Job summary
Employer heading
Spinal Deformity Clinical Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Spinal Surgery service at NNUH for a Spinal Deformity Clinical Practitioner. The postholder will take an active role within a multidisciplinary team in expert clinical care, facilitating evidence-based practice, and participating in quality assurance initiatives and clinical outcome assessments for spinal deformity patients.
With significant investment into developing a new standalone Norfolk & Norwich Orthopaedic Centre (NANOC) for elective surgical patients, the Orthopaedic and Spinal Services have introduced the latest surgical and technological advancements for patients who undergoing surgery.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) for Spinal Surgery at NNUH will work as a proactive, dynamic clinical leader within the spinal and orthopaedic nursing team.
You will provide expert advanced clinical care, facilitating evidence-based practice, and participating in quality assurance initiatives and clinical outcome assessments for spinal deformity patients. The post holder will act as an expert resource for other healthcare practitioners and contributes to the education and development of the multidisciplinary team.
Provide specialist input into care planning and delivery for children and young people with spinal deformities
Active attendance at weekly MDT meetings with spinal patients
Participation in and leading ongoing departmental research and audit
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree in advanced nursing Practice (or evidence of demonstrable competence across all ANP domains)
- MSc in Advanced Practice or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in caring for patients with spinal deformity
- Experience in applying research findings to practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to initiate and coordinate a complex multidisciplinary team over a wide region
- Ability to apply specialist knowledge within a variety of healthcare settings
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Committed to service development
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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
- Mr Tom Marjoram
- Job title
- Consultant Spinal Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01306 286764
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