Main area HASU - 200190 Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working will be required)
Job ref: 262-A-25-6991069
Employer: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cumberland Infirmary
Town: Carlisle
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/04/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The post holder will support the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) on the Cumberland Infirmary site and the Stroke Rehabilitation ward at West Cumberland Hospital. The post holder will be required to act as a specialist in stroke and will provide direct contact care, make informed decisions by assessment and treatment skills, and deliver specialist case management advice to multi-disciplinary teams.
Contribute to the planning processes for people with stroke disease within North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust, providing:
* Clinical expertise and practice autonomously
* Skilled and knowledgeable care to patients with stroke and their carers
* Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of direct care to patients with stroke
Main duties of the job
Clinical Practice
* Deliver highly specialist case management advice to multi-disciplinary teams
* Demonstrate a critical understanding of own level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competence and professional scope of practice
* In collaboration with Consultant staff, assessing and treating patients (ordering and interpretation of investigations and non-medical prescribing)
Developing Self and Others
* Act as a constant source of clinical and theoretical knowledge for all grades and disciplines of staff as well as patients and their significant others, providing support and clinical advice in Stroke, based on evidence-based research
* Disseminate best practice research findings whilst developing and contributing to local guidelines, interpreting and adapting national protocols and standards to enhance patient care and safety
Quality, Evaluation and Research
* Support Audit and evaluation of the service
* Participate in national Stroke research projects, where appropriate
Leading and Developing Practice
* Demonstrate a strong leadership and management skillset as per the leadership and management pillar
* Demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management issues surrounding the role
* Contribute to Trust-wide policy and lead service-specific policy development by representing the needs of Adults affected by Stroke
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended), the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current registration with a professional body e.g. NMC, HCPC or GPhC
* Evidence of postgraduate study in stroke specialist area
* Evidence GCSE Maths and English grade A-C or equivalent
* ILS provider
* Non-Medical prescriber or ability to undertake training
* Ability to undertake clinical skills course
Experience
Knowledge
* Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by significant post-registration experience and specialist knowledge of the clinical area applied for
* Evidence of management skills gained through theoretical knowledge and experience
* Experience of mentoring and developing staff
Skills
* Ability to problem solve, analyse, compare and interpret complex information before making a decision
* Prioritise clinical workload and assess associated risks, taking appropriate action
* Demonstrate good organisational skills
* Basic IT skills
* Dysphagia trained nurse
* ECG interpretation
Communication
* Understand and overcome barriers to effective communication
Organisation
* Manage their clinical workload, prioritising as necessary and supporting the work of the team, adjusting according to changing clinical situations
* Liaise with consultants/senior team members in organising work
Physical Skills
* Has physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for a number of clinical procedures i.e. ABG’s, IVIs, Catheters
* NG tube and bridle insertion
Responsibilities
* Follow national, Trust policies and procedures and ensure other members of staff do likewise.
* Support development of the stroke service, area of practice and self
* Contribute to policy and practice changes
Research
* Participate in audits and research within own clinical area
* Use the results of research to inform own clinical practice
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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