North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY
The post holder will support the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) on the Cumberland Infirmary site and be required to act as a specialist in stroke, providing direct contact care, making high-level decisions informed by assessment and treatment skills, and delivering highly specialist case management advice to multi-disciplinary teams.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Practice
* Deliver highly specialist case management advice to multi-disciplinary teams.
* Demonstrate a critical understanding of own level of responsibility, autonomy, and the limits of own competence and professional scope of practice.
* In collaboration with Consultant staff, assess and treat patients (ordering and interpretation of investigations and non-medical prescribing).
Developing Self and Others
* Act as a constant source of clinical and theoretical knowledge for all grades and disciplines of staff as well as patients and their significant others, providing support and clinical advice in Stroke, based on evidence-based research.
* Day-to-day management of trainee stroke ACPs.
* Disseminate best practice research findings whilst developing and contributing to local guidelines, interpreting and adapting national protocols and standards to enhance patient care and safety.
Quality, Evaluation and Research
* Lead on audit and evaluation of the service.
* Participate in national Stroke research projects, where appropriate.
Leading and Developing Practice
* Demonstrate a strong leadership and management skillset as per the leadership and management pillar.
* Demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management issues surrounding the role.
* Contribute to Trust-wide policy and lead service-specific policy development by representing the needs of adults affected by Stroke.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high-quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation.
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust.
* A positive patient experience every time.
* A great place to work.
* Managing our money well.
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Eligibility Note: Due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received, this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date; please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered healthcare practitioner with active registration with the NMC.
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree level qualification supplemented by postgraduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses, plus further specialist training to master’s equivalent level.
* Teaching or mentoring qualification.
* Formal leadership and/or management training qualification.
* MSc qualification in relevant subject or Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent level of experience.
Experience
* Significant experience in the management of acute Stroke and Stroke rehabilitation.
* High level of communication skills and demonstrated ability to engage with multiple stakeholders at all levels.
* Experience of utilising research findings in clinical practice.
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team environment.
* Developed and led clinical training sessions.
* Experience within acute care.
* Experience of involvement in formal research.
* Academic teaching experience.
* Experience of implementing organisational change.
* Experience of student/staff development/coaching.
Knowledge
* Evidence of extensive expert knowledge in Stroke.
* Knowledge of audit and research processes.
* Knowledge to support safe clinical decision-making in relation to discharge and escalate when unsure.
* Knowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local and national level.
Skills
* Specialist knowledge of professional practice and research, to be innovative and proactive in order to enhance the service.
* Effective communication skills, ability to communicate highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information to patients, carers, and colleagues.
* Ability to work autonomously and to pass on knowledge/skills to others within both formal and informal environments.
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
* Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
* Demonstrate an understanding of legal responsibilities within the profession.
* Ability to influence change in practice.
* Demonstrate ability to conduct audit/research.
* The ability to undertake frequent concentration in relation to report writing and patient care, whilst dealing with service issues and interruptions from staff.
* Knowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local level.
Personal Circumstances
* The post holder must be professional, responsible, flexible, adaptable, a good communicator, and a team player.
* Respond and adapt to the changing needs of the service.
* Act appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances.
* Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities, and health and safety and meet the differing needs of patients.
* Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
* Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.
Other
* Clear vision of role/commitment to the specialty.
* Access to transportation to attend various locations.
* Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity (Level 4).
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