Overview
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Band 7 • Part time - 20 hours per week • Permanent
Site: Liverpool University Hospital • Main area: Vascular (LiVES)
Responsibilities
* The Vascular Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi-professional team, patients, and carers within their speciality service of vascular surgery.
* The vascular nurse specialist will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with the other members of the speciality team (Head of Operations, Clinical Director, Associate Director of Nursing, Service Manager, Vascular Nurse Specialists etc. within their site and broader within the network.)
* This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice, leadership, acting as the patient advocate, audit, and education.
* The vascular nurse specialist will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offer a highly specialised service, to include setting standards of care, assessment of care needs, development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
* The vascular nurse specialist will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group/speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework.
* They will lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice for the professional development of staff within the speciality.
Main duties of the job
The Liverpool Vascular & Endovascular Service (LiVES) provides vascular surgical services to the whole of North Mersey. The post will be based primarily at the Aintree Hospital, Liverpool UK. The Vascular unit consists of 14 consultant surgeons with supporting junior staff. The junior middle grade staff currently consists of 4 Specialist Registrars, 2 Clinical Fellows and 1 Research Fellow. The unit has a dedicated vascular ward and a fully equipped vascular lab with 3 technologists providing scanning services. The majority of elective surgery takes place in a dedicated vascular theatre and a vascular hybrid theatre. The majority of endovascular work is carried out in Interventional Theatres by Interventional Radiologists at the hub or one of the three spoke sites. There are excellent outpatient facilities adjacent to the vascular lab. This area also houses our Vascular Specialist Nurses who have major interests in wound care and lifestyle management.
Working for our organisation: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group aims to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Roles at Liverpool Women’s have their own careers page.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
* Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
* Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, diagnosis, planning and evaluation.
* Co-ordinate and manage nurse led clinics (three sessions per week) as well as support to the consultant clinics.
* Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to transfer and repatriation of patients between service providers at the arterial and non-arterial centres.
* Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and the multi-disciplinary team. Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings locally and regionally, acting as the patients\' advocate.
* Support patients and their families to ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
* Recognise changes in patients\' condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
* To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patients\' problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
* To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, operational managers, matrons to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* In depth specialist knowledge
Experience
Essential criteria
* Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience
* Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
* Extensive clinical experience
* Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff
* Involvement in audit
Desirable criteria
* Experience as Specialist Sister
* Participation in research
* Management qualification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse NMC/HCPC
* Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
* Recognised Teaching Qualification
* First Degree
Desirable criteria
* Research qualification
* Masters
* Independent Prescriber
* Recordable specialist qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
* Teaching / assessment skills
* Organisation and negotiation skills
* Effective communicator
* Leadership & motivation skills
* Evidence of audit and change management ability
* Computer literate
* Ability to motivate self and others
* Root Cause Analysis
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of leading and facilitating change
* ECDL
Other
Essential criteria
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Diplomatic
* Assertive and confident
* Personal and professional maturity
* Recognition of own limitations
* Demonstrates enthusiasm
* Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
* Flexibility
* Able to travel between sites
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Posts advertised to "internal staff" are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close vacancies when we have received a minimum number of applications. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are welcomed from those aged over 18 or within 3 months of their 18th birthday.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity; flexible options may include reduced hours, fixed shifts, etc.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent and aim for a workforce representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from groups under-represented in our workforce (BAME, LGBTQ+, disabled, male, and 16-24 age group).
DBS information: DBS application costs may be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. See policy for up-to-date fees. This post is subject to Disclosure checks.
All employees are expected to maintain safeguarding knowledge and complete mandatory safeguarding training. We adhere to safeguarding policies and Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
To apply, ensure you complete your application in good time as vacancies may close early if a high number of applications is received.
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