Clinical Nurse Specialist - Deteriorating Patient
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Are you motivated, enthusiastic and want to make a difference? Do you enjoy teaching and supporting the learning of others? Have you had experience in the assessment and management of the deteriorating patient?
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Sepsis and Deteriorating patient team at ESNEFT on a fixed term/secondment basis until 2nd September 2025. This trust wide role will include raising awareness of Sepsis, AKI and the deteriorating patient and supporting early recognition, assessment and interventions through clinical audit, clinical education and direct support to clinical areas.
In addition, the post holder will be expected to deliver education both in the clinical environment and within a classroom setting, working with other clinical educators including critical care outreach team.
Please note you will need access to a vehicle as the role involves traveling to all ESNEFT Sites as and when required.
Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.
Main duties of the job
Other aspects of the role include clinical audit and education which focuses on supporting and sharing skills with staff caring for deteriorating patients from primary to secondary care environments.
In collaboration with other members of the team, support multi-disciplinary staff to improve their sepsis knowledge and skills, promote team working to improve patient care and reduce clinical risk, and support the development of seamless care.
You will be expected to act as an excellent role model and clinical expert in this field and you will need to be dynamic, responsive to the needs of the role, have proven leadership experience and excellent communication skills.
You will need to work autonomously and as part of a wider team.
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.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register Practitioner.
* Degree level education, relevant clinical qualification or equivalent experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development and maintenance of a personal professional file.
* Evidence of attendance on relevant Acute Care Course.
* Nurse Mentorship or recognised teaching qualification.
Experience
* Extensive experience (with significant experience at Band 6/7) working in an NHS Acute Hospital, including exposure to assessing and managing deteriorating patients.
* Thorough knowledge of the care pathways for the management of the deteriorating ward patients within the Trust.
* Thorough knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance systems, required outputs and their use to improve clinical practice.
* Previous experience in audit processes and procedures.
* Clear understanding of NHS key quality indicators and CQUIN targets and NHS improvements.
* Evidence of implementing change management in a clinical setting.
* Experience in undertaking presentations and training for clinical staff.
* Experience in the developing of policies, protocols and written information for patients.
* Experience of participating in clinical audits or patient reviews.
* Experience in statistical analysis.
Knowledge and Skills
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including being able to teach a range of clinical staff and provide effective feedback.
* Organisational and time management skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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