Job summary
This post is a 12 month Fixed Term development opportunity for the successful applicant to further enhance their skills within our team in the Non Specific Rapid Diagnostics Service.
As the successful candidate you will learn
To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients referred to the team for investigations.To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment.To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload.To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.To be aware of risk management issues both locally and nationally and develop strategies to address identified issues
The NSRDS Team core hours are Monday - Friday 8am until 4pm (excluding bank holidays).
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
- To maintain personal accountability for professional and ethical actions and ensure compliance with the standards of professional conduct issued by the relevant regulatory body2. To maintain and develop a specialist service for patients within the caseload, ensuring that the treatment and follow up of this group of patients is delivered in a timely manner.3. To provide and maintain a diagnostic service for the Trust. Ensure clinician-led clinics provide for both diagnoses and reporting of subsequent results for identified patients.4. To provide teaching as an in-house measure to all medical and clinical staff, not only within the Care Group but also from other services.5. To provide a clinician-led clinic service to patients.6. To plan and administer treatment to patients as appropriate and ensure handover of this treatment to community services as necessary..7. To provide expert care, advice and support for patients and their relatives/carers and ensure that advice and point of contact is availablethroughout the patient's journey.8. To refer on to other agencies as appropriate.9. To operate as clinical specialist and expert practitioner in issues relating to the identified area of care. To direct and delegate care based on accurate assessment and evaluation.10. To take consent for investigative procedures, manipulate equipment and perform advanced clinical skills.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To improve the experience and outcomes of care for patients by taking the lead in investigations and treatments prescribed.To provide a consistent and personalised service by ensuring that the patients receive the best care, in the best place from the best person or team.To provide social, emotional and psychological support for patients from referral and throughout their treatment.To deliver expert specialist evidence-based care including development, assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of evidence based care for a defined caseload.To make appropriate referral to consultants/other specialist/members of the multidisciplinary team in primary, secondary or tertiary care settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife
- Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Recordable specialist qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescribing
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Extensive clinical experience
- Involvement in audit
Desirable
- Participation in research
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Knowledge
Desirable
- In depth specialist knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
- Effective communicator
- Root Cause Analysis
- Leadership & motivation skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
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
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Liverpool Hospital LUHFT
Mount Vernon Street
Liverpool
L7 8YE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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