Job overview
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to both the patients and their relatives; to assist in the development and maintenance of the Anticoagulant Service within East & North Herts NHS Trust.
The post holder will provide a patient focused service to include assessment, treatment, education and follow-up services for this specific patient group; working with the anticoagulation medical and laboratory team and liaising with Primary Care.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as an autonomous practitioner and wlll utilise advanced skills of assessment, interprets complex psychological, physiological, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs.
They will enable patient choice and involvement and initiates appropriate action.
The post holder will plan specialised programmes of care and ensures each patient is placed in the correct treatment pathway.
To review patients independently and initiates changes in management of care and ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the unit itself and with relevant external agencies or individuals.
The post holder will provide specialist advice in the area of Anticoagulation to all health care staff through provision of evidence based advice, guidance and policies to improve the quality of care.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached document for full Job description, and personal specification for this role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Demonstrable post registration experience in an acute healthcare setting.
* Demonstrable interest in and in the commitment to the professional development of others, coaching and has experience of performing staff appraisals
* Demonstrate experience working in a Band 6 post or above i.e. a nurse specialist role
* Ability to carry out reviews of patients independently and initiates changes in management of care
* Demonstrable experience of managing audit activity including clinical observations, reporting, development of action plans and follow-up.
* Demonstrable interest and involvement in Anticoagulation/ Thrombosis in the healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
* Demonstrable experience of delivering education and training
Skills
Essential criteria
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Understanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
* Build and maintain effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team
* Accuracy and attention to detail in relation to computer data entry and recording of information
* Competent user of computer software including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
* Ability to deal with complex or stressful situations involving staff, patients and relatives, demonstrating an assertive but sensitive and equitable approach.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* 1st level Registered Nurse
* Non-Medical Nurse Prescriber
* Evidence of Leadership/ Coaching Courses
Desirable criteria
* Mentorship & Preceptorship in the clinical area course or equivalent.
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.