Job responsibilities
The
post holder will be practising as an independent specialist clinical
practitioner providing patient-centred and evidence-based clinical care,
within an agreed scope of competence and practice. 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
post holder will provide specialist nursing advice and care to support and
facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients and their carers in
collaboration with the multi/interdisciplinary team for patients with chronic
pain, spasticity and movement disorders, who are referred to the Chronic Pain
& Neuromodulation and Neuro Rehabilitation Service, for procedures
including: spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation and
intrathecal drug delivery, as well as key involvement in the chronic pain
medication management.
To
provide specialist nursing care and support in the management of the
Neuromodulation Service. This will involve dealing with complex situations
and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings, under the
guidance of the team leader for the service.
To
be flexible in the approach to the clinical area acting as a professional
role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching, research
and audit.
JOB
DIMENSIONS
In
conjunction with the team leader:-
Be
responsible for the organisation and development of the service.
Producing
business plans to support restructure of the service as/when required.
Setting
out an education structure for the team
Ensure
the team comply with the Trusts risk and governance agenda.
Support
and encourage the development of the band 6 role.
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Qualifications
Registered
Nurse (Level 1)
Recognised
teaching/assessing qualification
First
level Degree Education
Post
registration qualification in speciality field (desirable).
Post
registration study at masters level in specialist field or equivalent
experience.
Extended/Supplementary
Prescribing (or willingness to complete qualification)
Experience
Extensive
experience at band 6 or equivalent within relevant specialty during which the
following experience will have been gained:
Clinical
audit, research and standard setting
Service
development and or change management
Skills
Communication
skills
Leadership
skills
Teaching
Recruitment
and Selection
IT
skills
Plan
specialist nursing provision, including education and training
Knowledge
Highly
developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience
Current
issues in healthcare
Standards
of professional practice
Personal
Attributes
Excellent
interpersonal skills
Innovator
Motivator
Assertiveness
Flexibility,
adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Politically
aware
THE
LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as 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.
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
CORE
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
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
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & 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 other nursing staff by delivering
high quality care as an expert practitioner
-
Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.
-
Maintain a safe working environment
-
Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by
service demands or patient need.
-
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 LTHT
safeguarding policies.
Responsibilities
for patient and client care
-
Assesses, develops and implement specialist nursing care programmes and
evaluate care and treatments using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical
skills
-
Plan specialist nursing service provision organising and managing own
workload.
-
Provides specialised advice contributing to the diagnosis and care of
patients.
-
Freedom to act
-
Makes clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined
policies and protocols
-
Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
-
When required exercises significant clinical discretion and judgement within
broadly defined clinical parameters and policies.
Communication
-
Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trusts documentation
-
Support patients and their families communicating very sensitive, complex
condition related information, ensuring they receive required information to
enable them to participate on their care delivery
-
Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision
of care delivery
Education
and Training
-
Plans, provides and facilitates specialist training and education of learners
and other junior staff within own speciality area
-
Provides specialist training and education at post-graduate level within the
University settings as agreed with Head of Nursing.
-
Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and
performance review.
-
Participate in national, regional and local conferences as agreed with Head
of Nursing.
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Provide education and training to patients and their carers.
-
Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty
Leadership
and management
-
Provide leadership to the clinical team working with Head of Nursing, develop
new roles/ways of working
-
Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and
other significant events
-
Maintains record of workload and performance monitoring information for own
practice and reviews this on a regular basis with Team Leader/ Head of
Nursing.
-
Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and
stock control ordering and utilising equipment and supplies appropriately
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Work with Team Leader/ Head of Nursing. to lead the development of nursing
practice, reflecting the CSU and Corporate Nursing business plans
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Set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of
patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks
for Essential Care
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Promote evidence based practice, wherever possible
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Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by
following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.
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Propose, develop and implement policy, protocols and practice guidelines
specific to the clinical specialty.
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Contributes to the development of specialist protocols for specialist area.
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Proposes policy and service change and leads the development of the same
within and beyond own specialist area.
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Engage users and carers views on service delivery and development.
