Recognise & respond clinical nurse specialist

Recognise & Respond Clinical Nurse Specialist

Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 29th March 2027

This post offers a wonderful opportunity, for the successful candidate, to join the Recognise and Respond team; a forward-thinking service working trust wide, overseeing the response, review and treatment of deteriorating ward patients throughout the NNUH site.

We are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated professional with skills and knowledge in emergency, acute or critical care. The successful applicant will demonstrate their experience in managing the deteriorating patient, bring ambition to drive change and deliver safe and effective patient care in new and innovative ways.

The Recognise and Respond Team role is fast paced and diverse; The team comprises four arms; Rapid Response, the Critical Care Anaesthetic Practitioner Service, Resuscitation, and Education and Quality Improvement. The successful candidate will work as part of the Rapid Response Team, responding to deteriorating patient referrals and supporting all patients stepped down from Critical Care to the wards. They will also be fully involved in the team's education and quality improvement projects, working to improve standards of care for deteriorating patients across the trust through education, audit and quality improvement.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role include:

• Supporting ward teams in the detection, management and treatment of acutely deteriorating patients.
• High risk transfers.
• Responding to cardiac arrest calls.
• Trust wide education on topics related to acute deterioration.
• Quality improvement work on projects related to deteriorating patients.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team (MDT) in relation to Level 1 and Level 2 adult patients.
• To recognise and respond to deteriorating patients across the trust. Assess, plan and implement care in line with Trust policy and procedures.
• Assist in the identification of educational needs of the MDT in relation to deteriorating patients within the Trust.
• Assist with and monitor audit procedures relevant to the care of acutely deteriorating patients and assist the development of remedial action plans.
• Assist in the analysis and interpretation of complex clinical, political and resource issues regarding the Trusts delivery of care to Level 1 and Level 2 patients; in order to most effectively deliver short and long term aims for the service.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or AHP with appropriate registration
• Post registration Acute Care course or equivalent experience
• Proof of continuous update in specialist areas
• ILS or ALS

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience including some experience in a position relevant to the speciality

Skills

• Able to perform clinical skills relevant to the speciality
• Be able to demonstrate teaching performance
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Recognise and Respond Team Clinical Nurse Lead

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata