Job summary
As Consultant Nurse Practitioner for the
Hospital Outreach 24/7 Team, the postholder will work strategically
across the Deteriorating Patient and Sepsis pathways, influencing other disciplines
and the wider organisation and ensuring organisational and professional boundaries
to support the implementation of Marthas Rule.
The Consultant
Nurse Practitioner will mentor the Nurse Practitioners and support the
education and training needs of the Team in the recognition and treatment of
deteriorating patients.
Key components of this post include the provision of expert
clinical care, strong clinical leadership, and developing and implementing a
strategy for development of the sick, deteriorating and sepsis including the
co-ordination of research, audit and quality improvement activity.
Due to the
recent Management of Change and the amalgamation of the Hospital @ Night Team
and the Critical Care Outreach Team, this has created the opportunity for a
dynamic and enthusiastic individual to lead the Hospital
Outreach 24/7 Team and support the implementation of Marthas Rule across the organisation to
ensure that patients and families have a clear accessible route to escalate
concerns.
Specialised Clinical Services Division (SCSD) is
a great place to work, with well-developed clinical services, a highly
respected Quality Governance Team and a strong Divisional Management Team who
are truly committed to giving the best patient care possible
Main duties of the job
This post is a key position and as such
responsibilities will include
Ensuring that patients receive care that is evidence-based where
possible and in accordance with the National Guidelines and having significant
input into the implementation of national and local healthcare policies and
into developing innovative ways of delivering the service.
Working with all health care professionals to ensure patients are
identified and given early treatment to improve outcome.
Developing the life after critical care illness service, providing
follow up care to patients who have been critically unwell and to make
referrals to other professionals where and when appropriate
Providing
innovative professional leadership in order to ensure and consistently develop
a high quality, safe and cost-effective service for patients.
Leading the professional
workforce agenda and maximise its contribution to the achievement of the Trust
and Divisional strategic goals. The post holder will ensure that this is
achieved in accordance with the patients needs and nationally determined and
locally developed professional standards.
This post will be
split between Worcestershire Royal Hospital and The Alexandra Hospital and travel
across the county is essential. The
postholder will be responsible for holding the Senior
Nurse Bleep providing out of hours support when on-call.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full Job Description documents uploaded to this advert in the Supporting Information Section
If you have the necessary skills, expertise ad qualities for the role then please contact Tracey Baldwin via the Divisional PA'szareen.shah@nhs.net and nicolaauld@nhs.netfor an informal discussion and to learn more about how we could work together
Job Purpose:
Working
strategically across the Deteriorating Patient and Sepsis pathways, influencing
other disciplines and the wider organisation. Ensuring organisational and
professional boundaries support the implementation of evidence based
high-quality care and development of services and the workforce. Individualised, direct and indirect
specialist nursing care. Specialist
teaching locally, nationally and internationally. Co-ordination of research and audit within
the Specialised Clinical Services Division (SCSD).
Key Duties
The postholder will demonstrably improve
the care for patient who are deteriorating or have sepsis across the whole
Trust, aiming to reduce unplanned admissions to our critical care units whilst
providing expert clinical and leadership for the further development of the
service.
Key components of this post are the
provision of expert clinical care, strong clinical leadership, and developing
and implementing a strategy for development of the sick, deteriorating and
sepsis including the co-ordination of research, audit and quality improvement
activity.
The postholder is responsible for ensuring
that patients receive care that is evidence-based where possible and in
accordance with the National Guidelines.
The postholder will be expected to have
significant input into the implementation of national and local healthcare
policies and into developing innovative ways of delivering the service. This will include developing collaborative
relationships with other local units both inside and outside the Trust as
appropriate to the needs of the service.
The postholder will work directly with
patients, clients, and communities for more than 60% of their time.
The expectations of this job description
will be met through professional leadership, consultancy, education and
training, service development, audit, research and scholarly activities.
Be responsible for holding the Senior
Nurse Bleep providing out-of-hours support when on-call. Supporting the manager
on-call within normal working hours during the on-call period.
Provide leadership to the Hospital
Outreach 24/7 Team, acting as an expert resource for developing the service as
well as providing clinical supervision to the team.
Work with all Health Care Professionals
to ensure patients are identified and given early treatment to improve outcome.
Work with all members of the adult SCSD to
ensure a coherent team approach to the assessment, treatment and ongoing
monitoring of patients within and across the hospital.
Develop the life after critical care
illness service, providing follow up care to patients who have been critically
unwell and to make referrals to other professionals where and when appropriate.
Be a role model undertaking the expert
practice component of the role alongside students (medical and nursing) or
nurses who are inexperienced in nurse-led care.
Have a comprehensive understanding of, and
skills and knowledge to comply with the NMC standards for nurses, including
planned consideration of Advanced Practice roles.
Collaborate with other members of the
SCS Divisional Management Team and to act as a resource for end-of-life care.
General Duties
The Consultant Nurse Practitioner post
will be characterised by the HEE four principles:
Expert Practice
Professional Leadership and Consultancy
Education, Training and Development
Practice and Service Development,
Research and Evaluation
The balance of these functions may vary
from time to time in consultation with the Divisional Director of Nursing for
SCSD.
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role.
Applicants will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full Job Description documents uploaded to this advert in the Supporting Information Section
If you have the necessary skills, expertise ad qualities for the role then please contact Tracey Baldwin via the Divisional PA'szareen.shah@nhs.net and nicolaauld@nhs.netfor an informal discussion and to learn more about how we could work together
Job Purpose:
Working
strategically across the Deteriorating Patient and Sepsis pathways, influencing
other disciplines and the wider organisation. Ensuring organisational and
professional boundaries support the implementation of evidence based
high-quality care and development of services and the workforce. Individualised, direct and indirect
specialist nursing care. Specialist
teaching locally, nationally and internationally. Co-ordination of research and audit within
the Specialised Clinical Services Division (SCSD).
Key Duties
The postholder will demonstrably improve
the care for patient who are deteriorating or have sepsis across the whole
Trust, aiming to reduce unplanned admissions to our critical care units whilst
providing expert clinical and leadership for the further development of the
service.
Key components of this post are the
provision of expert clinical care, strong clinical leadership, and developing
and implementing a strategy for development of the sick, deteriorating and
sepsis including the co-ordination of research, audit and quality improvement
activity.
The postholder is responsible for ensuring
that patients receive care that is evidence-based where possible and in
accordance with the National Guidelines.
The postholder will be expected to have
significant input into the implementation of national and local healthcare
policies and into developing innovative ways of delivering the service. This will include developing collaborative
relationships with other local units both inside and outside the Trust as
appropriate to the needs of the service.
The postholder will work directly with
patients, clients, and communities for more than 60% of their time.
The expectations of this job description
will be met through professional leadership, consultancy, education and
training, service development, audit, research and scholarly activities.
Be responsible for holding the Senior
Nurse Bleep providing out-of-hours support when on-call. Supporting the manager
on-call within normal working hours during the on-call period.
Provide leadership to the Hospital
Outreach 24/7 Team, acting as an expert resource for developing the service as
well as providing clinical supervision to the team.
Work with all Health Care Professionals
to ensure patients are identified and given early treatment to improve outcome.
Work with all members of the adult SCSD to
ensure a coherent team approach to the assessment, treatment and ongoing
monitoring of patients within and across the hospital.
Develop the life after critical care
illness service, providing follow up care to patients who have been critically
unwell and to make referrals to other professionals where and when appropriate.
Be a role model undertaking the expert
practice component of the role alongside students (medical and nursing) or
nurses who are inexperienced in nurse-led care.
Have a comprehensive understanding of, and
skills and knowledge to comply with the NMC standards for nurses, including
planned consideration of Advanced Practice roles.
Collaborate with other members of the
SCS Divisional Management Team and to act as a resource for end-of-life care.
General Duties
The Consultant Nurse Practitioner post
will be characterised by the HEE four principles:
Expert Practice
Professional Leadership and Consultancy
Education, Training and Development
Practice and Service Development,
Research and Evaluation
The balance of these functions may vary
from time to time in consultation with the Divisional Director of Nursing for
SCSD.
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role.
Applicants will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC/AHP Registration
- Mentorship, supervision and assessing qualifications or equivalent
- Higher education study at Masters level
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Superior clinical knowledge.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wider range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
- Understanding and experience of quality improvement, research and audit processes.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of databases (local and national).
- Awareness of relevant outside organisations and regulatory bodies which impact on the provision of critical illness, deterioration and sepsis care.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Committed to fostering a culture of high quality, continually improving and compassionate care.
- Familiarity with issues arising from the need for greater diversity and inclusion in the workforce.
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
- Good attendance record.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible, reliable and lateral thinker
- Maturity and self-awareness, with a willingness to develop.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements of post.
- Standard Clauses
- A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
- All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS/ISA Vetting and barring lists.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills.
- Proven leadership ability
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Competent IT skills with evidence of utilisation of Microsoft Office Suite, (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Flexibility in approach and attitude
- Ability to drive change and improvement for patient safety and high standards of care.
- Developed publication and conference skills.
- Good understanding of the role within the current healthcare environment.
- Aware of current government and local policy developments.
- Innovator
- Significant understanding of safeguarding issues.
- Robust understanding of clinical governance.
Desirable
- Developed research ability.
- Published and presented.
Management and Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- Proven change and project management abilities.
- Experience in both operational and strategic management positions
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
Desirable
- Experience of budget management
Experience
Essential
- Expert clinical practitioner, ability to work autonomously.
- Extensive teaching experience at graduate and post-graduate level in a variety of settings.
- Proven experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team both internally and external to the department.
Desirable
- Experience in a variety of critical care and/or emergency/acute care settings.
- Involved in National Policy Development
- Previous Research Post.
- Previous Education Post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC/AHP Registration
- Mentorship, supervision and assessing qualifications or equivalent
- Higher education study at Masters level
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Superior clinical knowledge.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wider range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
- Understanding and experience of quality improvement, research and audit processes.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of databases (local and national).
- Awareness of relevant outside organisations and regulatory bodies which impact on the provision of critical illness, deterioration and sepsis care.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Committed to fostering a culture of high quality, continually improving and compassionate care.
- Familiarity with issues arising from the need for greater diversity and inclusion in the workforce.
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
- Good attendance record.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible, reliable and lateral thinker
- Maturity and self-awareness, with a willingness to develop.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements of post.
- Standard Clauses
- A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
- All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS/ISA Vetting and barring lists.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills.
- Proven leadership ability
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Competent IT skills with evidence of utilisation of Microsoft Office Suite, (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Flexibility in approach and attitude
- Ability to drive change and improvement for patient safety and high standards of care.
- Developed publication and conference skills.
- Good understanding of the role within the current healthcare environment.
- Aware of current government and local policy developments.
- Innovator
- Significant understanding of safeguarding issues.
- Robust understanding of clinical governance.
Desirable
- Developed research ability.
- Published and presented.
Management and Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- Proven change and project management abilities.
- Experience in both operational and strategic management positions
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
Desirable
- Experience of budget management
Experience
Essential
- Expert clinical practitioner, ability to work autonomously.
- Extensive teaching experience at graduate and post-graduate level in a variety of settings.
- Proven experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team both internally and external to the department.
Desirable
- Experience in a variety of critical care and/or emergency/acute care settings.
- Involved in National Policy Development
- Previous Research Post.
- Previous Education Post.
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).
