Clinical Nurse Specialist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Fulbourn, CB21 5EF |
| Company: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6081975/310-MASMH-6081975 |
Summary
The role is suitable for Registered Nurses who have successfully completed mentor training as required by the NMC.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is a clinical leader who ensures patients receive the highest standard of clinical care. Working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will embed evidence based clinical practice within the team through implementation and facilitation of education, training. and skills development for nurses.
The post holder will provide inspirational specialist nursing leadership within the team, including specialist assessments and nursing interventions to service users.
As a nursing expert the post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the service, providing advice, education and support to staff, patients their families and carers.
The post holder is responsible for contributing to and leading the ongoing development of clinical practice standards of care within the service including the development of policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines. The post holder will actively initiate and participate in clinical activity and audits within their specialist area.
There is an expectation the CNS will be knowledgeable and skilled in managing groups and teams. The CNS will have their own area of clinical skill/interest and will provide direct clinical work within the service.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To provide a clear focus for clinical leadership and to be responsible for ensuring the provision of a high standard of holistic, patient-centred care.
To use a range of techniques to ensure, set, and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to set, monitor, and continually improve standards of care and patient experience.
To lead on nursing practice development including the development, and or
updating of clinical guidelines, policy and procedure that relates to the practise setting.
Demonstrate safe, compassionate, consistent, and appropriate practice and expert nursing advice using up to date knowledge, skills, clinical competence, and evidence, to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence changes, and promote health and best practice.
To teach and act as a facilitator, mentor, and supervisor to other staff. To develop and participate in the delivery of a clinical supervision structure/reflective practice for team members.
To support the development and clinical learning infrastructure providing advice and guidance which ensures that all newly qualified nurses receive preceptorship and that those who mentor and support them are well prepared and regularly updated.
Ensure safe and effective clinical practice.
Enhance patient experience.
To lead, manage and develop team performance, promote professionalism and trust.
Ensure effective delivery of Directorate and organisation quality priorities.
To ensure that a therapeutic milieu is maintained by supporting the nursing team and the therapeutic structure.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024