Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY
The Jobholder is
responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries
continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development,
implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of
standards of care.
The jobholder
will be part of the Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist team, which currently consists
of one other full time nurse specialist. The jobholder will provide specialist
nursing care, treatment and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute
to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost
effective use of resources.
The job holder
will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service
working. As a role model they will promote the sharing of good practice
and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care. The job holder will
provide training and education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.
ORGANISATIONAL
CHART:
Matron
Senior Clinical
Nurse Specialist
Clinical Nurse
Specialist B6 (this role)
PRINCIPAL DUTIES
& AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Leadership
Provide a visible clinical lead and role model to the nursing and wider team by
delivering high quality compassionate care.
Support staff to provide efficient, effective, safe and quality care to
patients as an expert practitioner.
Deliver a positive patient experience.
Support in the delivery of an effective, evidence based, safe, quality service
within budgetary envelope.
Provide support to the clinical teams to develop new ways of working.
Provide effective leadership in the development of staff at all levels.
Responsible for the day to day supervision of junior clinical staff and
students within the specialist team.
Motivate staff in the delivery of quality patient care.
Contribute to the recruitment and selection process.
Contribute to Nursing and Midwifery objectives and service improvement.
Supervise clinical delivery of care competencies.
Anticipate problems and take preventative or mitigating actions, or have
contingency plans available.
Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other
significant events.
Maintains record of workload and performance monitoring information and reviews
this on a regular basis with team manager.
Under the direction of the Team Manager participates in or lead the development
of specific elements of nursing practice, reflecting the CSU and Nursing,
Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals business plans.
Engage users and carers views on service delivery and development.
Contribute to and implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the
clinical specialty, proposing changes where appropriate.
Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and stock
control utilising equipment and supplies appropriately.
Clinical
Provide high quality care as an expert practitioner and act as a role model and
resource for advice, support and guidance.
Where appropriate to the services patient demographic, to
developmentally appropriate, young person friendly healthcare to support
young people; including support for transition, as they move from childrens
into adult services between the ages 11-25 years.
Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and
quality of patient care.
Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using specialist
clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined
policies and protocols.
Organises own clinical workload.
Undertake duties on wards or departments as and when required by service
demands or patient need.
Supervise clinical staff to promote the delivery of excellent clinical
standards.
Receives supervision of clinical care and outcomes from nurse specialist team
leader.
Act in accordance with the relevant professional code i.e. NMC,
Fulfil the requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintain
and revalidate registration.
Ensure and promote the maintenance of a safe, clean and secure working
environment.
Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and
vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to, the Leeds
Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) safeguarding policies.
Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by
following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.
Ensure that documentation standards are maintained in accordance with NMC and
LTHT guidelines, whether written or computerised.
Promote and maintain positive working relationships between all staff, internal
and external to the Trust, involved in the care of patients.
Communication
Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the LTHT documentation.
Support patients and their families, communicating sensitive condition related
information, ensuring they receive required information to enable them to
participate in their care delivery.
Deliver complex information to patients and staff.
Liaise with
external health providers and other agencies (as appropriate) to ensure
seamless provision of care delivery.
Quality
Improvement & Research
Improve the quality and safety of our services by being proactive in promoting
and supporting the Leeds Improvement Method.
Contribute to quality improvement programmes as required.
Keep up to date with and communicate service developments, advances and
research.
Through the use of audit, local research, metrics and feedback continually seek
to identify practice that needs improvement. Implement and evaluate any
resultant improvement plan.
Actively promote patient involvement and feedback within service improvements
to promote a positive patient experience Maintain and sustain the momentum of
improvements until they are firmly embedded into the values and culture of the
clinical area.
Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and
developments.
Help to set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality
of patient care, including those standards defined in local and national
guidance.
Participate in clinical trials as appropriate.
Work closely with Research and Innovation to promote research , disseminate
outcomes and findings to support evidence based practice.
Education and
Training
Provide training and education of learners and other junior staff
Participate in own and others appraisals and in the development of own
personal development plan and performance review.
Undertake role specific training and competencies.
Provide education and training to patients and their carers.
Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty.
Collaborate with other members of the team in clinical areas and departments to
ensure that the provision of education and training is clear and robust.
Mentorship and supervision of junior staff.
Support staff to deliver evidence based practice and research activities to
further enhance patient care.
Undertake mandatory and priority training within the required time scales
This does not
provide an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities, and these may be
subject to change with professional and service developments
THE LEEDS WAY
VALUES
Our values are
part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength,
as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out
what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All our actions
and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally,
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment to delivering high quality evidence based care
Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the specialty area, valuing the contribution of all team members,
encouraging a positive and creative working environment
Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the development
of others within the team.
WEST YORKSHIRE
ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT)
Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts
(WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire
and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our
patients.
By bringing
together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and
Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to
deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals
NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the
acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care
Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The
Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and
wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that
ambition.
Please see Job Description for additional information.
