Job summary
Aligned with the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to work together to provide outstanding care for our community.
Fundamental to this principle is the aim to work as a cohesive multidisciplinary team by embedding Trust values and placing the patient and our colleagues at the heart of everything we do.
This post is funded by HEE to support upskilling and retention of registered nurses working in critical care settings in Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
The post is fixed term with funding for a 0.2wte (30 hours per month) post over an 8 month period. Consideration will be given to all applications; please feel free to book an informal conversation with either the ICU Nurse Consultant Melanie Gager or ICU PNA Lead, Helen McCarthy.
Main duties of the job
The PNA is a new professional clinical leadership and advocacy role introduced to deploy the A-EQUIP model for the multi-professional team. The role supports staff through a continuous improvement process that builds personal and professional clinical leadership, improves the quality of care delivered and supports professional revalidation.
About us
Aligned with the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to work together to provide outstanding care for our community.
Fundamental to this principle is the aim to work as a cohesive multidisciplinary team by embedding Trust values and placing the patient and our colleagues at the heart of everything we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional Supervisory Role
- Support Registered Nurses to identify their own personal action for quality improvement
- Deliver Restorative Clinical supervision programme for staff
- The post holder will use their understanding of personal and professional resilience and support others to develop this attribute
- Ensure that there is a strong interface between the PNA and clinical governance
- Provide support to Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates in sharing of good practice learnt through the Matron assurance framework and risk management processes with the aim of reducing the incidence of harm
- Be involved in continuous monitoring and maintaining quality standards of clinical practice through a variety of ways for example audit, working clinically with those who require additional support and development and to support the wider PNA team to gain understanding of how this can be delivered from within their role as PNA
- Act as a role model at all times and promote a high standard of safe and effective care which is based upon best evidence
- Utilisation of agreed metrics to demonstrate on going added value of the role of Professional Nurse Advocate(PNA) and monitoring outcomes for staff and patients e.g. reduction in complaints, improved satisfaction surveys, reduction in sickness absence for Registered Nurses and improved retention of Registered Nurses
- Identify and collate quantitative and qualitative data to inform the development of reports regarding the process, impact and outcome of the PNA role and the A-EQUIP model
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional Supervisory Role
- Support Registered Nurses to identify their own personal action for quality improvement
- Deliver Restorative Clinical supervision programme for staff
- The post holder will use their understanding of personal and professional resilience and support others to develop this attribute
- Ensure that there is a strong interface between the PNA and clinical governance
- Provide support to Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates in sharing of good practice learnt through the Matron assurance framework and risk management processes with the aim of reducing the incidence of harm
- Be involved in continuous monitoring and maintaining quality standards of clinical practice through a variety of ways for example audit, working clinically with those who require additional support and development and to support the wider PNA team to gain understanding of how this can be delivered from within their role as PNA
- Act as a role model at all times and promote a high standard of safe and effective care which is based upon best evidence
- Utilisation of agreed metrics to demonstrate on going added value of the role of Professional Nurse Advocate(PNA) and monitoring outcomes for staff and patients e.g. reduction in complaints, improved satisfaction surveys, reduction in sickness absence for Registered Nurses and improved retention of Registered Nurses
- Identify and collate quantitative and qualitative data to inform the development of reports regarding the process, impact and outcome of the PNA role and the A-EQUIP model
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications/ training
Essential
- o1st level Registered Nurse qualification
Desirable
- oProfessional Nurse Advocate Module Level 7
Experience
Essential
- oExperience acquired during training period
Desirable
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications/ training
Essential
- o1st level Registered Nurse qualification
Desirable
- oProfessional Nurse Advocate Module Level 7
Experience
Essential
- oExperience acquired during training period
Desirable
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).
