Heart & Lung Transplant and Ventricular Assist Device Coordinator

The post holder will work in conjunction with members of the multidisciplinary Heart and Lung Transplant/VAD (left ventricular assist device) team to coordinate the nursing and managerial aspects of the patient pathway, pre and post heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support insertion. The role is a trainee Band 6 position which will develop to a Band 7 nurse specialist on achieving all areas of competencies.

Main duties of the job

The role includes:

* Provide expert information, education, support and advice to patients, families, colleagues and

other health professionals in the inpatient, outpatient or community settings within a 24 hours

service.

* Coordinate the whole patient pathway for patients pre and post heart and lung transplantation

or mechanical circulatory support, including admission to and discharge from hospital for

assessment, procedures and post-operative care

* Help develop and participate in nurse led clinics

* Receive and act upon all National and European cardiothoracic organ offers under the supervision

of Mentor and Consultant Surgeon

* Organise all aspects of cardiothoracic retrieval within the area of responsibility

* Participate in a 24 hour on-call rota

* Attend and participate in Internal and external meetings

* Educate at a local and national level

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Registered Adult nurse on NMC register
• *Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
• *Recognised mentorship course

Desirable

• *To have or working towards a MSc/ Masters qualification
• *Advanced health assessment module -To have or working towards or willingness to undertake
• *Non-medical prescriber -To have or working towards or a willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential

• *Substantial experience in taking charge of an acute ward or area
• *Minimum 2 years cardiology / respiratory experience, awareness and knowledge
• *Experience at working with acute and chronic diseases
• *Experience of working autonomously
• *Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
• *Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
• *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
• *Clear understanding of the nurse specialist role
• *Evidence of implementing research based practice
• *Must demonstrate a willingness to teach at a local and national level
• *Evidence of supporting others in a clinical environment

Desirable

• *Substantial experience in taking charge of an acute ward or area
• *Minimum 2 years cardiology / respiratory experience, awareness and knowledge
• *Experience at working with acute and chronic diseases
• *Experience of working autonomously
• *Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
• *Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
• *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
• *Clear understanding of the nurse specialist role
• *Evidence of implementing research based practice
• *Must demonstrate a willingness to teach at a local and national level
• *Evidence of supporting others in a clinical environment

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Good time management
• *Ability to deliver on deadlines
• *Able to work within a rapidly changing environment
• *Flexible
• *Ability to work well within a team
• *Ability to motivate junior staff
• *Ability to work autonomously
• *Excellent verbal communication skills
• *Presentation skills [with use of IT skills]
• *Face to face contact, telephone contact, email
• *Ability to participate in strategic meetings
• *Ability to identify training needs in patients/ careers and other health care professionals and formulate detailed teaching plans
• *Able to deliver formal and informal teaching sessions
• *Proficient IT skills
• *Excellent written communication skills
• *Ability to maintain accurate record

Desirable

• *Leadership skills
• *Management of clinical caseload
• *Ability to write annual report and service development reports
• *Psychological needs and support
• *Grief and loss
• *Be able to chair and participate Internal and external meetings
• *Evidence of achievements and
• career development in current post
• and of on-going professional
• development/ competence

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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304-1085047PM