Nurse Specialist (XR06)

Job responsibilities

2. 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 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.

The PNH service is a nationally commissioned service, which is one of two designated centres commissioned to provide specialist support to patients with PNH and their families throughout the country. The service is delivered from the Haematology department in Bexley Wing, St Jamess University Hospital. The team deliver eight outreach clinics in cities throughout the United Kingdom, requiring the successful candidate to be flexible in their working hours and have a commitment to travel across the UK.

PNH is a very rare, acquired bone marrow disorder characterised by intravascular haemolysis with resultant anaemia often leading to transfusion dependence, severe disabling symptoms of haemolysis and increased risk of thrombosis. Aplastic anaemia is a rare haematological disorder, characterised by bone marrow failure. There can be overlap between Aplastic Anaemia and PNH.

The role involves maintaining clear lines of communication with the multidisciplinary team, referring hospitals, and tertiary referral centres across the UK, providing advice, support and education where appropriate and to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients and being committed to the development and delivery of this specialised service.

. 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 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 Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate

- Under the direction of Matron 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.

. 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.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Innovator
• Motivator
• Assertiveness
• Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
• 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

Other Criteria

Essential

• Communication
• Teaching
• Leadership
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
• IT skills
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Level 1)
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Post registration qualification in specialty
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willing to undergo training as necessary

Desirable

• Post registration qualification in specialty

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent and
• experience within a relevant speciality, during which the following experience should have been gained:
• Clinical audit and standard setting
• Experience and knowledge of specialty
• Current issues in healthcare
• Standards of professional practice
• 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

Desirable

• Service development and or change management

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).