Clinical Nurse Specialist: Fibroid and Endometriosis Service

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities include clinical responsibility for patient care, management responsibilities to the service, education for patients and staff and research and audit.

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Person specification

Education amd qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Specialist nursing qualification
• Recognized teaching qualification or equivalent
• Relevant degree in nursing

Desirable criteria

• MSc in advanced nursing practice
• Non- medical prescribing qualification
• Physical Assessment qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in inpatients and outpatients relevant to the specialism
• Experience of teaching on formal & informal education programmes
• Experience of nurse led clinics
• Experience of research and audit
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable criteria

• Clinical supervision experience

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound knowledge of the principles and practice of specialist care
• Ability to work autonomously and independently
• Computer literate: able to use word, email, excel and manage databases
• Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator
• Awareness of current NHS issues and appreciation of the issues surrounding governance and quality initiatives
• Able to critically analyses and apply research to the clinical setting
• Management / organisational and prioritisation skills

Desirable criteria

• Ability to recognize the contribution of members of the MDT
• Ability to lead change and innovations in specialist practice
• Project management knowledge and skills

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

• Empathetic and caring to patient's individual needs
• Self-motivated and able to influence and empower others to deliver safe, patient-focused care in specialist practice
• Act as a role model to lead the way in specialist care

Desirable criteria

• Innovative and flexible working practices

Trust values

Essential criteria

• Putting patients first
• Responsive to patients and staff
• Open and honest
• Unfailingly kind
• Determined to develop

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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