Job overview
In response to the all Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report “No One’s Listening” Barts Health will pilot an urgent emergency care bypass model. We are seeking to appoint an experienced, proactive, dynamic, motivated Sickle Cell specialist nurse who has management experience and an interest in service development.
The successful applicant will be providing nursing leadership within a new service and will work alongside the emergency department and the haemoglinopathy service. The unit will provide triage, assessment, and care delivery to Sickle Cell patients who present to the Royal London Hospital Emergency Department. As such the role requires a high level of enthusiasm, drive, organisation and a willingness to learn.
For further information please contact Senior Nurse Hayley Smith
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the haemoglobinopathies teams across Barts Health NHS Trust the post holder will be responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of a high quality sickle cell service across the Trust.
Barts Health NHS Trust has been designated as a Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre for sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and other rare inherited anaemias. The Royal London Hospital is the host site within the Trust and this post, based at the Royal London provides an exciting opportunity to join the team.
In response to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report “No One’s Listening” Barts Health will pilot an urgent emergency care bypass model.
The postholder will be an experienced nurse leader and responsible for triaging sickle cell patients presenting to the Royal London. Coordinating the most appropriate location for their care across ambulatory, inpatient, emergency and day care settings.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. First level Registered nurse or midwife (with the NMC)
2. Relevant educational/ training qualification/certificate/experience
3. Mentorship Course
Desirable criteria
4. Qualified non-medical prescriber
5. Physical assessment / triage accreditation
6. BSc or Masters level education or working towards it
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Experience at senior band 6 or above working within the area of specialty
8. Evidence of clinical leadership of patient clinical care and of collaborative multidisciplinary team working
9. Experience of acute sickle cell crisis pain management
Desirable criteria
10. Evidence of management of change, leadership and development of services
Skills
Essential criteria
11. Leadership and initiative skills
12. Advanced organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development & organisation
13. Demonstrate an ability to integrate nursing knowledge and skills with the clinical aspects of the job
14. Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and non verbal
15. Cannulation, venepuncture skills
Desirable criteria
16. Ability to work autonomously while co-coordinating and liaising with different aspects of a project
17. Competent in EPR/ cerner Millenium