Job overview
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced spinal cord injury nurse to join our well established Major Trauma Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
We are looking for an exceptional and committed nurse who possesses the necessary clinical skills and expertise to deliver a high standard of care to our Spinal Cord Injured patients (traumatic and non-traumatic).
The successful candidate will be fully supported by the Major Trauma Clinical Practitioner team, the Major Trauma Clinical Manager, Major Trauma Clinical Leads and the Spinal teams.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside nurses, AHPs and doctors from specialties from across the Trust, the post holder will be responsible for the assessment of SCI patients, the formulation of effective care plans, providing training and guidance to clinical teams, and the support of patients and their families throughout their pathway.
This is a demanding but very rewarding role, and the ideal candidate will have current nursing experience in spinal cord injury and will have the ability to function autonomously and decisively.
Working for our organisation
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To work as an autonomous SCI Specialist Nurse.
2. To deliver a range of clinical and core nursing skills and interventions to meet the physiological and psychosocial needs of SCI patients.
3. To provide expert advice related to spinal cord injury and related treatment pathways.
4. Focus on improving patient care and service development.
5. To assess patients holistically, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care.
6. To provide specialist advice to patient families and carers and the wider multidisciplinary team.
7. To contribute to the development of the workforce through developing and delivering education and training.
8. To support service development and the ongoing development of the spinal cord injury pathway.
9. To participate in research activity and clinical audits in own specialist area.
10. To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure the cohesive management of patients.
11. To act as a key worker for SCI patients as appropriate across the patient’s pathway.
Person specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential criteria
12. Current NMC registration
13. Post registration qualifications/training relevant to the role
14. Evidence of study at Msc Degree
15. Successful completion of a leadership and development programme equivalent to the Band 6 Leadership and Development programme
Desirable criteria
16. Level 4 ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) or equivalent
17. NMP qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
18. SCI nursing experience at a senior level (Band 6 or above)
19. Able to perform clinical duties commensurate to the role
20. Ability to implement changes within nursing practice
21. Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Safeguarding and the relevance of these to practice
22. Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
23. Knowledge of ethical issues
24. Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality
25. Knowledge of local/national Health and Social Care policy
26. Knowledge and experience of research
Desirable criteria
27. Experience of managing a clinical case load/ward
28. Experience in developing guidelines or protocols
29. Experience of training and coaching staff