Nick Browning 

Nick Browning, BSc, MSc, RN

As an Advanced Practitioner (AP) and the Trust lead for Advanced Practice within North Bristol NHS Trust, Nick Browning possess a blend of skills and experiences that places him optimally in supporting both his organisation and potentially wider working opportunity and relations around advanced practice. Browning has developed a deeper understanding of both local and national healthcare policies, regulations, and building governance within the organisation. His strong communication skills has enabled Mr. Browning to build robust relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including patients, healthcare providers, administrators, senior leaders and regional NHSE team members. From a system wide perspective, he has been supported by the Integrated care system and NHS England to drive projects forward, including leading on a system AP appraisal process. Overall, he was confident that the combination of skills and experiences will enable him to make a significant contribution to the ongoing development of Advanced practice on both an organisational and system perspective.

Mr. Browning has been awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) scholarship, to which he looks to address the challenges around delivering reassurance and providing structure to the governance in advanced practice in the organisation. This is only one element of the strategic plan he envisions for the 12-month post and feel this platform will assist in being a well-connected stakeholder for ongoing development around advanced practice nationally.

His clinical role as a GI surgery AP allows him to have a vast reach across the organisation, though ward-based discussions and ‘shop floor’ solutions with the wider MDT, to invitations and input in system wide working groups and pathway generation. Mr. Browning looks to take this connection base experience through to opportunity with wider AP projects. His Role in the National Institute in Health Research (NIHR) as an associate principal investigator (API), places him in a strong position to understand the way in which research is developed, reviewed, and brought into the workplace. He has been involved in national projects reviewing randomised controlled trials in surgical research. This involvement gives Nick an edge clinically when reviewing best evidence practice, but also places him in a well-connected position for pushing the concepts of education and research in AP. Additionally, this connection places NBT as a centre for developing AHP workforces in research, establishing his colleagues as well rounded and credible practitioners.

Another aspect of his role reaches into academia as an associate lecturer, where he currently teaches on the AP programme. This allows him both to keep up to date with the changes in practice, but also helps him connect with future APs sharing learning and experience.