Job summary
We are excited to be offering a new opportunity on a temporary basis suited to an adaptable and forward thinking, experienced nurse to join our service and become an integral part of the cardiac congenital MDT.
This senior post will act as our Nurse Specialist Coordinator for patients with congenital heart disease.
Within our congenital service we support a whole life approach to care caring for babies born with a heart condition through the entire life cycle to late adulthood.
This makes the role unique and exciting as the successful candidate will embrace this ethos to ensure a positive patient experience for all our children and adults ensuring their voice is heard.
The post holder will work with the congenital MDT to effectively manage the patient surgical pathway from referral to discharge from acute surgical care.
This will include providing day-to-day oversight of these patient's bespoke admission plans to wider allocation of surgical beds across the congenital cardiac surgery footprint.
The expected impact of this role will be to increase day of surgery admissions with patients arriving fully prepared ensuring all preoperative assessment has been undertaken.
- Interview Date 05/09/2023
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- work in close contact with congenital MDT in a spectrum of clinical management duties to optimise and improve patients flow and experience.
- be responsible for managing the patient population from referral to surgery through to discharge from acute surgical care, providing continuity of care through their journey.
- work closely with families of paediatric cardiac and adult congenital cardiac patients to streamline their journey from referral to surgery through to discharge.
- be proactive in early recognition of any additional support our patients may require.
- take ownership of a smooth preadmission process (investigations, clinical review, consent process, family support
- have oversight of all patients on the congenital waiting list understanding from a clinical perspective if they are ready for surgery and if not, steps required to optimise this ie dental assessment
- oversee the congenital service from a planning perspective over the month to moving patients through, and day to day perspective for smooth running
- gain understanding of day-to-day management and the allocation of surgical beds across congenital cardiac surgery (paediatrics and adults) in collaboration with teams and colleagues
- support management of clinical capacity to accommodate elective and emergency admissions
- facilitate seamless effective appropriate clinic appointments with purpose of obtaining consent, investigations, and admission for surgery
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
- Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice.
- Take a lead role facilitating the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
- Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
- Have corporate identity as an expert within specialist area.
- Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant area of practice.
- be proactive in early recognition of any additional support that patients may need signposting to appropriate services
- work seamlessly with colleagues to look at innovative ways to manage capacity issues, including working through appropriate escalation through huddles and team meetings
- have self-awareness, understand your own response to challenges whilst remaining resilient and calm under pressure and retain a sense of humour.
A sound understanding of cardiac surgery and childrens surgery would be beneficial however we welcome informal enquiries from nurses with transferable skills who can evidence they have experience of managing busy operational services and developing successful patient centred services.
The successful candidate can expect a fully supported induction to the role through a robust job plan based on the main duties achieved through supported training, education, development, and shadowing opportunities.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
- Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice.
- Take a lead role facilitating the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
- Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
- Have corporate identity as an expert within specialist area.
- Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant area of practice.
- be proactive in early recognition of any additional support that patients may need signposting to appropriate services
- work seamlessly with colleagues to look at innovative ways to manage capacity issues, including working through appropriate escalation through huddles and team meetings
- have self-awareness, understand your own response to challenges whilst remaining resilient and calm under pressure and retain a sense of humour.
A sound understanding of cardiac surgery and childrens surgery would be beneficial however we welcome informal enquiries from nurses with transferable skills who can evidence they have experience of managing busy operational services and developing successful patient centred services.
The successful candidate can expect a fully supported induction to the role through a robust job plan based on the main duties achieved through supported training, education, development, and shadowing opportunities.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level / Master's level study, or a combination of equivalent specialist study / experience
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
Desirable
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
- Management experience / qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
- Evidence of leading programme(s) of education and / or training
- A full understanding of bed management and government targets
- An understanding of emergency and elective admissions, and the impact these have on patient flow
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good IT skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Desirable
- Ability to plan ahead to accommodate emergency and elective admissions arriving from a range of places
- Manage patient/carer feedback, and proactively respond to these in accordance with Trust policies and values
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level / Master's level study, or a combination of equivalent specialist study / experience
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
Desirable
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role
- Management experience / qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding
Desirable
- Evidence of leading programme(s) of education and / or training
- A full understanding of bed management and government targets
- An understanding of emergency and elective admissions, and the impact these have on patient flow
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good IT skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Moving and handling patients and objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids
Desirable
- Ability to plan ahead to accommodate emergency and elective admissions arriving from a range of places
- Manage patient/carer feedback, and proactively respond to these in accordance with Trust policies and values
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).
