University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 8a Clinical Nurse Specialist Lead
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Job Summary
An exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated CNS to lead and develop our specialist nursing colorectal service across Heartlands, Solihull and Good Hope hospitals. Advanced colorectal experience is essential. You will provide expert clinical leadership, develop a team, drive service improvement, aligning medical and nursing expertise to optimise patient care and build a world-class service. The post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers. They will have overall managerial responsibility for a defined service of Clinical Nurse Specialists as well as responsibility for leading the ongoing development of clinical practice and standards of care within the service; this includes the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
This is for 30 hours per week.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
- Practice autonomously within their defined specialty to provide patient-centered quality care.
- Encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice.
- Ensure safe treatment, referral, follow up, and discharge of patients within their designated specialty.
- Act as a specialist resource and provide specialist advice in relation to care of patients in their specialty.
- Provide a range of educational and training programs for the multidisciplinary team, patients, families, and carers.
The post holder's job plan should deliver a minimum of 50% clinical component and 50% related to service management, education, and research.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feel valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values-driven in all that we do, and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. We want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long-term health condition, mental health, or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult/Child Nurse on the NMC Register.
- Professional knowledge acquired through a postgraduate degree/supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses to master's level equivalent.
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescribing Course or willingness to undertake where this is a requirement of the role.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
- Willingness to become a practice supervisor/assessor or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment.
- Extensive post-registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Band 7 or above in the defined or associated specialty.
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level.
- Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.
- Evidence of achievements and career development in the current post and of ongoing professional development/competence.
- Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to the specialty.
- Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programs and teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- Experience in service development.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross-agency work environment.
- Experience of patient service user advocacy role.
- Experience of resource and budgetary management.
- Experience of leading on the writing/updating of organizational Policy/Procedure/Guidelines associated with the specialty/field. Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients/relatives/care staff.
- Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the specialty and can translate this into local practice reflected in organizational policy/procedure and service delivery.
- Has understanding/experience of the principles of Safeguarding.
- Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance.
Desirable
- Awareness of current research related to all aspects of the specialty including oncology, stoma care, functional bowel, and intestinal failure.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to explain the requirement to balance the clinical caseload.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of healthcare professionals on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage/prioritize own workload.
- Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required.
- Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities.
- Ability to lead clinical audit, analyze information, and develop robust, measurable action plans to support improvement/change.
- Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal/external communication.
- Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development.
- Ability to lead and manage a team.
- Ability to adapt behavior to changing circumstances.
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
- Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others.
- Evidence of a flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development.
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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
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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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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Alison Stewart
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Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57528.00 to £64750.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9019299
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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