AUBC/CPP Specialist Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be an ambassador, and advocate for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain care in the region and nationally.

To assess the needs of women with pelvic pain to ensure that they receive a clinically effective assessment and treatment.

Work alongside Consultants and provide support for their AUBC/CPP clinics

Assess womens information needs and provides relevant information to meet those needs, enabling individuals to access, identify, appraise and interpret information.

To ensure, with support of MDT that Clinical guidelines and procedures are in place which ensure the safety of women and staff and meet local and national guidance.

To demonstrate extensive knowledge of endometriosis and provide written and verbal information, give advice, counselling, support to women and their families.

To act as an autonomous nurse practitioner by planning and organising own workload effectively and being accountable for the quality and standard of work individually performed.

To run a nurse led clinic, take detailed history of symptoms, request / carry out investigations such as blood tests; work towards competencies aligned to performing pelvic ultrasound as part of pt investigations and introduce appropriate assessment tools.

To receive direct new referrals to the clinic, appropriate follow up and ensure that they receive a clinically effective assessment and treatment.

To be a point of contact for the woman, general public and other health professionals and provide information as necessary.

To gain consent for any procedures and be aware of potential diminished responsibility by assessing mental capacity, clarity and degree of confusion.

To be fully conversant with all drugs used in the service and to undertake relevant drug administration training when necessary either using PGDS or as a non-medical prescriber following training if required.

To provide pre-operative support to ensure each woman has necessary information and has been appropriately prepared to proceed with surgery.

To provide post-operative support in conjunction with the consultant, acting on management plan, arranging follow-up appointments and referral to other services.

To provide post-operative support by explaining findings and organising further management and appointments.

To provide telephone follow-up support as appropriate.

To contribute to relevant databases local and national.

To liaise with and refer to appropriate health care professionals when necessary.

To request information regarding past history and treatment from other services/hospital trusts and provide information for ongoing treatment.

To perform any relevant clinical audits on activity or woman satisfaction surveys.

To provide education and support for junior doctors and nurses within the Trust who care for women.

To act as a mentor for students and other junior staff ensuring learning is commensurate with education needs.

To be an excellent clinical role model and act as a clinical resource, providing advice, support and supervision to primary and secondary health care professionals regarding specialist woman management.

Keep clinically up to date within the specialities of endometriosis, general gynaecology and associated services to provide holistic care.

Communicate effectively and refer to woman and primary care teams on the clinical condition and treatment plans of women to ensure continuity of care.

Promote multi-professional working by ensuring relevant information is effectively communicated to the consultants and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Communicate and consult with relevant staff effectively prior to, during and after any clinical or service change process.

To ensure that allocated resources are managed effectively and efficiently, including effective utilisation of time and equipment.

To ensure the safety of the clinical area by identifying and assessing potential risk to self or others and by the reporting of critical incidents.

Monitor, develop and support services in response to women and organisational needs in line with the Trusts Clinical Governance Agenda.

Ensure quality standards set are met through initiation and or participation in audit and research.

Seek and initiate ways to improve all aspects of endometriosis treatment and service, and lead any practice or service developments.

Produce a service report annually and include any opportunities for service improvements, new developments or research project.

Routinely monitor woman satisfaction by collecting feedback from women and their carers and facilitate and support methods of seeking woman and carers experiences and views of the service and address any concerns/issues raised appropriately.

Assisting in and maintaining documentation of specific audit and research activity

Seek ways to positively raise the profile of the Trust by liaising and networking appropriately.

Attend appropriate training formal and informal both local and National to extend knowledge skills and awareness as identified in personal development review.

To work in clinical areas alongside staff to develop their understanding of the fundamentals of care for women with endometriosis and pelvic pain.

Person Specification

Application and interview

Essential

• Hold a current RN qualification
• oEducated to degree level in Women's reproductive health or related subject or equivalent
• oTeaching certificate or equivalent
• oEvidence of continuous professional and management development to masters level or equivalent
• oNMC Registered Independent non-medical prescriber or working towards

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital of North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton on Tees

TS19 8PE

Employer's website

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