Advanced Nurse Practitioner

You will work closely with our experienced and professional team to assess, examine, diagnose, treat and discharge emergency medical patients. Performing diagnostic and prognostic investigations following clinical pathways, for example, DVT, PE, etc.

They will manage unpredictable patterns of work, accepting referrals from health care professionals, triageing and prioritising patient care according to clinical need and departmental workload.

They will work closely with Medical and Nursing professionals Allied to Medicine teams in the trust to facilitate the prompt evidence based treatment of patients.

Patients requiring urgent or emergency treatment will be escalated appropriately to members of the clinical team or to other specialities.

Clinical assessment, investigation, management, treatment and follow on will be clearly documented and communicated with patients and with other health care professionals to ensure patients receive streamlined and evidence medical and nursing care.

They will act as clinical supervisor and role model to other members of the medical SDEC nursing team Advice and guidance will be provided to other health care professessionals

This is an exciting time to join the medical SDEC, team at Darlington Memorial Hospital as we continue to improve the process and experience for patients who are admitted into Hospital for emergency care. If you like a challenge, are able to work at a very fast pace and enjoy working collaboratively then working as part of our SDEC team may be the job for you. It would place you as a member of a committed, caring and compassionate team, who are supportive and knowledgeable about their specialty.

The successful candidate will have experience in an acute hospital setting and be able to demonstrate a knowledge of caring for patients with a wide range of medical conditions, including their nursing and medical management. They will possess good organisational skills and be able to contribute to the development of flexible working arrangements within the team.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post