Job overview
We are recruiting for an Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be a recognised expert in the specialty of managing the acutely unwell patient and resuscitation responses, and will be responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist care programmes and undertaking specialist procedures required for the role.
You will be responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new
treatments and evidence based care.
You will be required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area. You will demonstrate strong clinical leadership and will practice within the Trust values and vision.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Managing acute deterioration of inpatients across all specialties
Initiate and participate audits relating to patient safety and deterioration
Provide training and education around acute deterioration and life sustaining interventions for patients
Member of the emergency response team, attending cardiac arrests, major haemorrhages and any other emergency situation
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
* Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification
* Master’s level qualification or equivalent experience
* Recognised post-graduate qualification in Critical or Acute Care directly relating to clinical deterioration or working towards with relevant experience
* ILS Provider
* ALS Provider, or booked on course/willing to complete course
* Evidence of continued professional development
* PILS Provider, or willingness to complete course
* Independent and Supplementary Prescribing or willingness to complete course
Desirable criteria
* Training or Education qualification
* Coaching qualification
* Leadership qualification
* ALS/APLS Instructor status
* APLS Provider
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience in providing expert clinical care, using advanced clinical judgment in the management of the deteriorating patient and resuscitation care needs
* Experience in an acute care service setting
* Experience in supporting a trust wide educational portfolio that supports all health care professionals, including relevant training to the deteriorating patient and resuscitation skills requirements.
* Experience of leading change projects
* Experience of supporting nursing, allied health care professional and medical workforce teams in the safe management of the deteriorating patient
* Experience and high confidence of working with minimal supervision
* Experience of driving strategic portfolios to improve the quality of patient care
* Ability to support a range of staff and quality/ clinical services /professional activity.
* Experience in participating in complex, sensitive and sometimes difficult conversations.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in setting objectives and performance management and holding people to account.
* Experience in teaching on resuscitation courses
* Experience of working in the community or liaising with community staff
* Experience of presenting at conference and writing for publication
Skills
Essential criteria
* Clinical leadership skills, ability to motivate and develop others
* Clinical skills in advanced clinical assessment and treatment planning
* Immediate resuscitation provider skills
* Advanced resuscitation provider skills
* Drive & enthusiasm for quality improvement with a high degree of personal motivation
* Decision making skills
* Effective role model
* Clinical expert/reflective practitioner
* Ability to think creatively to help identify innovative solutions to problems
* Computer skills
* Presentation skills
* Coaching skills
Desirable criteria
* Ability to develop effective local & national networks
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Excellent understanding of principles and evidence based practice of management the acutely unwell and deteriorating in patient.
* Excellent knowledge of Resuscitation Council UK provider standards
* Knowledge of the components of quality domains, quality governance, risk management and assurance function; current NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care.
* Knowledge of Human Factors systems thinking principles
Desirable criteria
* An understanding and experience of staff management and organisational development
* Knowledge and skills in developing educational packages
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
* Role model our Trust values every day
* Required to travel between hospital sites
* Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
* Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
* Ability to deputise for the Lead Nurse when required