Senior Staff Nurse - Interventional Radiology

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Bromley, Greater London

Job overview

To work as an expert clinical practitioner and effectively deliver an expert nursing service in the specialist area

To further develop the Haemato-oncology service (including optimising patient pathways, improving the patient experience, and developing proactive patient support models).

To independently manage a caseload of patients/clients

To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support

To lead the development of evidence-based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guideline

To establish clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in the community

To link with healthcare teams to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in the community or their healthcare setting

Main duties of the job

To provide and manage an expert specialist nursing service for people with specialist need

To provide expert nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment

To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care.

To accept responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient’s record and hand held records

To be actively involved in inpatient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality nursing care

Where appropriate to lead nurse led out patient services ensuring nurse consultation with all newly diagnosed patients To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

To provide and manage an expert specialist nursing service for people with specialist needs
To provide expert nursing advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis and through treatment
To ensure continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing health, health related and nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating
appropriate steps for effective care. This can include:
Managing a patient caseload
Ordering diagnostic tests
Making and receiving referrals
Admitting and discharging patients for specified conditions and within agreed protocols
Running clinics
Prescribing medicines and treatments
To accept responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patient’s record and hand held
records
To be actively involved in inpatient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high quality nursing care
Where appropriate to lead nurse led out patient services ensuring nurse consultation with all newly diagnosed patients
To follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment.
To coordinate a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication.
To lead the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service.
To ensure operational policies are reviewed annually following national standards
To ensure all care is given by agreed protocols.
To liaise with the ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients.
To identify, implement and maintain a suitable mechanism for MDT referrals to the Clinical Nurse Specialists.
To work with the MDT to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of MDT documentation.
To liaise with the local community, social services, paramedics and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professional.
To actively involve service users in providing feedback on their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.
To lead the development of appropriate patient group directives to facilitate/enhance the discharge process.
To participate in relevant for a at Divisional, Trust or PCG/PCT or National/International Level to represent the service perspective.
To contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team. Additionally, where appropriate, to act as a practice supervisor to Trust and honorary contract employees.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NMC Level 1 or Level 15 Registered Nurse
A clinical expert either through formal qualification (Degree/Master) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area.
Relevant post-registration qualification(communication/psychological care/cancelling /speciality care/cancer care/SACT)

Skills and Experiences

Essential criteria

Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding
Strong leadership skills

Desirable criteria

To have proven experience of service development
Experience in running research and audit programmes

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Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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