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Junior Nurse Practitioner

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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry & Junior Level
  • Healthcare

AI generated summary

  • You must cover shifts year-round, assess and treat patients, refer when needed, identify risks, pursue education, make evidence-based decisions, and participate in audits and best practice sharing.
  • You will assess, treat, and discharge patients, manage care independently, ensure clinical safety, promote health education, and participate in audits and team meetings for best practices.

Requirements

  • your duties and responsibilities will be undertaken on a shift and rotation basis covering our opening hours 7 days a week, 365 days of the year
  • To provide assessment, treatment management and discharge of adults and children attending the Urgent Treatment Centre
  • Referral of patients to senior clinicians or interdependent departments promoting professional working relationships
  • Actively identify and report any clinical risks
  • Identify educational needs of self and proactively meet these needs
  • Assess, treat and diagnose patients using nationally recognized tools, for example NEWS / sepsis screening
  • Work as an autonomous practitioner using competencies including Patient Group Directives
  • Make clinical decisions using evidence based knowledge
  • Offer health advice and promotion to patients and their families including education on self-management
  • Actively participate in any departmental audit both on national and local basis
  • Undertake ‘link’ role attending relevant meetings and sharing learning with wider team to influence and promote best practice

Responsibilities

  • You will participate in the delivery of high standards of care to patients and their families. In particular take responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of evidenced-based nursing care to a group of patients
  • Acting as an independent, autonomous practitioner, assessing, diagnosing and discharging patients using sound clinical rationale and work under the direction of the senior practitioner team, in close liaison with interdependent departments.
  • your duties and responsibilities will be undertaken on a shift and rotation basis covering our opening hours 7 days a week, 365 days of the year
  • To provide assessment, treatment management and discharge of adults and children attending the Urgent Treatment Centre
  • Referral of patients to senior clinicians or interdependent departments promoting professional working relationships
  • Actively identify and report any clinical risks
  • Identify educational needs of self and proactively meet these needs
  • Assess, treat and diagnose patients using nationally recognized tools, for example NEWS / sepsis screening
  • Work as an autonomous practitioner using competencies including Patient Group Directives
  • Make clinical decisions using evidence based knowledge
  • Offer health advice and promotion to patients and their families including education on self-management
  • Actively participate in any departmental audit both on national and local basis
  • Undertake ‘link’ role attending relevant meetings and sharing learning with wider team to influence and promote best practice

FAQs

What are the working hours for the Junior Nurse Practitioner position?

The duties and responsibilities will be undertaken on a shift and rotation basis, covering our opening hours 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

What age groups will I be working with in this role?

You will be working with patients of all ages, including both adults and children attending the Urgent Treatment Centre.

Will I be working independently or as part of a team?

You will be acting as an independent, autonomous practitioner while also working closely with the senior practitioner team and interdependent departments.

What responsibilities does this role include in terms of patient care?

Responsibilities include assessing, diagnosing, and discharging patients, as well as providing treatment management, health advice, and promoting self-management education.

Is there a focus on professional development in this role?

Yes, the role emphasizes the identification of educational needs and proactive measures to meet those needs, as well as participation in departmental audits and sharing learning with the team.

Who should I contact for further details or to arrange an informal visit?

You can contact Sarah James, the ACP Lead for UTC and MIUs, via email at sarah.james10@nhs.net or by telephone at 07827833224.

Are there opportunities for trainees in this position?

Yes, if no suitable experienced candidate is available, we may consider a trainee position as a Band 5. Please discuss this with Sarah James or the practitioner in charge at 07798 810506.

What tools will I be using to assess and treat patients?

You will be using nationally recognized tools such as NEWS and sepsis screening to assess, treat, and diagnose patients.

What is the main philosophy of the organization?

Our philosophy is 'together we can make things better,' which reflects our commitment to high-quality person-centred care.

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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Better health and care for all

Science & Healthcare
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1948
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is a healthcare organisation in the UK that provides a wide range of medical and community services. This includes hospital care, community health services, adult social care, and mental health support across Torbay and South Devon. The Trust's mission is to deliver high-quality, compassionate care, ensuring patients and their families receive seamless, integrated support. Their purpose is to improve the health and well-being of the local community by offering personalised, patient-centred care.