Surgical Advanced Nurse Practitioner – ENT, Maxfax and Plastics (SNAP)

An Advanced Clinical Practitioner post in the ENT, maxillofacial and plastics team at St George’s Hospital. The work centres on complex surgical patients, including facial trauma and airway emergencies from the emergency department, with imaging, minor procedures and prescribing. It is an overnight role in a team of six ACPs, with the first six months on daytime induction alongside doctors. Fit depends on an MSc in advanced clinical practice, non-medical prescribing and acute surgical experience in ED or nurse practitioner or paramedic work.

What the job involves

• Assess and manage complex surgical patients, including trauma and airway emergencies referred from ED
• Take the lead on clinical assessments and make independent clinical decisions
• Request urgent imaging and interpret diagnostics
• Carry out minor surgical procedures within scope
• Prescribe treatment with support from the wider multidisciplinary team
• Manage ENT, maxillofacial and plastics conditions, including head and neck trauma, facial fractures, hand trauma and wound care
• Provide overnight cover as part of a team of six ACPs, seeing patients first on overnight referrals
• Hand over to the ACP team at the end of each shift
• Share knowledge and support colleagues across specialties

What’s required

Qualifications

• MSc in advanced clinical practice or equivalent, minimum PGDip

Registration & licences

• Registered clinical professional
• Independent or supplementary non-medical prescriber, where relevant

Experience

• 7 years post-registration experience, at least 5 with speciality experience
• Experience in ED, as a nurse practitioner or as a paramedic with exposure to acute surgical patients
• Demonstrated experience across all four advanced practice pillars: clinical practice, leadership and management, research, education
• Participation in audit and research

Skills & knowledge

• Confidence requesting and interpreting diagnostics
• Confidence performing clinical procedures within scope

Nice to have

• Portfolio of supervised speciality practice and certified speciality courses
• NHS leadership qualification or leadership development programme
• Experience in an autonomous or previous advanced practice role
• Clinical leadership or service development experience
• NMC independent prescriber, or able to qualify within 6 months of appointment
• Previous specialist nursing or hospital-at-night experience
• Advanced clinical assessment skills or ANP qualification
• Experience running research and audit programmes

What’s offered

• Support in induction and ongoing professional development
• High cost area supplement included in pay

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