Job summary
- Main area
- St. Mark's - colorectal surgery
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8799AC
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Central Middlesex
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Surgical Practitioner (Advanced) - St. Mark's
Band 8a
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Permanent Post
The post holder is expected be a clinical expert in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients who presented with complex gastrointestinal problem, nutritional deficiency and colorectal surgery. they are responsible and accountable for evidenced based practice for management of conditions for which the post holder will prescribe medicine as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber.
The post holder is expected to work flexible in conjunction with different consultant firms and act as an SHO cover as well as team leader to support the multidisciplinary team including junior doctors and nurses. They will be involved in Clinical Governance, trust strategic agenda and participate in the multidisciplinary ward rounds, liaise and share information with different teams. The post holder is responsible for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures, utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced colorectal/lower GI senior band 7 nurse or nurse practitioner to join our very dynamic team of practitioners.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and knowledgeable nurse practitioner to join our team within St Marks as a band 8a. Applicants must have physical assessment and prescribing courses, looking to work in a supportive environment with world leading surgeons and clinicians to assist in the smooth running of both emergency and elective admissions. (Please read attached JD for specifications). Working in the 14th highest rated gastroenterology hospital in the world, we will work with you to enable you to gain the most from your clinical and managerial skills as an autonomous practitioner.
If you have a passion for getting the best for your patients, working with a like minded team and in a supportive environment we'd love to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To be clinical expert in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patient with colorectal conditions.
- To work with Consultant teams act as an autonomous practitioner and be
involved in the pre-assessment of patients and peri-operative Journey.
- To be proactive in identifying the sick patients, initiate treatment plan and
liaise with medical staff.
- To use expert colorectal specialist knowledge and advanced clinical
reasoning skills to provide support and advice to the consultant teams,
nursing staff and other healthcare staff and manage own case load of patients with highly complex conditions.
- To support the junior doctors on call rota and educate the junior doctors and nursing staff.
- To provide support for the enhanced recovery programme and ensure
patients receive high quality seamless care.
- The post holder will participate in clinical governance and attend the divisional mortality and mobility meeting.
- The post holder will be responsive to the critical care delivery team.
-To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
RGN
Essential criteria
- First Degree or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree in Advance clinical practice or working towards
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive post registration experience in acute/chronic medical/surgical gastrointestinal nursing
Desirable criteria
- demonstrate publications/research activity
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- ADVANCED ASSESSMENT COURSE OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE
Desirable criteria
- Prescribing course or working towards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nyarai Gondo
- Job title
- St Marks Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07796705669
- Additional information
Nyarai Gondo
St Marks Head of Nursing
[email protected]
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