Job overview

Am exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Advanced Nurse Practitioner Neurosurgery within our Neurosurgical ward at Royal Stoke.

This post holder will experience Neurosurgical patients and Trauma on our neurosurgical ward at Royal Stoke .

 Provide direct expert professional clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment, formulation and alteration of treatment and monitoring of care programmes.
Facilitate the development of clinical practice through research and education of the multidisciplinary team 
Evaluate care through quality assurance initiatives and assessment of clinical outcomes 
Be an expert resource for other healthcare practitioners 
Ensure that the highest standards of clinical care are delivered 
The post holder will ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence 
The post holder will provide specialist clinical leadership within this area of care and will lead and develop specialist education

Main duties of the job

Organise the clinical management of individual patients, utilising clinical knowledge and 
advanced skills to assess, diagnoses, plan, implement and initiate changes where required. 
This will include monitoring and evaluation the response to treatment through analysis and 
interpretation of clinical tests and investigations and the discharge of the patient 
Respond to emergency situations, utilising clinical judgement and decision making to initiate 
appropriate interventions and treatment for patients. 
Initiate drug therapy/medication within the parameters of agreed clinical guidelines and in 
accordance with present legislation for the supply and prescribing of medication 
Monitor and evaluate clinical outcomes of patient centred care involving the patient and their 
carers wherever possible. 
Make and receive referrals to and from the collaborative care team 
Take every opportunity to promote the health of patients and initiate health education strategies as necessary.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.