Job summary
Within the Division of Medicine under the Elderly Care portfolio we are looking to recruit a Nurse Consultant. This is a new role within the Division and we are excited as to see who this attracts - could it be you?
Our Nurse Consultant could be an already experienced Consultant or someone new with lots of elderly care experience, the right credentials and wanting to make a difference to our patients.
The post would work cross sites on both Dewsbury and Pinderfields, working along side the medical work force, trainee ACP's, the nursing staff and ANP's. This post would also have input into the virtual ward.
If you think you have what it takes to join our team at Mid Yorkshire and make a difference please do not hesitate to contact Lisa Dixon to discuss further.
Main duties of the job
Have responsibility for establishing new care pathways in liaison with internal and external care providers to promote a continuum of care.
Lead the co-ordination and delivery of an integrated system of in-patient care, outpatient clinics, virtual ward and complex case management within which referred service users are seen, assessed and courses of treatment are agreed with patients, carers and multi-disciplinary professionals as appropriate
Provide expert professional advice to patient, carers and colleagues
Provided education and training to other staff and students
Ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence
Work as an independent consultant practitioner delivering a comprehensive service to patients, employing a high degree of personal and professional autonomy demonstrating highly advanced clinical expertise, competence, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in all aspects of clinical care clinical care. Demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the patient group.
Be a role model of expert clinical nursing practice by participating in the provision of care to a definable patient group by using advanced nursing skills expert knowledge, analytical skills and clinical decision-making.
Deliver clinicalcare for at least 50% of their time with 50% of their time devoted toeducation/training, research and service evaluation, professional, personal andservice development.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people inWakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across ourthree hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront ofinnovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of ourworkforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectfuland maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make MidYorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasmirrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity andgender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support tosomeone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of theLGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currentlyunder-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications frommembers of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure allapplicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuableguidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! Ifyou share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of ourpatients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility
1. Act as an advocate for patients, carers, the service and organisation at all times at local, regional and national level. Share values, courageously speaking up for service users and staff, listening to them, acting on what is important to them.
2. Utilise innovative and intuitive skills to help address problems which the organisation may encounter in its drive to improve quality care objective
3. Maintain professional registration and work within NMC standards and guidance at all times.
4. In partnership with service leads, be responsible for the future planning, development and funding of initiatives in order to pre-empt the changing needs of the service, recruitment processes, induction, appraisal and personal development planning.
5. Comply with the financial instructions of the Trust.
6. Develop business cases to support the service
7. Participate in regular reviews of actual/ potential clinic risks, working closely with department staff to identify strategies for risk reduction
8. Where key systems and process are dependent on the role of the Consultant Nurse ensure there is appropriate clinical cover for planned absence in and out of hours
9. Actively participate in negotiation and forming an agreed job plan that describes the roles and responsibilities of direct clinical care and supporting professorial activities
10. Advise and support staff to plan and coordinate workload and workforce deployment through job planning to ensure consistent and continuous delivery
11. Actively promote the role of consultants and advance clinical practitioners within the MDT, thereby supporting and encouraging colleagues towards achieving excellence in their role
12. Act as an expert resource in supporting the organisation to attain its clinical governance objectives. To maintain an active direct care role as an expert within their specialist area of clinical practice
13. Take the lead in strategic development of expert practice extending boundaries and creating frameworks for the enhancement of nursing within their specialty through leading and participation in special interest groups
14. Promote safe practice in accordance with the principles of scope of professional practice, nurse prescribing and advanced practice guidelines
15. To develop patient focused services, providing professional and clinical role modelling to all staff groups
16. To work as an independent prescriber as per Trust and departmental policies
17. Adhering to professional organisational and legal frameworks, policies, and guidance, undertake to prescribe for patients in the care of the post holder
18. Appraise and translate new information and evidence into policy and practice
19. Form networks with other Trusts, agencies and regulating bodies at a regional and national level in order to identify developments in practice and variations and gaps in service provision
20. Take a lead role and shape the development of joint working arrangements with social services and other agencies at a local level
21. Identify service opportunities and developments for the area of speciality and actively contribute and lead on implementation
22. Articulate the limits of ones own professional competence and ensure other clinicians are updated and aware of the role of the Nurse Consultant
23. Develop personal, professional and academic objectives in line with agreed personal development plan
24. Represent/deputise for the Director of Nursing/Deputy/Assistant Director of Nursing as required at Trust, ICS, regional, National level and be a proactive member of the senior nursing team
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
25. Extensive elderly nursing experience at ACP level or equivalent at a senior level.
26. Significant contribution to practice and service development
27. Experience of motivating staff and improving individuals and team performance
28. Evidence of incorporating research and evidence onto practice at strategic and local level
29. Evidence of leadership in continuous quality improvement
30. Evidence of promoting research awareness and involvement among nursing staff
31. Enabling nurses to undertake new roles
32. A track record of scholarship and publication, sufficient to have inspired recognition as an expert and innovator in the field
33. Demonstrate experience of research and innovation including experience of clinical research delivery
34. Experience in leading root cause analysis investigations and after action review facilitation
35. Significant experience of quality governance principles, specifically rock, benchmarking against standards, continuous improvement
36. Experience to lead author of reports for governance purposes, for both internal and external requirements
Desirable
37. Experience of innovation and change management
38. Demonstrates areas of interest falls, EOL etc.
39. Frailty experience
Qualifications
Essential
40. Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust Values
41. Registered General Nurse
42. Degree qualification
43. Relevant Masters degree / Advanced Clinical Practice
44. Portfolio of career long learning
45. Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
46. Teaching accreditation ENB 997 / Slice or equivalent.
47. Advanced history taking qualification Level 7
48. Accredited management training course
Desirable
49. Leadership development qualification
50. Hospital and community experience.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
51. Awareness of own limitations.
52. Knowledge of NICE guidance in relation to elderly and frailty services.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
53. Ability to provide expert care and treatment to elderly and frail patients at all points of their pathway
54. Advanced judgement in elderly care management
55. Excellent clinical leadership skills
56. Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
57. Ability to think strategically
58. Ability to present ideas effectively
59. Track record of innovation with positive results
60. Working in a Trust wide capacity (across all sites)
61. Presenting work at local and national level
Desirable
62. Presented at national conference.