Do you have an interest in managing patients who have problems of the Lower Limb? If so, this job could be for you!
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small community team working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Lower Limb Vascular Service. The service has a huge remit and we are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, registered professional to be part of it.
You must be able to work in partnership with the Lower Limb Vascular Service and Secondary Care to provide a patient-centered service in the management of patients with lower limb vascular needs; utilizing preventative diagnostic skills in the aim of maintaining care closer to home. You will need to have an understanding of the national and local health care agenda and should be able to provide clinical leadership that will drive and support the modernization of services in line with local and national priorities for community care.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assessment and diagnosis of patients with potential/diagnosed peripheral arterial disease and/or venous disease.
2. Supporting community teams with the management of patients with venous/arterial leg ulcers.
3. Delivery of education to community teams and other professionals.
4. Initiating and evaluating treatment plans.
5. Triaging referrals.
6. Offering support and advice over the telephone to patients/carers and community staff.
7. To receive referrals from a wide range of health care professionals and as a competent practitioner, advise plans of care for individual patients in the community who have complex vascular needs.
8. To represent the trust as the lower limb vascular sister working in partnership with the line manager and secondary care team.
9. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, actively seeking evidence-based practice which will demonstrate improvements in care and meets the needs of patients.
10. Work across both primary and secondary care sites promoting a smooth transition for patient care.
11. To perform a high level of clinical skills in assessment and/or diagnosis or treatment e.g., extended vascular assessments.
12. Teach and support staff in the community in relation to all aspects of management of the lower limb.
13. To provide specialist knowledge and advice to colleagues and patients in the multidisciplinary environment.
14. To ensure nursing interventions are clinically effective and evidence-based.
15. To respond to the needs of the patients and the service and to organise own and others work within the team as required.
16. To demonstrate an active role in health promotion and in the prevention of ill health of patients, carers, and colleagues.
17. To actively seek to improve the care to patients responding to identified needs.
18. Co-ordinate community-based lower limb vascular clinics – offering advice, support, training, mentorship, and supervision to health care workers/patients/carers.
19. Chairing and facilitating meetings, and working groups as required.
20. To manage own workload and, when required, the workload of junior staff.
21. Initiate and participate in audit relating to all aspects of lower limb management to ensure high standard of clinical practice across the Trust.
22. Maintain database of clinical incidents relating to the service through production of quarterly reports in partnership with the line manager.
23. To participate with the audit/monitoring mechanisms and product evaluations within the service.
24. Be responsible for paper and electronic diary and recording patient and non-patient activity for data collection, to be forwarded to the line manager as required.
25. Be responsible for disposal of clinical waste in line with infection control policies.
26. To monitor the patient’s condition and report significant changes and concerns to line manager and other professionals as appropriate.
27. To adopt a holistic approach to patients/carers/family in their own homes or elsewhere in the community, treating patients as individuals.
28. Liaise with nursing and non-nursing colleagues to create good working relationships for the benefit of patients.
29. Attend and contribute at staff meetings and working groups to identify areas of improvement to ensure targets and objectives are achieved.
30. To have a flexible approach to the working day and working week in order to meet the needs of the patient/service.
31. In partnership with the line manager, support the development of and participate in patient support groups.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we may use this to contact you regarding your application. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust is committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying, and harassment. We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment and selection process is accessible to all. Flexible Working applications will be considered.
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