Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL

1. Perform a comprehensive Key Worker role for patients during their care pathway at the Christie Hospital. This involves the assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs to ensure continuity of effective patient care and improve patient satisfaction.

2. Liaise with other Clinical Nurse Specialists, Cancer Pathway Coordinators, and other professionals, as well as those from referring units, to ensure effective transfer of information across different NHS organisations. Facilitate the hand- over and continuity of the Key Worker's role between the referring and treatment organisations to maintain consistency of care.

3. Maintain advanced clinical skills in assessment, and knowledge of diagnosis and treatment options for the patient.

4. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records in line with clinical governance and risk management.

5. Use advanced communication skills in a variety of settings, including discussions around patient care and treatment plans with patients, carers, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

6. Involve patients/carers in the planning and delivery of care and development of services to enhance the patient/carer experience.

7. Apply evidence based research to practice.

8. Act always in accordance with the NMC code of conduct and guiding documents

MANAGERIAL

1. Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives both within and outside the Trust.

2. Undertake clinical supervision of health care professional colleagues on an individual or group basis.

3. Evaluate service delivery; identify areas for improvement and initiate change.

4. Ensure effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.

5. Monitor health, safety and security of self and others and promote best practice in the clinical area.

6. Participation in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines at local and network level.

7. To contribute to the production of an annual report circulating it widely and appropriately and to actively participate in the preparation for the Cancer Peer Review process.

EDUCATION & RESEARCH

1. Identify learning needs, plan implement and evaluate programmes of education to meet identified need.

2. Participate in the education of pre and post- registered health care professionals/medical staff.

3. Ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training and revalidation requirements.

4. Address specific health targets related to own area of practice; e.g. NICE, Improving Outcomes guidance and Department of Health Guidelines.

5. Receives clinical supervision as part of own professional development.

6. Maintain up to date skills, knowledge and awareness of professional issues.

7. Participate in planned programmes of appraisal.

RESEARCH & AUDIT

1. Identify need for, and undertake, research, clinical audit, benchmarking, in collaboration with the team, in order to improve effectiveness of patient care.

2. Disseminate research and audit findings through presentation to professional groups and publication.

3. Contribute to the writing of protocols relevant to own clinical specialty

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Develop teaching and presentation skills and applying the principles in the clinical setting.

2. Contribute to the improvement of services.

3. Contribute to improving quality.

4. Promote equality and value diversity.

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN
• Degree in Nursing/Health related subject or relevant experience

Desirable

• Post registration qualification in specialist area
• Post registration teaching & assessing qualification
• Counselling certificate/diploma
• Masters level study

Experience

Essential

• At least 5 years experience post registration
• Recent experience in relevant clinical specialty
• Participation in service development and implementation of change.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a given resource and ability to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources.
• Experience of influencing change
• 2 years' experience at Band 6 or equivalent, in a relevant clinical speciality

Skills

Essential

• Advanced communication skills
• Able to work autonomously.
• Exhibit leadership skills
• Intermediate IT skills
• Counselling skills

Desirable

• Evidence of writing protocols/standards.
• Able to analyse data and provide written reports
• Evidence of effective team working across professional and organisational boundaries.
• Advanced clinical assessment skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area.
• Evidence based knowledge in relevant clinical specialty
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of current trends in nursing and application to practice

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

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).