Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The post holder will be a member of the Prison Healthcare Team working as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner. The post holder will be responsible for acquiring the skills at Masters level to be able to work as an autonomous Advanced Clinical Practitioner on completion of the Masters qualification.
The post holder will contribute to the development of the new model of care at HMP/YOI Stoke Heath and will support the Lead GP and wider healthcare team to improve and deliver excellent care to those held in custody.
The development of the role through Masters level study will provide daily advanced clinical expertise and decision- making in clinical care in line with the National Framework for Advanced Clinical practice. Embracing the four pillars of clinical practice; leadership and management, education and research.
To support and through development of new skills provide daily, consistent, high quality, person centred care is delivered to the patients by assessing individual needs, initiating diagnostics, determining differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidence based treatment with the development of a personalised clinical management plan, including independent prescribing.

• Support the Lead GP and wider healthcare team in identifying further developmental needs for the wider team and support them to address these.
• Through continual development and study be able practice autonomously within professional boundaries and liaise with medical colleagues and the Lead GP to ensure the safe delivery of treatment to patients.
• Assess and treat from a range of previously undiagnosed differential diagnoses, formulating treatment plans to manage patients in the prison setting with supervision and support from the Lead GP.
• Respond to actual and potential health problems appropriately including the management of deteriorating patients, Advance Care Planning for patients within the last 12 months of life and care in the last days of life with supervision and support from the Lead GP and wider healthcare team.
• Through continual development and acquiring advanced practice skills deliver an advanced level of holistic care: utilising support services appropriately.
• Support the Lead GP and wider healthcare ream to provide clinical leadership and expertise to the team in relation to advanced clinical practice.
• Support the Lead GP and wider healthcare team in identifying further developmental needs for the team and supporting them to address these.
• To promote the advancement of clinical practice.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.