Job summary
Fancy a change? We are looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our well- established urology clinical nurse specialist team.
The post requires vision, innovation and the ability to work across professional boundaries, underpinned by a real desire to provide the highest standards of patient care.
Main duties of the job
You will work in collaboration with, and autonomously, as part of the Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team to help develop and deliver services across organisational, professional and geographical boundaries. You will work closely with key areas of the Trust, forging close working relationships with the Trust urology consultants and CNS from other specialties. You will also have managerial responsibility as to manage the staff in the urology outpatient's department. You must be highly motivated with strong leadership and excellent communication skills.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities for this post, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Essential criteria
Essential
- oAchieved grade RN
- oPost registration qualification appropriate to specialty
- oFirst level degree in related subject or evidence of working towards
- oEvidence of continued professional development
- oRecognised teaching qualification or working towards
- oClinical manager experience
Desirable
- oWorking towards Masters level qualification
- oLeadership course
- oIrMer training
- oPhysical assessment skills
- oPrevious experience of working a clinical nurse specialist
Essential criteria
Essential
- oEvidence of continued professional development
- oIT literate
Desirable
- oPhysical assessment skills
Interview Essential criteria
Essential
- oDemonstrate evidence of highly developed clinical practice
- oAbility to develop new ways of working
- oExperience of multi-professional working
Desirable
- oOrganisation and negotiation skills
- oEffective communication
- oTeaching/assessment and presentation skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
London Northwest Urology Centre
Northwick Park Hospital, Level 4
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
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