Job overview

We are looking for an autonomous, independent and experienced Experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team of clinicians and be part of a growing establishment who are committed to being a flagship organisation and at an scale provider of primary care services in the Midlands.

The role is based in the Chesterfield area - 37.5 hours per week.

We want to hear from you if are someone who strongly believes in demonstrating safe, effective clinical decision-making within a primary care setting.  Working collaboratively as part of a sector team to meet the needs of our patients; delivering the highest standards of patient care.

We are a team of 200 people dedicated to our patients, working across 3 sectors covering Chesterfield, Clay Cross and Heanor.  You need to be passionate about our patients, with a desire to improve our population health and wellbeing by shifting from treatment to prevention.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a different kind of GP practice, an innovative, forward thinking training practice with a strong commitment to improving our community's health and addressing inequalities.

Main duties of the job

Acting within your professional boundaries, you will assess, diagnose, and manage patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical problems.  Managing daily surgeries comprising of face-to-face appointments, telephone appointments, telephone triage and undertaking home visits when appropriate.  

You will be a first point of contact within the practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, using your skills and experience to establish a diagnosis and management plan.  You will clinical assess and manage patients with chronic and ongoing health problems.  

You will use your individual skills and experience to make a positive contribution to the organisation and the development of a “one team” approach to provide high quality patient services within and across primary care.

This is an essential role working with GPs, other Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists and Mental Health Practitioners in order to succeed. 

Working for our organisation

Trust Proud to CARE Values and Behaviours

Linked to the NHS constitution, Proud to CARE describes the behaviours the Trust expects from every employee.  The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to the values and behaviours described below through their day to day practices with colleagues, patients and carers.      

Compassion

• Compassionate care delivered with professionalism and a positive, friendly attitude
• Care that preserves dignity and respects the person; putting patients at the heart of all we do
• Respecting the unique and individual contribution that each of our staff members make – fair, positive and inclusive, recognising diversity and using it to enrich our organisation.

Achievement

• Excellent care, safe services and a positive experience every time.
• Exceeding expectations by delivering first-class performance, bettering national standards through innovation and ingenuity.

Relationships

• An open and honest relationship with our patients, staff, partners and our communities.
• Working in partnership in the interests of our patients.
• Acting in a socially responsible way and meeting our commitments to the local community.

Environment

• Providing a hospital environment that is modern, clean and safe – conducive to care and recovery; and a good place to work.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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