Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner; ANP

Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

Inpatient Unit and Palliative Advice Centre (PACE) at East Cheshire Hospice.

Due to an exciting expansion of services, the hospice is adding to its well-established team.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced nurse with a passion for delivering exemplary care, to join us in supporting people affected by life-limiting illness in both the hospice and community settings.

The successful candidate will be supported to undertake an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice to facilitate a transition from senior nurse to Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

You will be based in our purpose-built hospice situated one mile from Macclesfield town centre. There is ample free parking available on site.

Our service operates 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. This post will require weekend and evening work with the possibility of occasional rotation onto nights.

Provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients with life-limiting illness

Act as a clinical leader, ensuring safe and effective care delivery

Undertake face-to-face assessments and reviews of palliative patients within the hospice and community settings

Offer advice and support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals both in person and over the phone

Coordinate care and contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions and decision‑making

Support service development and quality improvement initiatives

Promote evidence-based practice and uphold the highest standards of care

Support the provision of additional hospice services such as blood transfusions and respite care

East Cheshire Hospice is based in Macclesfield and supports patients and families from the High Peak and East Cheshire areas.

We believe in recruiting for the right attitudes and training for exact skills. The nature of the care we provide to patients, carers and families is specialised and at East Cheshire Hospice, operates at a exceptionally high standard. We can only hope to maintain that standard through a caring, compassionate and well motivated workforce.

This position has been created to facilitate the development of a senior palliative nurse to Advanced Nurse Practitioner. This training will include the undertaking of an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, delivered at a university of mutual choosing, with support from the hospice.

The successful candidate will work alongside the existing nursing and medical teams across all hospice areas, but primarily within the inpatient unit and palliative advice centre(PACE), being supported by our existing ANPs and medical team to develop advanced clinical skills and prescribing capability.

Within PACE, you will be supported in the delivery of expert palliative advice to community patients,coordinating the delivery of high-quality care- mainly via telephone. The role focuses on preventing crises through timely intervention and, where urgent support is required, delivering face to face assessment, and supporting generalist and junior colleagues.

On the inpatient unit, youwill be a senior clinical presence in the hospice, offering leadership,guidance, clinical advice and assistance. Alongside our existing medical team,you will undertake patient reviews and assessments, liaise with family member sand healthcare professionals and complete internal and external referrals.

Alongside colleagues, youwill also take some responsibility for our respite and blood transfusion patients and support staff in outpatients when they require senior clinical input.

Some teaching/mentorship will also be included in this role.

• You will be providing expert palliative care advice to patients, families, and healthcare professionals viathe 24/7 Advice Line with support from the wider medical and nursing team where required.
• Where relevant, this advice should be in alignment with relevant local and national policies and guidance
• When required, you will assessand manage urgent clinical situations. This may include the undertaking of home visits
• You will deliver hands‑on careand symptom management for patients in crisis
• You will make autonomous clinical decisions within your…