Clinical Nurse Specialist Neurosurgery

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual to join our dynamic and innovative team of adult neurosurgical specialist nurses on a full-time basis. Currently this role is Monday to Friday only.

We are looking for an experienced nurse with a neurosurgical background, who has a keen interest in supporting patient’s journey primarily with Neurovascular conditions such as Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Aneurysms and Arteriovenous malformations, low grade tumours along with some complex spinal patients requiring either monitoring or surgery. You will work closely with a number of Consultant Neurosurgeons and Allied Health Care Professionals in both primary and secondary care setting. You will support patients and their families / carers throughout their disease trajectory from diagnosis to discharge and beyond. The aim of the role is to look at ways of reducing LOS admission avoidance and improving pathways and working with partner trusts.

The practice involves the assessment, planning and implementing of care and provision of specialist advice for patients across inpatient and out-patient settings across the East Anglian region. A key aspect of the role is to improve the patient pathway from referral through to discharge and beyond into the community setting. As such, you will undertake nurse led clinics and nurse-led discharges, as well as nurse-led procedures in what is a very proactive, patient facing role – requiring excellent communication and listening skills.

Main duties of the job

This role involves a degree of Trust level teaching, participating in research projects and presenting at MDT meetings including service development.

You must possess a current NMC registration, Neuro Course and have relevant experience within neurosurgery or neurology.

Main Duties

• The post holder is a recognised expert in the specialty, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures
• Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students
• Responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care
• Required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area

Working for our organisation

Come Nurse with us…

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

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This vacancy will close at midnight on 15 September 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 23 September 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
• Post registration qualification in speciality
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Teaching qualification.
• Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
• Advanced clinical assessment

Desirable criteria

• Research Module
• Masters Degree

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
• Accept personal accountability for own practice.
• Experience of formal/informal teaching.
• Experience of initiating change

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
• Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues’ needs.
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.

Leadership skills.

• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time-management.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead developments in practice.
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
• Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills.
• Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly

Desirable criteria

• Advanced Communication Skills
• Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct.
• Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust.

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