We are looking for a dynamic and motivated band 6 to join our busy Vascular Access team. This post will be a development post where you will be trained in the insertion of vascular access devices including peripheral cannulas, Midlines, PICC's, Femoral catheters, and Tunnelled Central lines.
This post holder will contribute to the day-to-day clinical care and assessment of patients requiring vascular access and manage their own clinical workload. The post holder will also be required to provide education to all staff at a corporate and multi-disciplinary level and support clinical teams on the ward to manage the inserted devices on a day-to-day basis. The post holder will keep accurate documentation to reflect the insertion, care, and follow-up that they have provided.
This post is based over all four Oxford University hospital sites, and the post holder will be required to travel between them. This post will progress to a band 7 on completion of a professional portfolio. Proven band 6 experience is essential.
Main duties of the job
1. Assessment of patients requiring a vascular access device.
2. Ultrasound guided insertion of vascular access devices - Peripheral cannulas, Midlines, PICC's, Femoral catheters, and tunneled central access devices.
3. Education on corporate study days and continued education for ward-based staff.
4. Working under OUH PGD guidelines.
5. IRMER registered once in post.
6. Continued professional development.
Job responsibilities
The trainee SSNP will work as part of the autonomous specialist nursing team. The role holder will be responsible for the clinical examination and assessment of patients in order to select and insert appropriate venous access devices for patients requiring intermediate and long-term intravenous therapies throughout the OUH Trust. The role includes follow-up of line care, trouble-shooting, and education for all members of the MDT.
A highly experienced, knowledgeable, and educated member of the team who is able to work autonomously making high-level decisions to treat health needs. Advanced level practice encompasses aspects of education, research, and management but is firmly grounded in direct care provision or clinical work with patients, families, and populations.
The Senior Specialist Nurse Practitioner will have completed and maintained a professional portfolio relevant to Advanced Vascular Access. They will be competent to work autonomously in all aspects of Vascular Access covered by the Vascular Access Service.
The trainee SSNP is a developmental post that is working towards becoming a Senior Specialist Nurse Practitioner with the key result areas outlined in the band 7 job description. The role is supervised and clearly linked to competencies that require completion within a pre-arranged and designated time frame of 12-18 months. The focus will be on developing autonomous practice. Demonstrated proficiency will advance this role from band 6 (trainee) to band 7 as a Senior Specialist Nurse Practitioner.
The SSNP will be able to:
* Insert Vascular Access Devices within the practitioners competence.
* Work at an advanced level practice autonomously as well as within a multi-disciplinary team and are self-directed.
* Work clinically to optimize health and wellbeing, demonstrating autonomous decision-making related to comprehensive history taking and physical assessment of patients.
* Work at an advanced level drawing on a diverse range of knowledge in complex decision making to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
* Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimize health outcomes and resource use, providing direct support to patients and clients.
* Use professional judgement in managing complete and unpredictable care events.
* Draw upon an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources in their practice.
* Appropriately define boundaries in practice.
* Promote a high standard of advanced specialist nursing by initiating and coordinating the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of the holistic needs of patients/families through evidence-based practice following agreed policies, protocols, and guidelines.
* Practice a high standard of communication including highly sensitive and complex information to develop and sustain partnership working with individuals, groups, communities, and agencies. Utilise evidence-based information through a variety of communication media.
* Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* 6
* Some documented management experience.
Desirable
* Acute ward experience.
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Vascular Access Service
Room 5321, level 5
Headley Way, Headington, Oxford
OX3 9DU
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