Nurseparamedic Practitioner

We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Paramedic Practitioner to join our practitioner team in the Community Hospitals in North East Essex. The team consists of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Nurse Practitioners with GP support.

Working autonomously to care for patients on our in-patient wards.

This includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment, review, discharge support and Advance Care Planning, Palliative and End-of-Life care.

Full Time or Part Time hours would be considered

**Working autonomously, completing**: holistic assessments / interpretation of results / treatment

/ advice resulting in discharge or onward referral of patients as appropriate. This

requires a wide range of expertise underpinned by competency based framework and

includes requesting x-rays and liaison with ward GP or acute hospital for interpretation and prescribing when appropriate.
- Utilise relevant training and experience in the assessment, diagnosis and management of

a wide range of health conditions, also to maintain competency and knowledge base.
- Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and critical thinking.
- Provide health promotion advice to patients.
- Contribute to protecting vulnerable children and adults.
- Act as a mentor to junior staff.
- Show a positive commitment to the training and assessment of all nurse learners /

junior staff in the clinical areas and facilitate programmes for learners.
- Maintain high standards of care in accordance with NMC/HCPC Code of Professional

Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.