Tracheostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Planned Care Business Group: The Tracheostomy Clinical Nurse specialist (CNS) is a role within UHNM designed to support the implementation of a National Model of care agreed as part of the National Tracheostomy safety Project ,the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative. The Tracheostomy CNS will be required to work as part of the Tracheostomy Service Team and autonomously alongside the ENT consultant lead for Tracheostomies.

Main duties of the job

Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment of a patients condition.

Initiate and manage a clinical treatment plan

Undertake invasive interventions within the scope of practise

Provide professional leadership and support within a multi professional team

Work autonomously in nurse led Tracheostomy change outpatient clinics

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge across a range of subject areas relevant to the field of tracheostomy care

Critically analyse ,evaluate and synthesis different sources of information for the purpose of assessing and managing the care of the tracheostomy patient

Apply the principles of evidence based practise to the management of the tracheostomy patient

Understand and perform clinical audit

Deliver Trust wide education to staff in identified areas that provide Tracheostomy care to patients

Provide education and training to patients, relatives and community care teams to help support the safe discharge of tracheostomy patients

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospitals NHS Trust

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospitals NHS Trust

Newcastle Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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