Specialist Nurse - Vascular Access Team Lead
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
We are Manchester and Trafford Local Care Organisation - a public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in the city. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Manchester by working across organisational boundaries. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our innovative team of nurses in the IV team as Team Lead of one of our Vascular Access Services.
The aim of the service is to provide timely access to a range of vascular access devices for patients and to provide training to staff to safely look after them. This will not only prevent delays for patients starting important treatments but will enhance the overall patients experience. The post holder will work collaboratively with other services to enable a standardised and integrated approach to vascular access across all MFT hospitals. Excellent communication skills are essential.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a reliable, motivated and experienced member of staff with experience in ultrasound guided vascular access device placement including PICC and Midlines. You must also be proficient in managing other vascular access devices such as TIVAD and be confident in your ability. Experience in the use of fluoroscopy is desirable but not essential.
You must have a solution-focused personality and should be able to work under pressure. Experience of managing/supervising junior nurses in practice is essential. You will be expected to take an active part in multidisciplinary team meetings and make joint decisions about patients with complex health needs.
Networking, data collection and audit will be an integral part of your role so you must have good IT skills.
The post holder will support in the scoping and designing vascular access services that will work across the primary and secondary care interfaces for Manchester/Trafford registered patients. The role requires autonomous practice - assessing suitability of referrals, inserting devices, reviewing patients, audit of the service and developing training and education packages for staff. Service development is an important component of this job to ensure optimal benefits for MCR services and our patients are realised.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma in Nursing or equivalent courses
* RGN
* Teaching Qualification/experience
* Up to date IV therapy training
* Advanced communications course
* V300 non-medical Prescriber (or desire to complete)
* Other relevant courses
* Advanced clinical assessment skills
Skills & Abilities
* Multidisciplinary working
* Significant skills in vascular access including insertion of PICC and midline catheters using ultrasound guidance and ECG technology
* Proficient in venepuncture, cannulation and peripheral line management - with evidence to support
* Organised and articulate
* Computer literate - standard keyboard user
* Ability to motivate self and others. Problem-solving skills
* Pro-active with desire to challenge historical norms to bring about positive change
* Desire to train other staff to take on and develop new skills such as PICC and midline insertion
* Experience using fluoroscopy
* Clinical supervision Evidence of management/leadership skills
* Team player
* Motivated
* Ability to work to local & national agenda
* To be motivated and demonstrate flexibility and reliability
* Diplomatic Assertive and confident, Works well independently
* Recognises own limitations
Other
* Full driving licence and access to a car happy to drive to localities across the Manchester and Trafford footprint
* Flexibility
* Ability to work both on own initiative and within team.
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.
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year (per annum pro rata)
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