Job summary
- Main area
- Same day emergency care-(medical ambulatory)
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 30 hours per week (Part time with hours worked over a month (long shifts involved))
- Job ref
- 205-7192824
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hospital
- Town
- Stafford
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Band 8a
Job overview
Job Title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Band: 8a
Location: Medical Receiving Unit at County Hospital
Hours of Duty: 30 hours per week Monday - Friday.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner Team in MRU is at the forefront of SDEC ; with this in mind, an opportunity has arisen for motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioners to become part of a highly skilled established team.
The successful candidate will be based in the medical receiving unit with the requirement to work in the emergency portals or medical wards if needed.
You will need to have prescribing V300 and advanced clinical practice qualification. With recent x-ray interpretation experience.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.
The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours.
We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse on NMC register
- Masters in Nursing or health/nursing related studies or evidence of continuing academic progression
- Independent prescriber
- ALS provider
- Evidence of recent IRMER
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years post registration to incude 1 year of management/leadership experience
- Experience in a leadership role
- Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Formal teaching to groups of staff
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- ENB 998 or equivalent or experience of teaching clinical areas
- Formal leadership and management training
- Patient assessment
- Understanding of the modern NHS and UHNM strategy
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in MAPA training
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to use own initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Effective communication skills
Other job requirements
Essential criteria
- Reliability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Clinical reasoning
- Problem solving and independent decision making
- Proven leadership skills
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
- John Phillips
- Job title
- MRU manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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