We are looking for an innovative, forward-thinking clinician who has a background in Advanced Nurse practice and is an independent non-medical prescriber or working towards this qualification. You will have experience as a leader and working autonomously under your own initiative, responding to rapidly changing service priorities within a primary and acute care setting. You will be expected to perform comprehensive assessments of patients with urgent presentations and develop working diagnosis and treatment plans whilst working without direct supervision.
As a Lead Nurse, you will be a highly visual, dynamic, forward-thinking Nurse with excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills, and the ability to motivate and support others through change and service development. You will be working clinically and have responsibility for line management by leading, monitoring, developing, and appraising staff and learners. You will also provide professional guidance, leadership, and direction to the nursing teams across the organisation.
You may be required to travel to different sites across the Essex, Suffolk, and Tendring area.
Main duties of the job
You will play an integral role in the operational and strategic developments of the service across the UCRs pathway, by working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, ACPs, Operational Clinical Matron, Service Manager, and Senior Leadership Team to ensure the team is empowered and skilled in the delivery of outstanding care to service users across the pathway. You will be supported in your development as an advanced practitioner by a mentor and a robust appraisal process, and allocated time for continuing professional development will be provided. You must hold a relevant qualification with community experience or other comparable/transferable skills. You should have a good understanding and knowledge of relevant legislation and treatment methods used in this specialist field and be adaptable to change and embrace innovation. We are committed to supporting you in your professional development, ensuring you have opportunities to attend appropriate training to support you to reach your full potential.
The IUCRS team is a multi-disciplinary team based in Kennedy House Clacton-On-Sea, with other bases in Colchester. Our team delivers high-quality care, 08:00 - 20:00, 7 days a week within the Northeast Essex community. We will offer individually tailored induction, training, and support for successful candidates. A car driver is essential.
For further information please contact Kelly Carrington (Matron IRAS & OPAT) at Kelly.carrington@esneft.nhs.uk or 07919527725.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in the hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
* Registered nurse recorded on NMC register or HCPC
* Professional knowledge and skills underpinned by theory and experience, acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training, experience in specialist field
* Consultation and diagnostics relevant to area of practice with evidence of appropriate qualification and registration
* Evidence of ongoing CPD
* Specialist skills relevant to care group
Desirable
* Non-medical prescribing qualification
Skills/Abilities
Essential
* Supervise the delivery of care to patients presenting with a range of urgent care conditions
* Sound analytic and judgement skills
* Use Word, PowerPoint, email, Excel, and Access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
* Ability to manage a team
* Good communication skills both written and verbal
Knowledge
Essential
* Sound knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each
* Excellent knowledge of a range of advanced therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes
* Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group
* Understanding of the roles of other professionals
* Excellent knowledge of the current evidence-based practice
Experience
Essential
* Proven experience working with relevant care group
* Competencies relevant to care group
* Experience of managing complex and/or highly specialist cases
Desirable
* Experience of managing and supervising the work of others
Other Qualities
Essential
* Understanding and commitment to ESNEFT's mission and values
* Professional and empathetic manner
* Ability to deal with distressing and unpleasant circumstances
* Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
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