Clinical Nurse Specialist Neuromuscular IVIg and Immunosuppression
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 to £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Closing date
- 3 Dec 2024
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The post holder will support patients living with inflammatory neuropathies who receive treatment with IVIg and Immunosuppression medication.
We are looking for someone with excellent clinical acute care skills who can work alongside staff to transfer this knowledge and skill set.
Main duties of the job
The successful individual will have a pivotal role in delivering Trust Objectives and ensuring that the care delivered within this specialty reflects the Trust Vision and Values.
If you are passionate about patient care and have the ability to work effectively within a team in forward thinking and innovative learning environments, we would like to hear from you. We offer you diverse, varied experiences to expand and extend your knowledge and skills, tailored to meet individual needs in your developing career pathway.
We believe in maintaining high standards in everything we do so bring your ideas, enthusiasm and motivation to raise the bar and give expert care to all our patients.
This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with all professional groups, offering you the combination of specialist nursing with hands on care.
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:
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
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Communication
Essential
Personal and People Development
Essential
Desirable
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by
Essential
Specific Requirements
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH
Queen Square
London
WC1N 3BG
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
309-UCLH-5393
We are looking for someone with excellent clinical acute care skills who can work alongside staff to transfer this knowledge and skill set.
Main duties of the job
The successful individual will have a pivotal role in delivering Trust Objectives and ensuring that the care delivered within this specialty reflects the Trust Vision and Values.
If you are passionate about patient care and have the ability to work effectively within a team in forward thinking and innovative learning environments, we would like to hear from you. We offer you diverse, varied experiences to expand and extend your knowledge and skills, tailored to meet individual needs in your developing career pathway.
We believe in maintaining high standards in everything we do so bring your ideas, enthusiasm and motivation to raise the bar and give expert care to all our patients.
This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with all professional groups, offering you the combination of specialist nursing with hands on care.
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 post-registration programme
- Teaching/Assessment programme
Desirable
- Leadership development programme (HLP2)
- Management development programme
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years' relevant post registration experience in same specialty (HLP2), (FO)
- Completed/completing Masters Degree (HLP2) (FO) OR Minimum 2 years' relevant post registration experience in same specialty (HLP1), (SO)
- Completed/completing Honours Degree in Nursing, midwifery, research or ethics (HLP1), (SO
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of research and evidence-based practice
- Willing to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
- Demonstrates awareness of resource management issues within boundaries of role
- Previous experience in audit and evaluation
- Able to work across organisational and professional boundaries
- Able to negotiate effectively with different disciplines (HLP2)
- Innovative approach to service delivery
- Experience in developing service strategies
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary 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
- Presentation skills
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated Portfolio
- Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
- Reflective in Practice
- Demonstrates evidence of ability to educate others
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the specialty
- Evidence of developing & leading nurse led clinics / services (HLP2)
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively (HLP1) / autonomously (HLP2)
Desirable
- Published articles / poster presentations
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Respects the privacy and dignity of the individual
- Understands the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to shift patterns
- Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional Practice
- Ability to manage and evaluate change
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH
Queen Square
London
WC1N 3BG
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
309-UCLH-5393
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