Job summary
You will work as an independent Consultant Nurse employing a high degree of autonomy to deliver a comprehensive service to patients with hydrocephalus and disorders of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) dynamics, with a particular focus on the management of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH).
Following the establishment of a multidisciplinary service for management of NPH you will form part of a team consisting of neurosurgeons, specialist nurses, neuropsychologists, infusion technicians and a service coordinator.
The post is structured around the four core functions of Consultant Practice as set out in the multi-professional consultant-level practice capability and impact framework, which include:Expert practice, Strategic and enabling leadership, Learning developing, and improving across the system, and Innovation and research.
As part of the role you will provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues. You will provide education and training to other staff and students, and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence within the hydrocephalus service. You are also required to undertake practice innovation and research within your specialist area.
Main duties of the job
Manage and lead a specialist service with responsibility for ensuring high quality, cost-effective healthcare or Manage and lead a workforce of specialist nurses (i.e. across a Division)
Responsible for the assessment, planning, diagnosis implementation and evaluation of care, as an autonomous practitioner with highly specialist
Be involved in the strategic review of clinical services as appropriate
Be responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 29 October 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 7 November 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 29 October 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 7 November 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Masters degree in relevant health care area.
- Up-to-date professional portfolio demonstrating evidence of personal and professional development.
- Leadership course.
Desirable
- PhD/Professional Doctorate/DPhil
- Teaching qualification
- Quality Improvement qualification
- Coaching qualification
- After Action Review facilitator training
- Independent prescriber accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience with relevant clinical field; recent senior experience in the field.
- Evidence of significant effective leadership in a senior clinical position.
- Line management experience.
- Demonstrable experience of leading service and/or quality improvement
- Demonstrable experience of clinical teaching.
- A track record of scholarship and publication, sufficient to have inspired recognition as an expert and innovator in the field.
- Demonstrable experience of innovation and research, including experience of clinical research delivery.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Current experience as professional representative/ advisor on regional/national bodies.
- Experience in leading root cause analysis investigations and After Action Review facilitation.
- Significant experience in developing polices and standard operational procedures.
- Significant experience of quality governance principles, specifically: risk; benchmarking against standards; continuous improvement.
- Experience of lead author for reports for governance purposes, for both internal and external requirements.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of relevant specialist clinical knowledge.
- Knowledge of Trust and system partners.
- Sound knowledge of professional registration governing practice.
- Evidence of understanding of trust values in relation to leadership behaviours and national leadership models.
Desirable
- Understanding of the principles of high reliability organisations and the leadership responsibility to create and sustain a mature patient safety culture
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of leading successful Business Case development.
- Ability to effectively use electronic risk management systems i.e. Datix, for various relevant modules, e.g. risk, incident reporting, audit.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Can demonstrate good presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Analytical skills
- Ability to motivate and influence other professional colleagues
- Ability to work and communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary forum and with other professionals
- Highly skilled in communication skills that foster collaboration and influence positive change; including management of conflict.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary forum and with other professionals
- Ability to educate and inspire multi-professional audiences
- Good organisational skills - in terms of co-ordinating work, educating patients, assuring the quality of care delivery and liaising with other professionals.
- Ability to lead on implementation of national standards internally and with system partners.
Desirable
- Significant IT skills
- Project management skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Masters degree in relevant health care area.
- Up-to-date professional portfolio demonstrating evidence of personal and professional development.
- Leadership course.
Desirable
- PhD/Professional Doctorate/DPhil
- Teaching qualification
- Quality Improvement qualification
- Coaching qualification
- After Action Review facilitator training
- Independent prescriber accreditation
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration experience with relevant clinical field; recent senior experience in the field.
- Evidence of significant effective leadership in a senior clinical position.
- Line management experience.
- Demonstrable experience of leading service and/or quality improvement
- Demonstrable experience of clinical teaching.
- A track record of scholarship and publication, sufficient to have inspired recognition as an expert and innovator in the field.
- Demonstrable experience of innovation and research, including experience of clinical research delivery.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Current experience as professional representative/ advisor on regional/national bodies.
- Experience in leading root cause analysis investigations and After Action Review facilitation.
- Significant experience in developing polices and standard operational procedures.
- Significant experience of quality governance principles, specifically: risk; benchmarking against standards; continuous improvement.
- Experience of lead author for reports for governance purposes, for both internal and external requirements.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of relevant specialist clinical knowledge.
- Knowledge of Trust and system partners.
- Sound knowledge of professional registration governing practice.
- Evidence of understanding of trust values in relation to leadership behaviours and national leadership models.
Desirable
- Understanding of the principles of high reliability organisations and the leadership responsibility to create and sustain a mature patient safety culture
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of leading successful Business Case development.
- Ability to effectively use electronic risk management systems i.e. Datix, for various relevant modules, e.g. risk, incident reporting, audit.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Can demonstrate good presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Analytical skills
- Ability to motivate and influence other professional colleagues
- Ability to work and communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary forum and with other professionals
- Highly skilled in communication skills that foster collaboration and influence positive change; including management of conflict.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary forum and with other professionals
- Ability to educate and inspire multi-professional audiences
- Good organisational skills - in terms of co-ordinating work, educating patients, assuring the quality of care delivery and liaising with other professionals.
- Ability to lead on implementation of national standards internally and with system partners.
Desirable
- Significant IT skills
- Project management skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).