Junior Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a flexible Junior Nurse Practitioner to join our Recovery At Home Team in South Tyneside, based in Clarendon in Hebburn.

The Team consist of an extensive MDT which includes nurse practitioners, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, health care assistants, therapy assistant/exercise practitioners and administrative staff. The Team also works closely alongside partner agencies including those from the local and voluntary sector.

This role would involve assessing people in their own homes who are either acutely unwell or have recently been discharged from hospital and require enhanced intervention and short term support for their physical and functional health needs to remain at home.

The Service is fast-paced and you would be expected to see a wide range of patients who present with a variety of conditions.

Main duties of the job

The Service is committed to providing a sound environment for education and training to support you within this role.

We would strongly recommend that you contact the Recruiting Manager to find out more about the Service and the breadth of skills you would develop within this role. Access to pool cars for completion of patient visits.

You will need to be pro-active with your own learning and work to identified timescales.

You will possess the following:

NMC Adult registered Nurse with significant post-registration experience.Degree or can demonstrate on a Degree pathway.Accredited Clinical Skills qualification In history taking and physical examination.Portfolio of evidence of competence and continuous professional development.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To provide care to people in their own homes to prevent admission/ readmission to hospital by providing rapid assessment of patients in the community over a 24 hour period.

Undertake comprehensive holistic assessment of patients in both planned and unplanned situations, be able to prioritise clinical need, initiating investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and implement a plan of care reflecting evidence based guidance.

To maintain agreed standards of care, integrity and dignity of all patients in an environment which is conducive to caring for those patients in their own homes.

Undertake triage within the service determining clinical priority of calls, working with the coordinator ensure teams are dispatched to respond to the referral.

Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective and evidence based.

To develop his /her scope of professional practice in order to support the team to meet service requirements in accordance with professional guideline.

To provide continuing responsibility in the absence of the Senior Nurse Practitioner and act in their absence.

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To provide care to people in their own homes to prevent admission/ readmission to hospital by providing rapid assessment of patients in the community over a 24 hour period.

Undertake comprehensive holistic assessment of patients in both planned and unplanned situations, be able to prioritise clinical need, initiating investigations, determine a differential diagnosis and implement a plan of care reflecting evidence based guidance.

To maintain agreed standards of care, integrity and dignity of all patients in an environment which is conducive to caring for those patients in their own homes.

Undertake triage within the service determining clinical priority of calls, working with the coordinator ensure teams are dispatched to respond to the referral.

Work collaboratively with multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective and evidence based.

To develop his /her scope of professional practice in order to support the team to meet service requirements in accordance with professional guideline.

To provide continuing responsibility in the absence of the Senior Nurse Practitioner and act in their absence.