Job responsibilities
2.
JOB PURPOSE
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 provide specialist nursing
care 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.
3.
JOB DIMENSIONS
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse preferably with a
Neurology background to join our busy, well established MS Nursing team.
We
are looking for a highly motivated person with a drive and passion to deliver
high quality care.
We
are a Regional Treatment Centre for patients who are prescribed Disease
Modifying Therapies (DMTs) and hold a current caseload of around 1456
patients.
The
MS Specialist Nurse will act as a clinical expert and professional resource
to the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
You
will be responsible for and manage a caseload of patients, running nurse led
clinics, telephone clinics, assessment and monitoring of patients on DMTs
,recruiting patients to clinical trials and clinical audit.
Ideally
the candidate will have 3 years post registration experience.
Car
driver essential.
The
successful candidate will need excellent communication, organisational and
assessment skills with a proactive approach to care delivery.
For
further information please contact
Gale
Metcalfe Lead MS Nurse 0113 3928117
Laura
Carrington MS Nurse Team Leader 0113
3928117
4.
ORGANISATIONAL CHART - to be attached by clinical area
5.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Level 1)
Recognised teaching/assessing
qualification
Post registration qualification in
specialty
Experience
Significant post registration
experience at Band 5/6 or equivalent and experience within a relevant
speciality, during which the following experience should have been gained:
Clinical audit and standard setting
Service development and or change
management (desirable)
Skills
Communication
Teaching
Leadership
IT skills
Knowledge
Experience and knowledge of
specialty
Current issues in healthcare
Standards of professional practice
Personal
Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator
Assertiveness
Flexibility, adaptable, capable of
lateral thinking
6. 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.
7. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Communication skills
Teaching and assessment skills
Organisational skills
Time management skills
Change management skills
Understanding of research based practice research
conscious
Team player
Conflict management
Managing stress
Uses initiative to resolve issues
within their own control
Ability to act professionally at
all times
8. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDER STANDING
Understanding of the local and
national nursing agenda
Understanding of relevant National
Service Frameworks (if appropriate)
Awareness of Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
Understanding of organisational
structures
9.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Acts in accordance with the Nursing
and Midwifery Code of Conduct
Clinical
Clinical
care delivery
- Provide a clinical lead and role
model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
- Undertakes clinical procedures
where dexterity and accuracy are required.
- Maintain a safe working environment
Responsibilities
for patient and client care
- Assesses, plans, implements and
evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
- Organises own clinical workload.
- Receives supervision of clinical
care and outcomes from Matron.
Freedom
to act
- Refer patients as appropriate to
other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Make clinical assessments and
treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
Communication
- Maintains accurate clinical and
other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Support patients and their families
communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they
receive required information to enable them to participate in their care
delivery
- Liaise with Community Services (as
appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery
Education and Training
- Provide training and education of
learners and other junior staff
- Actively participate in the
development of own personal development plan and performance review
- Provide education and training to
patients and their carers.
- Keep up to date with developments,
advances within the specialty
- Leadership and management
- Investigate and respond to
accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
- Work with Lead Nurse to promote the
development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered
appropriate
- Under the direction of Lead Nurse
participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing
practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans
- Participates in the setting,
monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care,
including those standards defined in
the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
- Promote evidence based practice,
wherever possible
- Engages users and carers views on
service delivery and development
- Implement policy and practice
guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where
appropriate
- Contribute to policy and protocol
development for speciality area
- Exercises a personal duty of care
in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and
supplies appropriately.
Research
and Audit
- Contribute to the research agenda
- Undertake audit programmes specific
to client group, treatments and developments.
- Participate in clinical trials as
appropriate.
HEALTH
AND SAFETY/RISK MANAGEMENT
All
staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and
improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service
users. This includes complying at all
times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health
and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working
procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting
system.
INFECTION
CONTROL
The
jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal
Infection Control Precautions. Hand
hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their
environment.
EQUALITY
AND DIVERSITY
The
jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure
equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the
individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient
or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender,
ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
PATIENT
AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The
Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and
planning services. All staff have a
responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to
service improvements based on patient feedback.
TRAINING
AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The
jobholder must take responsibility, in agreement with his/her line manager,
for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional
Development remains a priority. The
job holder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
RESPECT
FOR PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
The
job holder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not
divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the
role.
10.
COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Lead MS Nurse
All grades nursing staff
Allied Health Professionals
Medical staff
Members of Clinical Management Team
Primary Care Trusts
11.
SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
i) PHYSICAL EFFORT
There
is a frequent requirement for job holder to spend a substantial proportion of
their working time sitting or standing in a restricted position and an
occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort.
ii)
MENTAL EFFORT
There
is a frequent requirement for the job holder to concentrate where their work
pattern may be unpredictable.
iii)
EMOTIONAL EFFORT
The
nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder
to be involved in distressing or emotional circumstances on a frequent basis.
iv)
WORKING CONDITIONS
The
nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder
to be involved in occasional exposure to unpleasant or highly unpleasant
working conditions.
