A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Fixed term contract/secondment opportunity for 23 months
The Haemoglobinopathy CNS is a key role within the Red Cell service, and the post-holder will operate independently, but based within the wider Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist team, co-ordinating the care of patients throughout their whole life as well as supporting the clinical and research activities of the team. The post-holder will play an active part in developing the service, supporting and preparing for Peer Review, and ensuring that it is patient-centred, safe, efficient and in line with national standards.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
As post holder you will liaise with other hospitals to co-ordinate care of shared patients, disseminating clinical protocols and providing education and support and liaising within the community. The CNS is a specialist educational resource and will be expected to facilitate the professional development of nurses throughout the Trust and Network as well as training staff in manual exchange. You will also support the key research activities of the team. Key working relationships are with all members of the multi-disciplinary team including nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and support staff.
As post holder you will manage and co-ordinate clinical follow-up programmes, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will act as a key-worker for patients, families and facilitate transition between child, adolescent and adult services. You will take a leading role in setting up nurse-led clinics in this area. You will be expected to have an in-depth understanding of the apheresis process and treatment aims. You will also have an understanding and knowledge of potential medical and psychological needs of children, young people and adults with haemoglobinopathy conditions.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
• To operate autonomously at an advanced level of clinical practice providing research based expert care and advice to all colleagues and managing a caseload effectively, making the most of available time
• To accept referrals from medical/nursing staff both within and external to the Trust, of newly diagnosed and existing patients
• To periodically review caseload and to discharge patients appropriately within to divisional guidelines
• To ensure that patients are seen within the recommended time scales and targets where these are in place
• To utilise specialist, skills, underpinned by in depth theoretical knowledge, to facilitate the assessment, planning and implementation of individualised programmes of care for patients presenting with a specialist condition and to evaluate their programmes of care.
• To assimilate and communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and emotive information regarding patient diagnosis and prognosis, ensuring that patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team understand and accept the reasons for treatment (or non-treatment) plans
• To offer and provide specialist advice through listening and counselling skills.
• To contribute to service developments and the development of nurse led initiatives in liaison with Senior Nurse/Service Manager/Operational Manager/Assistant Director of Nursing.
• To contribute toward divisional, Trust and corporate objectives and service plans.
• To participate in clinical supervision on a monthly basis.
• To lead on provision of support and supervision for all staff to develop specific immunotherapy knowledge and skills, through opportunities to shadow the specialist teams and to observe practice.
• To be responsible for acquiring, developing and maintaining agreed competencies and skills, according to level of practice.
• Act as a role model providing mentorship and/or clinical supervision to other staff/learners supporting them in applying theory to practice.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Dec 2024