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Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in (Adult) Cystic Fibrosis
Closed for applications on: 9-Sept-2024 00:04
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 9-Sept-2024 00:04
Key details
Location
- Site
- Royal Brompton Hospital, Fulham Road Wing
- Address
- Fulham Road
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SW3 6LL
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 p.a incl Inner London HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Interview date
- 16/09/2024
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
§ To be a highly specialised nurse working with a specified group of adolescents/adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and taking responsibility for their ongoing clinical management at home and in hospital.
§ Acting as a carer and advocate for those families and giving expert support and advice based on best practice with close communication with the adult cystic fibrosis multidisciplinary team.
§ To act as an expert in cystic fibrosis both locally nationally and internationally.
Closing Date: 08/09/2024
Interview date: 17/09/2024
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§ To provide both a hospital and homecare service for adolescents/adults with CF. To work closely with colleagues in the CF Homecare Team providing direct care, education and support for patients and act as a specialist resource when liaising with and facilitating the best use of all available services.
§ To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care (both in hospital and at home) for adolescents/adults with CF. For example, intravenous therapy, end of life care, psychosocial and respiratory support.
§ To act as an expert resource for adolescents/adults and their families, giving advice, education and support that is appropriately planned to meet each individual's needs empowering them to manage their treatment regimes, to recognise any deterioration or acute episodes requiring immediate specialist attention and how to access the necessary support.
§ To participate as appropriate in a seamless transition of care for adolescent patients with CF and their families from the paediatric CF multidisciplinary team to the adult CF multidisciplinary team.
§ Run the annual review service (including seeing patients, coordinating service, entering data, preparing reports) with assistance from the annual review administrator and other MDT members.
§ To provide support and cover for colleagues as necessary.
Working for our organisation
The Adult CF Team is the largest CF Centre in the UK with approximately 600 people with CF. We are a dynamic multidisciplinary team delivering holistic care and are actively engaged in research, clinically focused quality improvement, service development and audit. The team are encouraged and supported to attend national and international meetings to share and learn with others.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
COMMUNICATION
§ To work effectively within the Trust's adult multidisciplinary CF team as required (including attending ward rounds, meetings and out-patient clinics as appropriate) seeing in-patients as necessary and ensuring an individualised, evidence-based optimum service for each patient and their family.
§ To always communicate closely with members of the CF MDT.
§ To act as advocate for the adolescent/adult and family enabling them to express their needs effectively when dealing with the multidisciplinary team.
§ To liaise regularly with the CF Advocates at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
§ To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge of the speciality of CF that are evidence-based aiming to achieve a 'best practice' principle.
§ To mentor post-registration, pre-registration students and visitors to the CF Team as requested.
§ To participate in the in-house education programme and to undertake informal teaching of ward nursing staff as required.
§ To act as a role model and clinical expert for staff providing education as appropriate.
§ To work in partnership with colleagues, having accountability for decisions made (in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct).
§ To develop professional practice through reflection, participation on post registration courses and attendance at meetings and conferences.
§ To identify and be responsible for own professional and managerial development in liaison with the Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, Consultant Nurse and CF Centre Director.
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
§ To ensure the constant provision of effective, high quality nursing care to all patients with CF.
§ To support and work with the CF multidisciplinary team in the introduction of clinical changes.
§ To be actively involved in the development of CF-related protocols and procedures in conjunction with other members of the CF multidisciplinary team.
§ To keep up to date with new advances in treatment and new developments in the world of CF research.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
§ Be aware of and act in accordance with the Patients’ Charter for the care of patients with CF.
§ To be aware of and act in accordance with the CF Trust’s National Guidelines on CF Care.
§ To participate promptly and effectively with the investigation of complaints and incidents in line with Trust policy and procedure.
§ To maintain high standards of nursing care within own practice and monitor the standard care for the adolescent/adult requiring admission in collaboration with senior ward nursing staff.
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
§ To ensure accuracy of documentation and to maintain an efficient and accurate record system with relevant information in agreement with the CF team.
§ To be responsible for data entry and maintaining patient databases e.g.: online annual review forms, patient contact logs and homecare databases.
§ To access, record and utilise patient information through our electronic patient record system.
§ Ensure self and team undertake training for electronic information systems in place & under development.
§ To have an active email account and use this as one of the methods of disseminating information to the wider team.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
§ To maintain an active awareness of clinical and professional developments within CF and to disseminate that knowledge to all colleagues.
§ To identify and suggest relevant areas for research within adolescent/adult CF nursing which will benefit patient care – taking the lead where appropriate.
§ To participate and be actively involved in multidisciplinary research studies of relevance to the care of patients with CF.
§ To assist in introducing and applying research findings along with members of the CF team to enhance the care of adolescents/adults with CF.
FURTHER DUTIES
- To work within the CF team to manage caseload guided by best practice, trust policies, guidelines, and support from colleagues.
- To act as a role model and clinical expert when liaising with the local primary healthcare teams, teachers, employers and other relevant adult community health professionals in order to promote a better and on-going understanding of each adolescents/adults condition and associated symptoms and treatment regimes to promote effective continuity of care.
- To be actively involved with conferences and meetings, developing presenting skills in the national and international setting.
- To represent the Trust nationally and internationally.
- To network with other CF Clinical Nurse Specialists throughout the UK, joining appropriate organisations to collaborate, share and benchmark practices and initiatives.
- To participate in the presentation and publication of relevant research and best practice initiatives.
- To obtain and evaluate information to facilitate best practice for adolescents/adults with cystic fibrosis and their families.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level registration with NMC
Desirable criteria
- Degree level education or working towards equivalent
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post registration qualification (recognised by NMC)
Desirable criteria
- Completed the 'Managing the Care of Children and Adults with Cystic Fibrosis' course
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential criteria
- Experience of care of people with Cystic Fibrosis at Band 6 or similar clinical environment
- Post registration experience in respiratory medicine
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to inspire and motivate others
- Managerial, organisational and leadership skills
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Able to work independently, prioritise workload and manage own time
- IT skills to include Outlook, Microsoft Office and using an electronic patient record system
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Research and Audit
- Ability to manage change
- Counselling skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alan Peres
- Job title
- Lead CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0330 128 8065
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