Job summary
As the nurse specialist within the defined sphere of practice the post holder is responsible for providing specialist knowledge care to patients.
They will act as the first point of contact who have need to access the specialist service.
They will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of care including undertaking specialist procedures, provide specialist advice, structured education and ongoing support to their client group, based on individual need.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for patient care, safety and clinical quality, responsible for ensuring performance, and leading the team
responsible for ensuring knowledge, training and experience is kept up to date and ensure knowledge is imparted to others
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Person Specification
Application Completion
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse and/or First level degree or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Nurse prescriber
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Professional awareness
- Effective communications skills
- Basic IT skills
- Leadership skills
- Analytical / problem solving
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- At least 2 years clinical nursing experience at Band 5 grade or above in an acute setting
- Standard setting and audit
- Within the past year have experience with the management and education of patients with diabetes
- Working alongside the multi disciplinary team
- Experience of leading and implementing change
Desirable
- Participating in training / post basic training
- Participation in research application
- Resource management
- Advanced ECDL in IT
- Resource management
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others.
Special Attributes and other
Essential
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- Personal Integrity, credibility and assertive
- Approachable, adaptable, diplomacy
- Hard working and committed to the principles of public sector values
Desirable
- Ability to work flexibly and as a team
- Change agent
- Motivated
- Ability to self manage a caseload
Other Requirements
Essential
- Good timekeeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
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
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Hull Royal Infirmary
Anlaby Road
hull
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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