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Job overview
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team in hospital to ensure a co-ordinated quality service and will be actively involved in education, audit and research. The post holder will prepare, present and lead discussions in multidisciplinary team meetings on their specialist area.
This job offers a great opportunity to be in a leading role delivering high quality care and support to cancer patients and their families and helping to develop our colorectal cancer service. This includes extending and embedding work already undertaken to improve care for colorectal cancer patients as part of our follow-up programme for patients living with and beyond cancer.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
1. To provide specialist nursing advice underpinned by theory and experience to support patients and their families/carers
2. To act as a specialist practitioner, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care in collaboration with senior colleagues achieved through systematic and holistic assessment, personalised care planning, onwards referral and discharge to primary care team
3. To provide patients and staff with specialist advice to manage complex symptomsTo develop and share expertise within the multidisciplinary team
4. To develop and utilize the skills and expertise to act as a resource in the care of patient’s needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to patients and their carers
5. To work closely with community and network, other hospital and community staff to ensure an effective seamless service
6. To present in the colorectal weekly Multidisciplinary team meeting based on the Southmead site
7. To transcribe radiology requests on ICE following successful completion of the IR(M)ER training course
8. To deploy high level skills in order to provide effective communication systems of support for patients, including breaking bad news and difficult conversations.
9. To develop and utilize the skills needed to embed patient and public involvement within the sphere of specialist nursing practice
10. To ensure that all patients and families are aware of all treatment options, including clinical trials
11. To work as patient advocate, to help negotiate the patient journey and ensure optimum care is provided to each patient
12. To nurture and maintain links with other health care agencies and organisations providing support and information to patients
13. To adhere to and promote in others the importance of infection control guidelines and procedures
14. To act as a positive role model for nurses in the hospital through the demonstration of excellent communication and clinical skills
15. To expertly deliver complex sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives
16. To provide specialist support and advice in clinical areas, wards and outpatients, to optimise quality improvement opportunities
17. To analyse and respond to challenging and complex clinical situations utilising specialist knowledge and analytical and judgemental skills to assess a range of options to formulate solutions and recommendations
18. To act as a change agent, using skills that will motivate and reassure staff through negotiation and training, to facilitate the change process
Education
19. To participate in the planning and delivery of formal and informal education programmes for patients, carers and all staff
20. To ensure that professional knowledge and practice is regularly updated
21. To take personal responsibility for life-long learning and personal development through clinical supervision and appraisa
Research and Audit
22. To collate and record quantitative and qualitative data that provides evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality, through audit and research
23. To regularly lead on and participate in clinical audit and research
24. To promote a culture of evidence based practice
25. To be involved with health promotion
Management
26. To plan the provision of day to day organisational tasks
27. With support, manage a complex caseload based on flexible principles, priorities and the care needs of patients
28. To participate in policy and service development and the development of protocols for specialist area of work and for the wider healthcare community served by North Bristol Trust
29. Participate in providing an initial response to complaints and queries, and have a working awareness of the North Bristol NHS Trust’s complaints procedure
30. Maintain accurate and concise records that produce statistical data for the purpose of evaluation and development of the service
31. To be responsible for the effective, efficient and safe use, maintenance and storage of resources and equipment used in the performance of the role
32. To keep accurate and up to date patient record
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
33. Registered General Nurse – Level One and current NMC registration
34. Evidence of study at Degree level degree in related health topic or willingness to undertake
35. Evidence of formal ongoing professional development
36. Recognised teaching qualification
37. Significant post registration experience in colorectal surgery
38. Evidence of recent teaching experience
39. Experience of involvement in change and development within a multidisciplinary team context
40. Knowledge of the care and management of patients with colorectal cancers
41. Knowledge of national and local developments in relation to the living with and beyond cancer programme
42. Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of national and local cancer issues and developments
43. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with patients, relatives and colleagues
44. Good assessment skills
45. Proven presentation and teaching skills
46. Self-motivated and ability to work without direct supervision
47. Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work and to support others
Desirable criteria
48. Computer literate, able to use databases/other relevant programmes
49. Experience of undertaking audit and/ or research projects
50. Up to date knowledge of various cancer related treatments
51. Communication skills training at level 2 or equivalent
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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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.