Job summary
The Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) service commenced in Bristol in November 2022, serving the South West of England and providing a new location for this specialist, life saving treatment. It is delivered in partnership between University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), with nursing staff from each of the adult critical care units.
Working predominantly clinical shifts, the senior ECMO nurse specialists (ENS) provide clinical expertise and leadership, a daily visible and accessible presence, and role modelling exemplary nursing care. They line manage the band 6 ENS's and undertake shared management responsibilities. They are required to monitor and evaluate the performance of the service to provide high quality and safe patient care with the best experience possible for patients and their families.
Main duties of the job
The ENS's provide expert patient care and continuous monitoring and management of the extracorporeal life support system. They are key members of the multi-disciplinary team and must employ excellent communication and team-working skills. They are essential to the delivery of the service; developing skills and competencies in a creative and innovative way to ensure high quality, responsive, safe and compassionate care. We are seeking an expert clinical practitioner to lead the ENS team and bring enthusiasm for continuous improvement, thriving on challenge to deliver positive patient outcomes.
You will need to be competent in the delivery of ECMO to patients, a practicing intensive care nurse with experience of leadership and management and a desire to develop these skills further. You should have a passion for quality improvement, service development and gold standard patient care.
You will be required to work long days throughout the week (including weekends), with currently no expectation to work nights. When there is no ECMO activity the band 6 ENS's work within the General ICU or Cardiac ICU, with the senior ENS's maintaining a skeleton rota for the ECMO service, with ongoing responsibility for receiving referrals and managing the team.
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
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
The Senior ENS's are expected to cover long days (0700 to 1930) seven days a week, between them. This includes regular weekends. Night shifts are not currently required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
The Senior ENS's are expected to cover long days (0700 to 1930) seven days a week, between them. This includes regular weekends. Night shifts are not currently required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RGN. 1st Level or relevant children's qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree (or equivalent) in Nursing or health related topic
- Evidence of Masters level (or equivalent) academic study or willingness to work towards Masters (in relevant health related subject)
- Relevant post registration qualification at Level 3 (or equivalent)
- Specialist ECMO training
- Qualification in Teaching, Assessing and Mentoring
Desirable
- Management course
- Non-medical prescribing
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress
- Able to gain credibility with and influence colleagues including influencing clinical changes where appropriate
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations
- Ability to lead and influence change
- Able to accept responsibility for ward/area working under own initiative within the boundaries of role
- Demonstrates ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Demonstrates ability to implement and utilise audit data to improve quality
- Clinical expert in critical care
- Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients in the service
- Ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
- Familiar with current local and national nursing issues
- Information technology skills
- Commitment to the development and provision of high-quality nursing care
- Initiative
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice within critical care
- Knowledge and understanding of an ECMO service within a SARF centre
- Significant relevant clinical and management experience
- Able to lead and manage the nursing team: Effective standard setting, monitoring, and feedback, Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management, Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff and HR management/appraisals, and understanding the theory and application of clinical governance
- Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for practice and behaviour and its application to the management of staff and self
- Experience and knowledge of advanced practice/protocols
Desirable
- Undertaken nursing research
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- RGN. 1st Level or relevant children's qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree (or equivalent) in Nursing or health related topic
- Evidence of Masters level (or equivalent) academic study or willingness to work towards Masters (in relevant health related subject)
- Relevant post registration qualification at Level 3 (or equivalent)
- Specialist ECMO training
- Qualification in Teaching, Assessing and Mentoring
Desirable
- Management course
- Non-medical prescribing
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress
- Able to gain credibility with and influence colleagues including influencing clinical changes where appropriate
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations
- Ability to lead and influence change
- Able to accept responsibility for ward/area working under own initiative within the boundaries of role
- Demonstrates ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Demonstrates ability to implement and utilise audit data to improve quality
- Clinical expert in critical care
- Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients in the service
- Ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
- Familiar with current local and national nursing issues
- Information technology skills
- Commitment to the development and provision of high-quality nursing care
- Initiative
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice within critical care
- Knowledge and understanding of an ECMO service within a SARF centre
- Significant relevant clinical and management experience
- Able to lead and manage the nursing team: Effective standard setting, monitoring, and feedback, Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management, Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff and HR management/appraisals, and understanding the theory and application of clinical governance
- Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for practice and behaviour and its application to the management of staff and self
- Experience and knowledge of advanced practice/protocols
Desirable
- Undertaken nursing research
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
BS1 3NU
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
