Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Quadrant
- Grade
- Band 8A
- Contract
- Permanent: Mixture of Days / Nights / Weekends & Bank Holiday’s
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mixture of Days / Nights / Weekends & Bank Holiday’s)
- Job ref
- 050-NMR757-1125
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glan Clwyd Hospital
- Town
- Rhyl
- Salary
- £56,514 - £63,623 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department
Band 8A
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
To work as an autonomous practitioner as part of the Emergency Department, providing holistic care of the highest standard for emergency patients based on current best practice and guidelines.
Working with local and nationally agreed frameworks the Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) will exercise independent judgement to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate the clinical care and management of patients admitted under the care of Emergency Medicine, historically associated with the role of the senior house officer.
Main duties of the job
The role involves effective history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis and the implementation of a range of care interventions for patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
To demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process, to identify gaps within the service and assist with improvement and development in line with national and local strategies.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Makes a clinical decision on the appropriate use of diagnostics and therapeutic interventions to determine the differential diagnosis, interpreting the difference between normal and abnormal findings and acting on the results by either further testing or referral as appropriate.
As a licenced autonomous non-medical prescriber makes clinical decisions on appropriate medication required for individual patients, including the restriction of medications that may have contributed to the patient’s current condition as well as initiating treatments such as analgesics, antibiotics in line with guidelines and pre-operative medications, also the prescribing of complex drug regimes.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Emergency department or Minor Injury Units
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Managing both adults and Paediatric patients
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate clinical reasoning skills with advanced analytic and problem-solving approach
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Able to demonstrate situations where effective leadership skills have been used
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexible hours to incorporate, nights/weekends & bank holidays
Values
Essential criteria
- care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- MSc in advanced clinical practice
- BSc/ Grad Dip in relevant discipline
Desirable criteria
- Achieved competency based in areas such as consent, emergency medicine procedures
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Demetriades
- Job title
- Head Of Nursing for Emergency Quadrant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01745 583910
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