This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and innovative nurse with significant experience of neurological autonomous practice at a senior level.
The Mitochondrial Highly Specialised Service is one of only three centres in the UK providing a comprehensive service for adults and children with Mitochondrial Disease.
A multi-disciplinary team of specialist doctors, nurses and therapists provide diagnostic and clinical management via face-to-face and telehealth clinics to patients nationally.
The legal framework for Mitochondrial Donation (MD), a specialist IVF technique to minimise transmission of mitochondrial DNA was established with the parliamentary legislation ratified in 2016. Our mitochondrial reproductive advice care pathway offers assessment of fitness for pregnancy, psychological support and advice regarding reproductive options for IVF-based techniques, including access to the first UK mitochondrial donation programme.
Our multidisciplinary team is active in research to better understand the disease, develop new therapeutic strategies and improve patient care.
We welcome candidates with a passion for and experience of delivery of specialist complex neurological disorders, excellent communication skills and experience in research, quality and service development.
* Interview Date: Monday 10 February 2025
* 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
* Effective communication to provide expert advice and consultancy to colleagues within the specialist area, as well as locally and nationally.
* Work with clinical service lead and NHS England to maintain clinical expertise and international reputation.
* Autonomously provide direct patient care and consultation with a defined case load in the mitochondrial MDT clinic.
* Take an active role in the planning of service provision, developing care pathways, clinical governance, guidelines and patient/public engagement activities.
* Extended clinical skills for provision of nurse-led needle muscle biopsy service.
* Work closely with the multidisciplinary team and Newcastle fertility service at the centre for life to offer mitochondrial patients reproductive choice to minimise transmission of mitochondrial DNA, including advice and support to obstetric teams nationally, regarding mitochondrial disease and complications of pregnancy.
* Co-ordinate a research project to assess the neurodevelopmental outcome of children born following Mitochondrial Donation.
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* Freeman Hospital
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* Newcastle Dental Hospital
* Newcastle Fertility Centre
* Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
* Northern Genetics Service
* Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To influence and shape the nursing contribution within specialist area to the development of efficient, high quality, patient focused interventions/services, locally and nationally.
* To contribute to the professional development of nursing within the organisation and nationally.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
* Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role.
* Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context.
* Has understanding/experience of adult/child safeguarding.
* Highly developed advanced specialist in field and applies theory to practice.
* Has expert knowledge in practice, research, education, and leadership in specialist area and within the field of nursing.
SKILLS
Essential
* Good IT skills.
* Effective report writing skills.
* Effective organisation and time management skills.
* Ability to prioritise a complex workload and work in a rapidly changing environment.
* Acts autonomously and independently within appropriate organisational boundaries and achieve results and outcomes based on own decision making.
* Is able to assimilate risk/benefits and rationalise decision based on extensive knowledge, skills & experience.
* Current driving licence if relevant to role.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Extensive experience of clinical work in specialist area.
* Audit/research experience.
* Extensive clinical and leadership experience in the specialist field.
Desirable
* Previous experience of corporate development of nursing and nursing services.
* Experience of contributing to the development of nursing at a regional/national level.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
* Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch).
* Current NMC registration.
* Possession of a Master's Degree or established on pathway and able to provide evidence of academic achievement at this level.
* Evidence of specialist education related to area of clinical expertise.
* Hold a recognised teaching qualification.
Desirable
* Possession of or working towards a Doctorate.
Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Victoria Infirmary
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP
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