing Date: Sunday 7th March 2020 This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89699210