Tracheostomy Clinical Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to join the Head and Neck Team as a Band 7 Clinical Specialist for the Tracheostomy service.

This post requires the successful individual to work with Head and Neck Team in managing a group of patients with a long-term tracheostomy. They will be a point of contact for patients and relatives.

This post will cover training and support to Homes and Community services and will require the post holder to travel to patients homes to perform Tracheostomy changes following Consultant assessment preventing hospital visit. They will be responsible for Tracheostomy changes in the clinic area and work outside surgery division assisting with decannulation of patients following strict protocols.

The candidate will be expected to assist in the effective management of early discharge, admission prevention, safe care within the hospital and training of staff in emergency areas.

You will have the opportunity to shape and develop future services within the Trust. Some SIFT work will be expected in educating medical students.

Experience of Tracheostomy care is essential with the necessary training for changing and decannulation provided if necessary, to bring the candidate up to the required level.

This post is open to Registered Nurses and AHP's who meet the essential criteria.

Main duties of the job

• Working as an independent specialist with your own caseload
• Being the point of contact on discharge for patients and relatives
• Changing Tracheostomies as required in the clinic setting
• Changing of Tracheostomy within the community setting
• Working with consultant bodies in decannulation of patients outside of Head and Neck
• Assisting where required with the safe early discharge of patients
• Act as a resource of specialist knowledge and information for members of the Trust multi-disciplinary team
• Training of staff within the Trust regarding safe care
• Training of staff external to the trust to allow safe discharge
• Participate in and contribute to service improvement
• Liaise with different staff groups both internal and external to the department to enhance patient pathways
• Participate in peer review and patient feedback programmes to improve experience
• Develop protocols for community working including within patients home

Closing date of applications: 17 August 2023

Interview date: 31 August 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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