Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with the multi professional team to develop and maintain a strategy relating to the care of patients in specialist area.
• Works both as an independent practitioner, and as an effective member of the wider interdisciplinary clinical team. Demonstrates excellent communication ability.
• Utilises an agreed service plan as a framework for service delivery. 
• Uses data from audit / quality monitoring/ patient satisfaction questionnaires /service review to inform clinical governance. Utilises information to ensure that services are responsive to patient needs. Ensures patients are consulted in the development of services.
• Is responsible for ensuring own clinical practice complies with Data Protection/ Confidentiality/ Caldicott principles.
• Assists in maintaining standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and for a well maintained ward / department environment. 
• Actively promotes diversity, including race diversity, both in the delivery of the Directorate’s services and in the management and development of staff within the clinical area.  Generates and sustains relationships that promote dignity, rights and responsibilities. Identify and take action to address discrimination and oppression.
• Holds own defined caseload. 
• Communicates complex, sensitive information effectively and empathetically to patients and relatives. Maintains personally generated observations in records.
• Assesses, develops and implements evidence based specialist nursing care programmes, and advice for patients and relatives.
• Work as an expert practitioner in given area, acting as a resource for other interdisciplinary healthcare professions. Maintains a high profile in the clinical area, acting as a role model for good practice. 
• Works with professional groups and other agencies in both primary and secondary healthcare settings.  Assumes a central role in problem solving and service co-ordination to ensure patients and carers receive high standards of seamless quality care.
• Works with non-specialist interdisciplinary practitioners to compliment their care, and the quality of the service provided.
• When appropriate, participates in the establishment /running of nurse-led clinics.  When trained, undertakes diagnostic and therapeutic procedures pertinent to specialist role.
• Actively participates in interdisciplinary meetings.
• Acts on clinical incidents pertinent to area, to reduce clinical risk.
• Provides informal support and education to patients/carers and all professional disciplines 
• Participates in the delivery and evaluation of formal education programmes related to speciality. 
• Identifies and plans education, participating in curriculum planning and delivery. 
• Conducts/facilitates primary research/ contributes to research programmes. Promotes evidence based practice in specialist area.  Is aware of clinical trials that may affect patients in own clinical area.
• Provides formal mentorship and / or clinical supervision as required.
• Contributes to the development of care pathways when necessary.
• Develops/ contributes to an information database of support services available to health care professionals and patient group. 
• Uses research findings critically to develop practice. 
• Monitors and maintains the health, safety and security of self and any practitioners he/ she is responsible for in work area. Identifies and assesses risks in work activities, and develops strategies to manage these effectively. Practices within risk management/ occupational health legislation and Trust procedures.
• Develops own skills, taking responsibility for continuing professional development and performance, maintaining own portfolio in accordance with post registration requirements. Works to achieve competencies appropriate to grade. Identifies own development needs in relation to current practice and future plans, setting personal development objectives. 
• Establishes local and national networks, linking with other practitioners in specialist area in order to share/ learn from examples of good practice

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.