Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
About
We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. All elective inpatients and emergency admissions are screened for MRSA. As part of our work to improve clinical outcomes we are taking part in a national patient safety programme and have invested in systems to capture patients views on the service we provide. We understand that sometimes a small change can make a big difference for patients. Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients. We see quality as encompassing the following elements: Clinically effective services, Safe services, The best possible experience for patients. We also believe in involving others in what we do and celebrating success.
Key details
Location
Site: Northampton General Hospital
Address: Northampton General Hospital
Town: Northampton
Postcode: NN1 5BD
Major / Minor Region: Northamptonshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Main area
Haemoglobinopathy Specialist Nurse (adult)
Job Overview
You may be required to work in other designated locations of the Trust as well as your primary base. The Northampton Specialist haemoglobinopathy team currently incorporates Northampton and Kettering, flexibility is required across the two main hospital sites.
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To provide specialist nursing support ensuring the quality of care provision to adults who have Haemoglobinopathy disorders using unit protocols and trust policies and guidelines.
To work with the multi professional team to provide patient focused Haemoglobinopathy services, and to initiate different forms of treatment for adults and their families in a variety of settings.
To provide specialist education, training and information to patients and families.
The Post Holder Will
* Maintain efficient and effective communication with the multidisciplinary team, both within NGH / KGH, the network and national service.
* Be a visible, accessible, and assertive clinical expert to whom staff and users can turn to for assistance, expert advice, and support.
* Act up in the absence of the Haemaglobanopathy specialist nurse manager, assuming day to day line management of the team.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
KEY RESULT AREAS
* Establish and maintain good positive working relationships with key working relations.
* Facilitate training and support with programmes of education.
* Actively participate in local, national, and international networking to maintain and develop expert level of knowledge in the speciality.
* Ensure that the importance and implications of education, research, and ideas are raised in appropriate forums in the absence of manager.
* Work across NGH and KGH, and potentially other settings including community services, inpatient, and outpatient services.
Service Delivery & Development
* Manage a delegated caseload of patients, as appropriate within the speciality, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
* Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across the whole spectrum of the service.
* Demonstrate specialist knowledge, skills and innovative practice in the specialist area, ensuring the delivery of appropriate evidence-based care.
* Support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving complex patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
* Promote the philosophy of patient centred care and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family at all times.
Governance
* Support manager for ensuring appropriate systems are in place to evidence ongoing compliance with local and national policies as required for CQC standards.
* Actively participate in audit and research and benchmarking activities to ensure effective safe and evidence based practice.
* Promote and encourage nursing practice research in all relevant clinical areas.
* Promote the speciality by publishing and presenting innovations and research findings locally and nationally.
* Support manager with acting on audits and research findings to inform and change practice as appropriate.
Patient/Customer Service
* Promote patient and public involvement and enhancing their experience by supporting and supporting manager with implementing new initiatives relating to patient centred care.
* A visible, accessible, and assertive clinical expert to which staff and users can turn to for assistance, expert advice and support.
GENERAL
Must be computer literate.
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills.
To apply for this post, scroll down to the bottom of this page and select apply online now. In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential criteria
* Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users.
* Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours.
* Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Assertive and confident.
* Effective communicator.
* Ability to motivate self and others.
* Ability to supervise, educate and develop others.
* Ability to prioritise and organise own working day.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
* Relevant clinical experience at band 5 or above.
* Specialist knowledge and experience within the area of speciality.
* Evidence of autonomous practice.
Education, Training And Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Holds an NMC pin.
* Evidence of post-registration education and development to Postgraduate level or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
Desirable criteria
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
* Clinical Leadership Programme.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Sarah Coughlan
Job title: Matron (interim)
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01604 545335
Located: Luke building, Floor 2 #J-18808-Ljbffr