Job overview
We have a vacancy for a Vascular Nurse Specialist based within Vascular Services at Northern General Hospital.
The Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist is a specialist resource for health care professionals, patients and carers within the agreed scope of practice, whilst taking responsibility for continuity of care. This includes independently examining, assessing and diagnosing patients with highly
complex or chronic conditions, nonmedical requesting of investigations, planning and implementing care; within nurse led clinics and comprehensive follow up services across the regional services.
The autonomous assessment and review of inpatients at Rotherham and Barnsley Hospitals referred into the vascular service, ensuring a timely transfer of patients who have time critical conditions, and/or providing specialist advice locally.
To provide the Vascular Rapid Access Clinic with autonomous Clinical Nurse Specialist assessment of patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia, arranging same day MRA imaging/admission as required as part of the Critical limb pathway.
The Senior CNS will lead the Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist team, and develop the Vascular service, in particular the vascular nurse specialist service and pathways, in conjunction with other clinical and admin members of the service.
You will work alongside vascular consultants, providing specialist clinical support, wound care advice and treatment.
Main duties of the job
Highlights of the main duties include:
Undertake structured training and assessment programmes enabling the post holder to undertake the full duties of the role.
To lead, support, manage and facilitate the VNS team in the provision of appropriate, high quality care to patients with vascular disease.
Lead the vascular Nurse specialist team and develop the service to ensure skills and expertise are utilised in all vascular pathways.
Lead the vascular Nurse specialist team and develop the service to ensure skills and expertise are utilised in all vascular pathways.
To deliver a holistic, high-quality service that reflects current clinical practice and critical thinking utilising the most appropriate models of care and evidence based practice.
To undertake physical examination and assessment of patients and develop a holistic individualised management plan.
Work autonomously in both the outpatient and outreach inpatient environments.
Arrange direct emergency admissions of patients as required.
Accept and triage referrals to the VNS service and to discharge patients when assessed as suitable to be managed in the community.
Ensure referrals are placed on the correct pathway in a timely
fashion.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. RGN Level one
2. NMC registered
3. To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
4. Continuous professional development
5. First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
6. Evidence of Level 7 study
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Extensive post registration experience In an acute NHS setting
8. Existing band 6 experience as a Vascular CNS
9. Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, crossing professional and organisational boundaries
10. Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
11. Specialist training relevant to working in a Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist
12. Ability to work within defined timescales
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. Evidence of relevant post basic training and continuous professional development
14. Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis, with groups, and the Multidisciplinary Team
15. Good understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS
16. Excellent performance management skills
17. Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels
18. Ability to manage own and others complex workloads under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
19. Persuasion and influencing skills – ability to present ideas and proposals effectively
20. Computer literacy skills including knowledge of databases, power point, word processing and patient record systems
21. Ability to work flexibly to cover the needs of the service Inc. working across the regional site including Barnsley and Rotherham
Desirable criteria
22. Car driver/Owner
Personal Qualities (Strengths/Will)
Essential criteria
23. Integrity - Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference
24. Integrity - Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style
25. Ownership - Loves being accountable and taking full responsibility for the running of their service
26. Ownership -Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve
27. Ownership - Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward
28. Delivery - Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their service
29. Delivery - Ability to work autonomously
30. Delivery - Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues
31. Delivery - Possesses a ‘can do’ approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough
32. Relating - Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress
33. Relating - Pick up on other people’s needs sensing when something is wrong
34. Relating - Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential criteria
35. Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy
36. Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity
37. Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility
38. Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals
39. Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
40. VNS - JD (PDF, 632.3KB)
41. VNS - PS (PDF, 624.5KB)
42. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
43. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
44. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 305.0KB)
45. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
46. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
47. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
48. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameEllie SmithJob titleMatron, Vascular ServicesEmail addressellen.smith4@nhs.netTelephone number0114 271773