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Gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist | North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Job details
Posting date: 18 June 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £49,178 - £55,492 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 July 2024
Location: London, N18 1QX
Company: North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6403671/393-NMUH-1217-B

Summary

• To act as an autonomous nurse Sonographer, within the Women Ambulatory Day Unit.
• To assist the Obs & Gynae in delivering patient care and managing WADU referrals.
• To be an excellent clinical role model and to act as an advanced specialist resource to all members of the team.
• To assess, perform ultrasound investigations, plan and implement management plans and safely discharge, completing all necessary records and follow up care when necessary.
• To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team.
• To oversee the effective safe running of the unit on a day to day basis working with the matron, nursing staff and the multidisciplinary team

To provide a high standard of nursing care for the patients and families.
To plan, assess, implement and evaluate pathways for individual patients, and to assist other staff in this area.
To advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness with specific reference to women’s health needs.
To ensure an on-going welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the women using WADU.
To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence based nursing care.
Communicate proactively with all staff on the clinical condition and treatment plans of patients and ensure accurate documentation is maintained.
To act as an advocate for the women ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.
To provide information, advice, counselling and support to women and their families.
The post includes taking telephone enquiries from patients and to act upon the information given.
To initiate emergency treatment where necessary and to co-ordinate the process.
To liaise and refer to appropriate health care professionals when necessary.
To break bad news and counsel and support women undergoing miscarriage and early pregnancy conditions.
To be fully conversant with all drugs used in WADU and to maintain relevant drug administration training as necessary
To ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed “best practice”.

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

Take a tour of our hospitalhere

Managerial:
To support members of the WADU Nurse & Health Care Assistant team to ensure that all women receive appropriate care.
Day to day supervision of the nurses, supporting development and appraisals
Ensure the provision of appropriate supervision and support to junior doctors and medical students and learners in the department.
To assist in ensuring that allocated resources are managed effectively and efficiently. This includes effective utilisation of time and equipment.
To ensure the safety of the unit, including reporting of critical incidentsProfessional:

To demonstrate a professional approach to work, and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
To have knowledge of and adhere to Trust policy and professional standards. To assist in ensuring that team members do likewise.
To maintain confidentiality surrounding the patient’s admission and treatment at all times.
To ensure documentation is complete and up to date, in line with NMC and Trust guidelines.
To meet revalidation requirements. To identify own learning needs and ensure own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments in conjunction with your preceptor and team leader.
Revalidation preparation in line with NMC guidance and requirement


This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Jul 2024