Clinical Nurse Specialist - Deteriorating Patients , Sepsis & AKI

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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• Provide expert leadership and support in the management of deteriorating patients throughout the Trust, with a strong focus on Martha's rule, sepsis identification, management and AKI prevention and management.
• Develop and implement Trust-wide policies and procedures for the early recognition and management of clinical deterioration, ensuring alignment with national best practice guidelines.
• Ensuring timely recognition and intervention for patients at risk of deterioration in all settings.
• Raise awareness of NEWS2, PEWS, AKI, and Sepsis among all clinical groups, patients, and carers.
• Ensure that the data is relevant and supports quality improvement and learning within the organisation.
• To feedback to appropriate stakeholders on the results/trends of audits and measurements for improvement to Trust Committees

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First level registration (NMC)
• Degree level education, relevant clinical qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Nurse mentorship or recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in Acute or critical Care (Band 6/7) including assessing and managing deteriorating patients
• Experience of working within the oncology setting
• Experience of the audit process, able to measure progress against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and benchmarking data
• Clear understanding of NHS key quality indicators and CQUIN targets and NHS improvements
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Good analytical/critical appraisal and deductive reasoning skills.

Desirable criteria

• Experience in developing and implementing reporting systems based on Electronic Patient Records

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of good leadership and communication skills, including delegation and co-ordination of teams
• Ability to interpret and relay complex data in line with national policies and reporting requirements
• Evidence of good management practices
• Evidence of involvement/leading in Quality Improvement project
• Ability to innovate and respond to change
• Ability to interpret and implement new policies into workplace procedures
• Evidence of commitment to patient & carer involvement in care
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues and risk management strategies
• Ability to make decisions, organise & prioritise
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to liaise effectively with multi-disciplinary team members
• Experience and ability to manage conflict situations
• Evidence of good understanding of NHS plans and cancer network working
• Computer literacy in Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to work clinical shifts as required

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

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Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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