Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 7) - Nursing - Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust – Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
The Post will start as a training post Band 6 - depending on experience and competencies moving to Band 7 on completion of competencies.
The post-holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a cohort of patients requiring advanced venous access/care, including the assessment of patients, selection of the most appropriate vascular devices, device insertion, and support with ongoing care.
The post holder will be one of the four Venous Access / Invasive Device Nurse Specialists across the trust and will be based at Grimsby Hospital. Although the team is managed by the Matron for Critical Care, the post holder will be expected to work autonomously, liaising with doctors and nurses of all grades to plan and implement evidence-based venous access strategies for a complex cohort of acutely/chronically ill and oncological patients, which include the insertion of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC), mid-line, peripheral cannulas and possibly progression to insertions of both non-tunneled and tunneled central venous access devices.
The post holder will work closely with Theatres, Anaesthetic and Critical Care Nurse Director, implementing and maintaining a wide range of policies, guidelines, protocols, and educational initiatives aimed at ensuring high quality of care of vascular access/invasive devices.
Key Responsibilities:
* Have an in-depth knowledge and extensive clinical experience with both vascular and invasive devices.
* Receive and act upon complicated or unpredictable clinical information. Using clinical skills, make decisions based on specialized clinical knowledge of disease, vascular anatomy, and of the patient. Plan immediate clinical intervention if required.
* Be highly skilled in peripheral cannulation and midline/PICC insertions and be willing to undertake further training to achieve competence in more invasive forms of vascular access (non-tunneled and tunneled devices) to ensure a more robust offering of the vascular service and enhance patient choice and availability of IV therapies.
* Provide specialist, informed advice regarding IV therapies for practitioners, patients, families, and carers in accordance with agreed protocols and guidance.
* Support healthcare professionals to holistically manage complex therapeutic interventions using multiple approaches to decision making. Identify appropriate patients suitable for PICC lines and following consultation of primary care teams undertake PICC insertions.
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled, and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group, and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust, we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognized and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
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