Job summary
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to both the patients and their relatives; to assist in the development and maintenance of the Anticoagulant Service within East & North Herts NHS Trust.
The post holder will provide a patient focused service to include assessment, treatment, education and follow-up services for this specific patient group; working with the anticoagulation medical and laboratory team and liaising with Primary Care.
In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as an autonomous practitioner and will utilise advanced skills of assessment, interprets complex psychological, physiological, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs.
They will enable patient choice and involvement and initiates appropriate action.
The post holder will plan specialised programmes of care and ensures each patient is placed in the correct treatment pathway.
To review patients independently and initiates changes in management of care and ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the unit itself and with relevant external agencies or individuals.
The post holder will provide specialist advice in the area of Anticoagulation to all health care staff through provision of evidence based advice, guidance and policies to improve the quality of care.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specifications for more detailed information regarding the role and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specifications for more detailed information regarding the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- 1st level Registered Nurse
- Non-Medical Nurse Prescriber
- Evidence of Leadership/ Coaching Courses
Desirable
- Mentorship & Preceptorship in the clinical area course or equivalent.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience in an acute healthcare setting
- Demonstrable interest in and in the commitment to the professional development of others, coaching and has experience of performing staff appraisals
- Demonstrate experience working in a Band 6 post or above i.e. a nurse specialist role
- Ability to carry out reviews of patients independently and initiates changes in management of care
- Demonstrable experience of managing audit activity including clinical observations, reporting, development of action plans and follow-up
- Demonstrable interest and involvement in Anticoagulation/ Thrombosis in the healthcare setting
- Demonstrate experience working in a Band 6 post or above i.e. a nurse specialist role
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of delivering education and training
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
- Build and maintain effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Accuracy and attention to detail in relation to computer data entry and recording of information
- Presentation skills and ability to convey complex information clearly
- Competent user of computer software including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
- Ability to deal with complex or stressful situations involving staff, patients and relatives, demonstrating an assertive but sensitive and equitable approach
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding Anticoagulation/ Thrombosis in the clinical setting
- Ability to plan specialised programs of care and ensure each patient is placed in the correct treatment pathway at the appropriate time and necessary investigations and treatments are organised
Desirable
- Understanding of national and international infection prevention & control issues and their local impact.
- Demonstrate an ability to develop policy/ guidelines
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- 1st level Registered Nurse
- Non-Medical Nurse Prescriber
- Evidence of Leadership/ Coaching Courses
Desirable
- Mentorship & Preceptorship in the clinical area course or equivalent.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience in an acute healthcare setting
- Demonstrable interest in and in the commitment to the professional development of others, coaching and has experience of performing staff appraisals
- Demonstrate experience working in a Band 6 post or above i.e. a nurse specialist role
- Ability to carry out reviews of patients independently and initiates changes in management of care
- Demonstrable experience of managing audit activity including clinical observations, reporting, development of action plans and follow-up
- Demonstrable interest and involvement in Anticoagulation/ Thrombosis in the healthcare setting
- Demonstrate experience working in a Band 6 post or above i.e. a nurse specialist role
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of delivering education and training
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
- Build and maintain effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Accuracy and attention to detail in relation to computer data entry and recording of information
- Presentation skills and ability to convey complex information clearly
- Competent user of computer software including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
- Ability to deal with complex or stressful situations involving staff, patients and relatives, demonstrating an assertive but sensitive and equitable approach
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding Anticoagulation/ Thrombosis in the clinical setting
- Ability to plan specialised programs of care and ensure each patient is placed in the correct treatment pathway at the appropriate time and necessary investigations and treatments are organised
Desirable
- Understanding of national and international infection prevention & control issues and their local impact.
- Demonstrate an ability to develop policy/ guidelines
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
