Are you a compassionate, experienced and motivated nurse, looking for a fantastic new opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people living with inherited neurological conditions?

Due to the retirement of the current post holder, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Neurogenetics Service, based at the internationally renowned National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The service sees people with/at risk of inherited neurological conditions and provides input across the disease trajectories from genetic counselling, education and support before and at onset, through monitoring and management of mild, moderate and complex disability to palliative care at the end of life.

As this is a specialist role, support will be given by the team to enable the successful candidate to gain the necessary knowledge and expertise to allow them to work as an autonomous practitioner.

Main duties of the job

The clinical nurse specialist is pivotal in ensuring the provision of high quality care, running (in time) their own outpatient nurse led telephone and face to face clinics in addition to participating in consultant led clinics.

The post holder will also manage the patient and professional response service, acting as an expert resource both internally and externally and will contribute to the efficient running of the service, service development initiatives, the clinical governance programme and clinical research.

The post holder will therefore need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to set priorities and manage time effectively.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse - Part 1,2 or relevant section of the register
• Relevant specialist post registration programme
• Teaching / mentorship/ assessment programme
• Understanding of and commitment to the needs of the Neurogenetics service
• Committed to providing safe, effective and timely patient-centred care in accordance with NMC Code of Practice

Desirable

• Leadership Training
• Knowledge and understanding of genetics in the clinical setting

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience at minimum of Band 6
• Previous experience in neurology, chronic disease management, genetics or palliative care

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates evidence of ability to teach others
• Able to prioritise own workload
• Excellent organisational skills
• Acts on own initiative and can problem-solve using available resources
• Able to work across organisational and professional boundaries
• Demonstrates awareness of research and evidence-based practice
• Ability to help initiate, sustain and evaluate change

Communication

Essential

• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
• Communicates with patients and carers in an empathetic manner
• Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF and maintains an updated portfolio
• Demonstrates previous experience of formal & informal teaching of patients & staff.
• Reflective in practice
• Experience of applying evidence-based practice to clinical practice

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH

Queen Square

London

WC1N 3BG

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309-UCLH-4495