Deputy Charge Nurse – UCLH@Home – Blood Transfusion
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our UCLH@HOME team as we pilot a new Blood Transfusion pathway. We are forefront of integrated care - providing innovative and transformational care that best serves local communities.
UCLH@Home is an NHS service that helps by supporting patients to leave hospital once medically optimised and safe to be managed in the community. Whilst under this service patients remain under the care of their consultant team.
This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found athttps://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425
Main duties of the job
As a member of our Team your role will include direct care delivery within the Patient's own homes. This role will be primarily working within the new Blood Transfusion pathway and so will require a innovative individual used to working in a flexible manner.
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* Current NMC Registration
* BSc or equivalent level of experience
* Post registration education in a relevant area
Experience
* Understanding and insight into EIM
* Nurse Prescriber (or willing to work towards)
* Portfolio of varied Clinical experience
* Excellent clinical and holistic assessment skills
* Knowledge of current issues in the NHS
* Experience of Audit/Change initiatives
* Good knowledge of infection prevention and control
* Experience in Community/ A&E
* Knowledge of transfusion practices
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to motivate staff
* Ability to demonstrate awareness of need for effective team work
* Ability to demonstrate personal management skills
* Ability to participate in training of Nursing staff and students and doctors
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Advanced physical assessment skills
* Ability to implement change
Personal and People Development
* Demonstrates understanding of own role within the team
* Willing to produce a personal development plan with manager
* Willing to develop self & undertake in-house study and care certificate
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
* Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
* Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
* Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
* Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
* Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Specific Requirements
* Ability to travel in the community
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.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£44,806 to £53,134 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS
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