Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist in Surveillance – ROSSINI Platform
| Posting date: | 17 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7148509/196-NM12794 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking a passionate, self-motivated, and driven Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist who has experience in surgical wound care to join our dynamic remote wound monitoring programme. This programme will utilise the successful ‘Isla’ platform for surgical site infection surveillance as part of the Rossini Platform trial – a pioneering, multi-arm, multi-stage study aimed at reducing surgical site infections across six major surgical specialities.
This is a full-time, five-year fixed term role funded by the NIHR, based at one of our GSTT sites. If you are inspired by innovation, collaborative working, and a commitment to improving patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you.
The post holder will be responsible for the running the ROSSINI Platform Surgical Site Infection Surveillance under the Central Digital Wound Hub. This will include supporting the research team, ensuring timely and appropriate remote care advice and referrals for surgical patients and carers, and expanding the service for all surgical arms of the ROSSINI Platform. The post holder will be responsible for data collection activities related to the service and will undertake reporting and line management activities.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
The Surveillance and Innovation Unit (SUI) is a new unit in the Directorate of Infection. The Central Wound Hub will scale and sustain our award-winning digital surveillance programme. The Hub team will work with the surgical site infection (SSI) team, a dynamic, friendly team covering specialisms across the trust.
Clinical
· To oversee the daily running of the CDWH for the Rossini Platform study to ensure patients are reviewed and responded to in a timely manner on the digital remote wound platform (Isla).
· To support and line management of junior colleagues for optimal review patient submission on Isla for a seven-day and out-of-hours service.
· To provide timely review of patient submissions to the Central Digital Wound Hub, ensuring appropriate reassurance, advice and/or referral as required.
· To ensure early identification of patients who require MDT escalation for infection or delayed wound healing, and action this or support junior staff in doing so.
· To ensure information on clinically relevant information on community treatment is recorded for visibility and optimal care delivery.
· To collect and/or oversee data on clinical outcomes.
· To identify areas for improvement in relation to the Central Digital Wound Hub and work with the Trust Lead for SSI to deliver an improvement plan, using appropriate methodology.
· To participate in research studies as required.
· To work with the CTU and Isla providing specialist input in SSIS data collection, handling ensuring correct completion of surveillance forms or electronic surveillance data platforms
· To undertake audit in relation to SSIS and to ensure audit documentation is completed correctly.
· To work autonomously managing a case load of defined group of patients ensuring close surveillance is undertaken to identify Surgical Site Infections (SSI) and determine incidence and prevalence ofinfections
· To promote a patient focused approach to care ensuring high standards of surgical care are followed and in collaboration with all relevant healthprofessionals.
· To support the Rossini Platform in the initiation of appropriate actions to enable all grades and disciplines of staff to preventSSI
· To assess surgical patients to identify signs ofinfection and initiate interventions to prevent or mitigate infection or wound healing issues
· To support, encourage and advise (as required) staff on the management of patients who developSSIs.
· Participate in data entry andcoding
· Participate in telephone and remote digital post discharge follow upsurveillance
· To provide information to patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified in relation to infectionsurveillance
· To provide specialist nursing input in the identification, prevention and monitoring ofSSI
· To support the Infection control surveillance lead nurse in the review of microbiological data to evaluate the efficiency of an intervention and plan future practice in consultation with relevant clinicalleads
· Support general enquiries relating to SSIS from patients, staff and the general public always acting appropriately, sensitively and professionally to ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times
· To collaborate with the CDWH Co-Leads and/or SSI team to investigate potential outbreaks
· Collaborate and support surgical teams in providing information which enables patients to make choices about adopting a healthier lifestyle and actions to reduce surgical siteinfections.
· To report any unsafe infection prevention and control practices to the CDWH Co-Leads.
· To participate in the promotion and maintenance of effective communication with patients, health professionals in relation to surgical site wound surveillance.
· To maintain effective communication within the SSI team.
· To support the Trust Lead for SSI Surveillance, Research and Innovation in assisting clinical teams in the formulation and initiation of appropriate strategies or action plans required to minimise the risk ofSSIs.
Management
· Provide clinical support for junior colleagues, including ongoing training needs and development, providing consistency even when working remotely.
· Review shift rotas for the Central Digital Wound Hub, ensuring adequate cover for a seven-day service including out-of-hours.
· Assist Team leaders as to deliver and manage quality improvement projects.
· Attendance of clinical governance meetings for relevant surgicaldirectorates, if required.
· To organise network surgical specialism meetings (external) alongside SSI team colleagues.
· Identify technical issues and work with Isla to resolve this in a timely fashion.
· Maintain accurate records of the SSIS ensuring that confidentiality ismaintained.
· To maintain a flexible approach to the role and ensure provisions on an efficient and effective service within agreedresources.
· Supervision responsibility for junior CDWH Teammembers
· Act as a facilitator and change agent enabling clinical staff to embrace strategies forchange.
· Prioritise workload taking into account varying demands andresources.
• Identify problems related to the prevention of SSIs and be involved in developing improved methods of work in a multi-disciplinary teamenvironment.
• Developandmaintainoptimalrelationshipswithleadclinicians,seniornursingstaff,clinicalaudit leads the infection and prevention control teams, microbiology teams and those involved in SSI surveillance.
• To support and work collaboratively with CDWH Co-Leads in the production of logical, structured written reports for study requirements.
Clinical Research, Audit, Quality &Education
· Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the validity of patient information collected for for the Rossini Platform study alongside SSI teamcolleagues.
· Take responsibility for ensuring the standard of data collection for the Rossini Platform study and data entry is accurate andreliable.
· Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, service evaluation, innovation and research as requested by the Trust SSI Lead.
· Work with clinical areas where SSIS in undertaken in identifying the educationrequirements.
· To organise and deliver, with support from the Infection control surveillance lead nurse, the feedback of SSI surveillance results to clinical teams; to review results and where appropriate agreeactions.
· To participate in the training and development of the SSI team and the wider surgicalteams
e.g. UKHSA SSI surveillance training.
· To participate alongside SSI team colleagues, in education of clinical and non-clinical teams at Infection Control Awareness days, Infection control link practitioners' course and meetings and Quarterly Infection controlbriefings.
·Incorporate UKHSA guidelines, NICE guidelines, and other public issues into guidance and advice for all staff in consultation with clinical leads and the SSIS leadnurse
· Critically appraise and evaluate IPC practice around SSI through a structured audit programme designed to reduceSSI.
• Acts as a facilitator in relevant clinical trials related toSSIS.
· Present clinical findings at and attendance at conferences nationally whenrequired
· Developandimproveowncompetenceinastructuredwaythroughself-assessment,education, self-directed learning and conferences
This advert closes on Friday 2 May 2025
We are seeking a passionate, self-motivated, and driven Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist who has experience in surgical wound care to join our dynamic remote wound monitoring programme. This programme will utilise the successful ‘Isla’ platform for surgical site infection surveillance as part of the Rossini Platform trial – a pioneering, multi-arm, multi-stage study aimed at reducing surgical site infections across six major surgical specialities.
This is a full-time, five-year fixed term role funded by the NIHR, based at one of our GSTT sites. If you are inspired by innovation, collaborative working, and a commitment to improving patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you.
The post holder will be responsible for the running the ROSSINI Platform Surgical Site Infection Surveillance under the Central Digital Wound Hub. This will include supporting the research team, ensuring timely and appropriate remote care advice and referrals for surgical patients and carers, and expanding the service for all surgical arms of the ROSSINI Platform. The post holder will be responsible for data collection activities related to the service and will undertake reporting and line management activities.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
The Surveillance and Innovation Unit (SUI) is a new unit in the Directorate of Infection. The Central Wound Hub will scale and sustain our award-winning digital surveillance programme. The Hub team will work with the surgical site infection (SSI) team, a dynamic, friendly team covering specialisms across the trust.
Clinical
· To oversee the daily running of the CDWH for the Rossini Platform study to ensure patients are reviewed and responded to in a timely manner on the digital remote wound platform (Isla).
· To support and line management of junior colleagues for optimal review patient submission on Isla for a seven-day and out-of-hours service.
· To provide timely review of patient submissions to the Central Digital Wound Hub, ensuring appropriate reassurance, advice and/or referral as required.
· To ensure early identification of patients who require MDT escalation for infection or delayed wound healing, and action this or support junior staff in doing so.
· To ensure information on clinically relevant information on community treatment is recorded for visibility and optimal care delivery.
· To collect and/or oversee data on clinical outcomes.
· To identify areas for improvement in relation to the Central Digital Wound Hub and work with the Trust Lead for SSI to deliver an improvement plan, using appropriate methodology.
· To participate in research studies as required.
· To work with the CTU and Isla providing specialist input in SSIS data collection, handling ensuring correct completion of surveillance forms or electronic surveillance data platforms
· To undertake audit in relation to SSIS and to ensure audit documentation is completed correctly.
· To work autonomously managing a case load of defined group of patients ensuring close surveillance is undertaken to identify Surgical Site Infections (SSI) and determine incidence and prevalence ofinfections
· To promote a patient focused approach to care ensuring high standards of surgical care are followed and in collaboration with all relevant healthprofessionals.
· To support the Rossini Platform in the initiation of appropriate actions to enable all grades and disciplines of staff to preventSSI
· To assess surgical patients to identify signs ofinfection and initiate interventions to prevent or mitigate infection or wound healing issues
· To support, encourage and advise (as required) staff on the management of patients who developSSIs.
· Participate in data entry andcoding
· Participate in telephone and remote digital post discharge follow upsurveillance
· To provide information to patients and their carers as required where a need has been identified in relation to infectionsurveillance
· To provide specialist nursing input in the identification, prevention and monitoring ofSSI
· To support the Infection control surveillance lead nurse in the review of microbiological data to evaluate the efficiency of an intervention and plan future practice in consultation with relevant clinicalleads
· Support general enquiries relating to SSIS from patients, staff and the general public always acting appropriately, sensitively and professionally to ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times
· To collaborate with the CDWH Co-Leads and/or SSI team to investigate potential outbreaks
· Collaborate and support surgical teams in providing information which enables patients to make choices about adopting a healthier lifestyle and actions to reduce surgical siteinfections.
· To report any unsafe infection prevention and control practices to the CDWH Co-Leads.
· To participate in the promotion and maintenance of effective communication with patients, health professionals in relation to surgical site wound surveillance.
· To maintain effective communication within the SSI team.
· To support the Trust Lead for SSI Surveillance, Research and Innovation in assisting clinical teams in the formulation and initiation of appropriate strategies or action plans required to minimise the risk ofSSIs.
Management
· Provide clinical support for junior colleagues, including ongoing training needs and development, providing consistency even when working remotely.
· Review shift rotas for the Central Digital Wound Hub, ensuring adequate cover for a seven-day service including out-of-hours.
· Assist Team leaders as to deliver and manage quality improvement projects.
· Attendance of clinical governance meetings for relevant surgicaldirectorates, if required.
· To organise network surgical specialism meetings (external) alongside SSI team colleagues.
· Identify technical issues and work with Isla to resolve this in a timely fashion.
· Maintain accurate records of the SSIS ensuring that confidentiality ismaintained.
· To maintain a flexible approach to the role and ensure provisions on an efficient and effective service within agreedresources.
· Supervision responsibility for junior CDWH Teammembers
· Act as a facilitator and change agent enabling clinical staff to embrace strategies forchange.
· Prioritise workload taking into account varying demands andresources.
• Identify problems related to the prevention of SSIs and be involved in developing improved methods of work in a multi-disciplinary teamenvironment.
• Developandmaintainoptimalrelationshipswithleadclinicians,seniornursingstaff,clinicalaudit leads the infection and prevention control teams, microbiology teams and those involved in SSI surveillance.
• To support and work collaboratively with CDWH Co-Leads in the production of logical, structured written reports for study requirements.
Clinical Research, Audit, Quality &Education
· Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the validity of patient information collected for for the Rossini Platform study alongside SSI teamcolleagues.
· Take responsibility for ensuring the standard of data collection for the Rossini Platform study and data entry is accurate andreliable.
· Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement, service evaluation, innovation and research as requested by the Trust SSI Lead.
· Work with clinical areas where SSIS in undertaken in identifying the educationrequirements.
· To organise and deliver, with support from the Infection control surveillance lead nurse, the feedback of SSI surveillance results to clinical teams; to review results and where appropriate agreeactions.
· To participate in the training and development of the SSI team and the wider surgicalteams
e.g. UKHSA SSI surveillance training.
· To participate alongside SSI team colleagues, in education of clinical and non-clinical teams at Infection Control Awareness days, Infection control link practitioners' course and meetings and Quarterly Infection controlbriefings.
·Incorporate UKHSA guidelines, NICE guidelines, and other public issues into guidance and advice for all staff in consultation with clinical leads and the SSIS leadnurse
· Critically appraise and evaluate IPC practice around SSI through a structured audit programme designed to reduceSSI.
• Acts as a facilitator in relevant clinical trials related toSSIS.
· Present clinical findings at and attendance at conferences nationally whenrequired
· Developandimproveowncompetenceinastructuredwaythroughself-assessment,education, self-directed learning and conferences
This advert closes on Friday 2 May 2025