Job summary
Bristol Adult VV-Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Veno-Venous - ECMO) Service is delivered to patients across the south west region 24/7, all year round as part of NHSE commissioned ECMO provision across the country.
ECMO Nurse Specialist (ENS) will perform the following roles: Coordinator, Retrieval and unit based ENS, in order to provide and ensure delivery of expert nursing care both on and offsite. The ENS role requires a high level of judgement, discretion and decision making in conjunction with the ECMO multidisciplinary team. The ENS will provide education and training to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
This interview will offer:
Permanent positions, Fixed term / Secondment opportunities
Permanent positions are Band 6 ECMO nurse specialists posts - expectation is that you will spend your first 12months in ECMO on A600 = 100% rostered in the ECMO service holding a UHBW contract. After your 12month induction rotational working can be undertaken between the ECMO service and your ICU base unit which must be at UHBW: General, Cardiac or Weston ICU or North Bristol Trust (NBT) Major Trauma ICU.
Fixed term / Secondment opportunities will be 12months in duration. These will be offered as Band 6 ECMO nurse specialist positions or Band 5 Developmental ECMO nurse specialist positions dependant upon your ECMO experience and interview. You will spend your 12months in ECMO on A600 = 100% rostered in the ECMO service.
Interview date: 19th December 2023
Main duties of the job
ECMO is delivered on A600 - General Intensive Care Unit at UHBW.
The ECMO pumpside ENS is accountable for twenty-four-hour care delivery and management of patients receiving ECMO, this involves working Long Day and Night shifts over 7 days of the week.
There will be a requirement to work with highly infectious patients and it istherefore a necessity to comply with infection prevention and control guidance.
In the ECMO retrieval role the post holder will be required to undertake patient retrievals, working offsite to assess and manage critically ill patients in conjunction with the ECMO MDT. You will work as part of a theatre team (onsite & offsite) to assist in ECMO cannulation. Due to the unpredictability in the timings of referrals an ECMO retrieval can result in a shift over-run, the ECMO coordinator and ECMO medic will work to mitigate these whenever possible.
The ENS will need to develop close working relationships with ECMO Clinical Lead, Medical Team, Lead Perfusionist and team, Pharmacist, AHP, the GICU medical and nursing teams, clinical teams across the critical care units and key external partners.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whilst the Bristol Adult vvECMO beds are located on a single site (UHBW A600 GICU), this is a collaborative service delivered by ENS from UHBW and North Bristol Trust (NBT). ENS post holders are either 100% in ECMO on A600 at UHBW or hold a Rotational ECMO - ICU post = 2 contracts, 1 in ECMO UHBW and 1 in one of the Bristol Adult Intensive care units: UHBW = General, Cardiac, Weston or NBT. ENS hours of work are rostered and completed either in ECMO or in their base units.
This interview will provide you with a Band 5 ICU post on A600 UHBW, should you want a position as a Band 6 or with any of the other ICU Base units you will be required to interview separately when vacancies are advertised in these units.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whilst the Bristol Adult vvECMO beds are located on a single site (UHBW A600 GICU), this is a collaborative service delivered by ENS from UHBW and North Bristol Trust (NBT). ENS post holders are either 100% in ECMO on A600 at UHBW or hold a Rotational ECMO - ICU post = 2 contracts, 1 in ECMO UHBW and 1 in one of the Bristol Adult Intensive care units: UHBW = General, Cardiac, Weston or NBT. ENS hours of work are rostered and completed either in ECMO or in their base units.
This interview will provide you with a Band 5 ICU post on A600 UHBW, should you want a position as a Band 6 or with any of the other ICU Base units you will be required to interview separately when vacancies are advertised in these units.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RGN.1st Level or relevant children's qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Post registration qualification in critical care (completion of NCF Intensive care Step 2&3) (B6)
- Practice Assessor (Comply with NMC standards for education and training) (B6)
Desirable
- Training Qualification or equivalent experience (B5)
- Relevant post registration course (B5)
- ECMO specialist training course (B6)
- Current ALS/ILS or willingness to undertake (B6)
- Critical care transfer course (B6)
- Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study (B6)
Skills and Abilties
Essential
- Good basic level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills (B5)
- Ability to solve problems and use initiative
- Ability to develop own clinical skills and a willingness to participate in continuing professional development (B5)
- Competency in medication administration including IV drug administration or willingness to undergo training (B5)
- Basic IT skills (e.g. Microsoft packages)
- Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient (B5)
- Interpersonal skills - Calm - Supportive - Motivated - Professional
- Willingness to develop teaching skills (B5)
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines (B5)
- Able to manage difficult situations (B5)
- Awareness of audit & research (B5)
- Self-motivated and team player (B5)
- Recognition of own limits (B5)
- Flexible working practices for 24 hour service (B5)
- General good health, Able to work on feet for long periods. Aware that the role can be stressful and emotional at times (B5)
- Organisation and management skills (B6)
- Teaching (B6)
- Ability to work effectively under pressure (B6)
- Ability to problem solve (B6)
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service (B6)
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team (B6)
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others (B6)
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues (B6)
- Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor (B6)
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change (B6)
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others (B6)
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care (B6)
- Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS (B6)
Desirable
- Has experiencing in using electronic clinical information systems (B6)
- Further evidence of continued leadership / management development (B6)
- Previous experience of research, audit and benchmarking (B6)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring for sick patients in a variety of settings - this could be as a student (B5)
- ECMO experience (B6)
- Recent clinical experience in the speciality of intensive care (B6)
- Post registration qualifications relevant to intensive care (B6)
- Recent experience of intra-hospital transfer (B6)
- Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching (B6)
- Experience as preceptor / mentor (B6)
Desirable
- Previous experience of speciality (B5)
- Experience of taking charge (B5)
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects (B6)
- Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken (B6)
- Evidence of presentations at local and/or regional level (B6)
Person Specification
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RGN.1st Level or relevant children's qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Post registration qualification in critical care (completion of NCF Intensive care Step 2&3) (B6)
- Practice Assessor (Comply with NMC standards for education and training) (B6)
Desirable
- Training Qualification or equivalent experience (B5)
- Relevant post registration course (B5)
- ECMO specialist training course (B6)
- Current ALS/ILS or willingness to undertake (B6)
- Critical care transfer course (B6)
- Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study (B6)
Skills and Abilties
Essential
- Good basic level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills (B5)
- Ability to solve problems and use initiative
- Ability to develop own clinical skills and a willingness to participate in continuing professional development (B5)
- Competency in medication administration including IV drug administration or willingness to undergo training (B5)
- Basic IT skills (e.g. Microsoft packages)
- Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient (B5)
- Interpersonal skills - Calm - Supportive - Motivated - Professional
- Willingness to develop teaching skills (B5)
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines (B5)
- Able to manage difficult situations (B5)
- Awareness of audit & research (B5)
- Self-motivated and team player (B5)
- Recognition of own limits (B5)
- Flexible working practices for 24 hour service (B5)
- General good health, Able to work on feet for long periods. Aware that the role can be stressful and emotional at times (B5)
- Organisation and management skills (B6)
- Teaching (B6)
- Ability to work effectively under pressure (B6)
- Ability to problem solve (B6)
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service (B6)
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team (B6)
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others (B6)
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues (B6)
- Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor (B6)
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change (B6)
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others (B6)
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care (B6)
- Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS (B6)
Desirable
- Has experiencing in using electronic clinical information systems (B6)
- Further evidence of continued leadership / management development (B6)
- Previous experience of research, audit and benchmarking (B6)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring for sick patients in a variety of settings - this could be as a student (B5)
- ECMO experience (B6)
- Recent clinical experience in the speciality of intensive care (B6)
- Post registration qualifications relevant to intensive care (B6)
- Recent experience of intra-hospital transfer (B6)
- Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching (B6)
- Experience as preceptor / mentor (B6)
Desirable
- Previous experience of speciality (B5)
- Experience of taking charge (B5)
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects (B6)
- Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken (B6)
- Evidence of presentations at local and/or regional level (B6)
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
