Nurse Specialist - Infective Endocarditis Valve
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the valve specialist nursing team at Leeds General Infirmary for a Registered Nurse to cover maternity leave for a fixed term of 12 months. The successful candidate will be responsible in managing caseload of adult patients with a diagnosis of suspected or confirmed infective endocarditis. This role will involve participating in weekly ward rounds, coordinating multidisciplinary meetings and referrals to other speciality teams, providing patients with education and support and acting as a point of contact for referrers from within Leeds Teaching Hospitals and from other centres around the region.
The post is based in the Division of Cardiology, within the Yorkshire Heart Centre at Leeds General Infirmary and the successful candidate will join the team and work under the supervision of the Lead Valve Nurse and the Endocarditis clinical lead to provide a seamless pathway.
Applicant must be registered nurse with substantive post-registration experience in cardiac services and endocarditis care. They must have effective interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
For further information or to discuss this opportunity please contact Marta Verga on marta.verga@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The jobholder will be responsible for a managed caseload of adult patients with a diagnosis of suspected or confirmed infective endocarditis. This role will involve participating in weekly ward rounds, coordinating multidisciplinary meetings and referrals to other speciality teams, providing patients with education and support and acting as a point of contact for referrers from within Leeds Teaching Hospitals and from other centres around the region.
Once established in the role, it is hoped that the post holder will lead their own inpatient reviews on stable patients and conduct outpatient clinics on patients discharged on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) with the support of senior clinicians. There will also be the opportunity to develop research skills through data collation and analysis with the aim of writing publications and presenting at national meetings.
As a senior nurse working independently but within a team environment the post holder will need to be a confident, outgoing person with excellent communication skills who will demonstrate an ability to be highly self-motivated. Background knowledge of cardiology and a willingness to participate in professional development and develop further nurse led services are highly desirable. Training and education in house will be provided to develop and build on an existing knowledge.
About us
Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.
At Cardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job responsibilities
Principle Duties & Areas of Responsibility
Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct
To fulfil the requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintain and revalidate registration
Clinical
Clinical care delivery
- Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
- Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.
- Maintain a safe working environment
- Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patient need.
- Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.
Responsibilities for patient and client care
- Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
- Organises own clinical workload.
- Receives supervision of clinical care and outcomes from Team Leader and Senior Clinicians within the Endocarditis Team.
Freedom to act
- Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
Communication
- Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery
- Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery
Education and Training
- Provide training and education of learners and other junior staff
- Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review
- Provide education and training to patients and their carers.
- Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty
- To complete Mandatory and Priority Training within the specified timescales
- Participate in own and others appraisals
Leadership and management
- Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
- Actively promote and use the Leeds Improvement method to improve the quality and safety of the service
- Work with Team Leader to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate
- Under the direction of the Team Leader, participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing practice, reflecting the CSUs and Nursing Directorate business plans
- Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
- Promote evidence based practice, wherever possible
- Engages users and carers views on service delivery and development
- Implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where appropriate
- Contribute to policy and protocol development for speciality area
- Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and supplies appropriately.
Research and Audit
- Contribute to the research agenda
- Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments.
- Participate in clinical trials as appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent and experience within the relevant speciality area
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
- Audit & Standard setting
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Understanding of research-based practice
- Capable of lateral thinking
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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