Were looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the team at The Portland Hospital, currently rated Good by the CQC and the only independent hospital in the UK entirely dedicated to women and children. Youll be part of a team that thrives on teamwork, collaboration and support for one another. And, as we offer a huge variety of courses from our own learning academy and external academic providers, our promise to you is that you will feel supported with a great opportunity to grow.
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Paediatric Spinal Surgery well look to you to use your expertise to provide holistic and evidence-based care throughout the Spinal Surgery pathway, working alongside a multi-disciplinary team but also autonomously as you oversee the patient journey. Youll be an advocate for the patient, providing specialist nursing advice and emotional support throughout their journey with us while also driving service development and staff education. Youll need great communication skills to succeed, but if you can bring us the experience were looking for we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a team that is constantly operating at the forefront of clinical innovation.
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the worlds leading healthcare providers. In the UK, were one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description
Post:
Paediatric Spinal CNS
Department: Children and Young Peoples Nursing Service
Band:
7
Base:
Portland Hospital for Women and Children, Childrens In
Patient Department and Out Patient Department
(including the Shard)
Reports
To: Lead CNS
(Cardiac CNS)
Responsible
To: Chief Nursing
Officer
HOSPITAL PROFILE
Internationally renowned for clinical excellence, The
Portland Hospital is the only independent hospital in the UK entirely dedicated
to women and children. Our inpatient and outpatient specialties reflect this,
providing clinical expertise in Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Women`s Health.
The Portland Hospital prides itself on the longstanding
principles to provide support, an inspiring working environment and positive
energy to ensure everyone has a better day and receive gold standard quality
service.
This is accomplished and reflected through our core set of
Positively Portland values that all employees adhere to and promote each and
every day:
Greetings, Respect, Teamwork, Initiative, Responsibility
and Acknowledgement.
The hospital has been consistently growing over the past few
years, almost doubling since 2008. Our Paediatric wards hold 56 inpatient beds
+ 11 day case and are equipped with the latest technology to provide advanced
medical and surgical care, including a 10 bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
which reflects the acuity and complex nature of the children who are admitted
to our hospital, including a proportion of international patients who are sent
for specialist treatment and/or investigations by their embassies.
Our busy Childrens Outpatients Department has a large range
of specialist Paediatrics clinics including: Cardiac/Congenital Heart, Allergy, Dermatology,
General Paediatrics, ENT, Urology, Plastics, Orthopaedics and Spinal.
The department consists of an expanding team made up of
health care assistants and registered nurses who all work as part of the wider
multidisciplinary team.
The childrens Out Patient Department is spread over three
sites - two located on the hospitals main site in Great Portland street, with
the third newest addition to our facilities being located at The Shard, London
Bridge site, with its own designated Childrens Out Patient consulting suites.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will be the lead nurse,
taking responsibility for providing specialist knowledge, clinical skills and
expertise in the treatment and management of Children and Young people with
spinal conditions that attend the Portland Hospital for a variety of diagnostic
and investigative procedures, as well as consultation and specialist advice.
The CNS is responsible and accountable for their own
practice, working independently delivering high quality, safe, evidence-based
practice, whilst adhering to and following all appropriate corporate and local
policies, complying with Clinical Governance at all times.
Although the majority of the CNS role is working
independently, the post holder is expected to work within the wider
multi-disciplinary team including specialist spinal consultants, paediatricians,
nursing and therapy staff.
The post holder requires excellent organisational and
management skills with the ability to work flexibly responding to the needs of
the service. They must maintain excellent communication and interpersonal
skills and be able to converse with a broad spectrum of individuals effectively
and professionally.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.
Leadership and Management
1.1 To work in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional
conduct: standards for conduct, performance and ethics
1.2 To be a highly visible role model to all nurses within
the team.
1.3 Provides expert guidance and
ongoing support to any nursing team involved in the care of children and young
people diagnosed with or undergoing investigations or treatment for spinal
conditions.
1.4 Leads and participates in
co-ordinating all aspects of patient care, maintaining the best interest of the
child and family at all times.
1.5 The post holder will be an
advocate for every child and young person attending the hospital for either
investigations and/or procedures for spinal conditions.
1.6 Liaises effectively with
members of the multi professional team, patients, families and visitors.
1.7 Participates in the Clinical
Governance process, including risk assessing, incident reporting and
investigation and provides accurate and contemporaneous reports to the Senior
Management Team where required.
1.8 Works in line with CQC
requirements and participates in relevant and appropriate meetings to ensure
standards are met and maintained.
1.9 Participates in the audit
process and if applicable presents relevant audit findings in relation to their
speciality at the hospital Audit and Guidelines group.
1.10 Contributes to the annual
service plan review process and ensures these are kept in line with the overall
company business plan.
1.11 The post holder will ensure
they receive customer feedback and create action plans accordingly to improve
the Patient Experience.
2. Clinical
Practice
2.1.
Demonstrate excellent clinical skills and be
accountable for their own practice in line with NMC guidelines.
2.2.
The post
holder will ensure their practice is up to date, evidenced based and follows
local and national (NICE) guidelines associated to the speciality.
2.3.
Actively participates in and develops patient
clinical pathways for all children and young people attending the hospital for
investigation and treatment of spinal conditions.
2.4 Takes responsibility for the
assessment, plan of care and setting of standards for all spinal patients, in
collaboration with the multi professional team, in particular the specialist spinal
consultants.
2.5 Manages their own patient
caseload providing direct
specialist care to all spinal patients attending the hospital, ensuring
their admission process is appropriately planned, pre-assessment has taken
place and discharge planning processes met in accordance with HCA discharge
policy.
2.6 Assists with pre-assessment of
patients prior to surgery.
2.7 Ensures care provided adheres
to infection control standards.
2.8 Ensures all medications, where
applicable, are appropriately prescribed and administered in according with
Medication Management Policy and HCA allergy protocols.
2.9 Ensures safe and effective use
of all equipment and supplies.
2.10 Ensures the patient and
families are counselled on their condition and appropriate patient information
is readily available for them.
2.11 The post holder will be
trained to level 3 safeguarding of children and be able to identify children
who may be at risk and initiate appropriate escalation of concerns in
accordance with HCA policy and national guidance.
3.
Practice Development, Education and
Research
3.1.
The post holder will play an integral part in
the training, education and development of the nursing team delivering care to
spinal patients, working collaboratively with the HCA education and practice
facilitating team.
3.2.
Responsible for initiating, developing and
promoting evidenced based practice within the speciality.
3.3.
Takes responsibility for assessing staff as
competent to undertake specific clinical practices within their area of
expertise.
3.4.
Ensures all hospital policies for the spinal
service are kept up to date and reviewed in accordance with HCA policy.
3.5.
The post holder will ensure they maintain their
skills and knowledge by attending relevant training and education opportunities
to perform advanced clinical practices where appropriate.
3.6.
Provides effective health promotion to patients
and staff.
3.7.
Participate as appropriate in research
initiatives relevant to speciality
3.8.
Demonstrate initiatives in the development of
new knowledge and clinical skills aiming to ensure practice is evidence based.
3.9. Ensures that local Spinal
database is up to date and data is entered in the British Spinal Register in a
timely manner.
3.10.
Collaborates with the Infection Control and Prevention Nurse in the
Surgical Site Surveillance data collection.
4.
Managing Information and Communication
4.1.
Ensures
patient privacy and dignity are respected at all times, maintaining patient
confidentiality and ensuring information is kept in accordance with Caldicott
and Information Governance principles
4.2.
Maintains accurate and comprehensive patient
records
4.3.
Maintains an accurate work diary detailing all
activities undertaken
4.4.
Provides evidence-based patient information as
agreed with the patients consultant.
4.5.
Demonstrates excellent verbal and nonverbal
communication skills at all times
4.6.
Displays the Positively Portland values at all
times.