Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-BM6231475
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Whiteleaf Centre / Saffron House
- Town
- Aylesbury / High Wycombe
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum | Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Buckinghamshire
Band 7
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Within the Bucks memory clinics, the current dementia diagnosis and treatment pathway is applied for all referrals, irrespective of presenting needs or complexity, and involves a mix of clinicians, delivering a range of functions. The AP role enhances this by offering a pathway to people with non-complex needs, where the assessment, diagnosis and treatment functions continue to be incorporated into one consultation.
This is consistent with the current ‘one-stop shop’ model’.
The Advanced Practitioner (AP) role builds on and compliments the existing clinical skill mix and assessment / diagnosis / treatment pathway with the addition of a health care professional who can assess, diagnose, and treat dementia within one contact. Where the diagnosis is not clear, the role has access to a clear escalation structure.
Main duties of the job
The AP will be an existing independent prescriber or be prepared to undertake suitably accredited training. They will need to be experienced in titrating mediation and prescribing any alternative medication as part of ongoing treatment options.
The AP will need to successfully complete the Advanced Practice in Dementia Masters Module at Brookes University or have completed a similar accredited post-graduate course with content that directly evidences competency in the non-medical diagnosis of dementia.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support the AP to consolidate their skills, they will undertake a period of preceptorship for at least six months after commencing the AP role. During this time, they will receive structured clinical supervision from an experienced senior clinician with expertise in dementia diagnosis (e.g. Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Specialist Psychiatrist or Nurse Specialist), monitoring of caseload management and access to multi-disciplinary support.
The supervisory process will take place within one of the following structured approaches set out below, determined by service need.
- Direct observation of practice by the AP in the AP diagnostic appointment, from an experienced senior clinician with expertise in dementia diagnosis (e.g. Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Specialist Psychiatrist or Nurse Specialist).
- Case review and discussion utilising all relevant clinical information for each individual service user assessed by the AP, prior to formal dementia diagnosis by the AP.
At the end of the initial minimum Preceptorship period the allocated supervising senior clinician will agree with the AP and their line-manager the format for on-going structured supervision in relation to their prescribing role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing Degree
- NMP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in Memory Clinic
- Experience of Non-Medical Prescribing
- Experience of delivering diagnosis
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of up to date prescribing guidelines
- Knowledge of dementia
- Knowledge of post diagnostic support
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
- Ceri Potter
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Telephone number
- 07796 993189
- Additional information
'At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application'
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