Job summary
Fixed term contract/secondment opportunity for 12 months
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist working as part of the dynamic new East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA)set up at NNUH. East GMSA has been set up to ensure all eligible patients across the East Midlands and East of England can access and benefit from appropriate genomic tests when required, ensuring high-quality and personalised treatment. Covering the same catchment area as East Genomic Laboratory Hub, the East GMSA brings together the vital multi-disciplinary clinical leadership and other operational and digital functions that are necessary to embed genomic medicine into mainstream clinical care.
A key priority East GMSA is to support the NHS Long Term Plan ambition of increasing identification of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) whilst working with NHS England and NHS improvement and the other six GMS Alliances. This post is part of a national initiative, funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement through the East GMSA to implement FH pathways in primary care.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
This is an interesting opportunity and a new post to support a 1 year pilot project to implement screening for FH in primary care. The screening programme will utilise innovative FH case finding informatics tools to screen primary care records for individuals at high risk of FH. You work will be vital in helping to support the aim of supporting primary care teams to increase the detection of FH in the community, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to identify 25% of the expected FH patients within 5 years.
This post will support the identification of high risk individuals in a small number of GP practices within NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Following identification, patients at high risk will be invited to provide further medical details, a family history and be provided with information about the screening programme. They will be offered genetic testing for FH after providing consent. Those diagnosed with FH will be referred to local specialist lipid services. This gives you the chance to be involved in developing a new primary care pathway for FH.
The post holder will work with the project leads and local GPs to plan, implement and evaluate the new screening pathway. They will also be linked closely to Lipid Clinics and the genetic diagnostics laboratory commissioned to provide the testing service for FH.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post will be based at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) and locally appointed GP surgeries. On occasions, the patient contact and consenting process may need to be undertaken virtually so a degree of flexibility would be advantageous.
- The post holder will be expected to demonstrate professional initiative, independence and autonomy working as a nurse with the clear goal of initiating and delivering a primary care screening service to improve identification of patients at high risk of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)
- Work closely with the locally based IT support services and the host organisations IT department to enable upload of patient information at point of direct patient contact.
- Work with primary care staff, consultant physicians, consultant nurses, nurse specialists and other related professionals to develop high levels of care for patients with suspected and diagnosed FH
- Implement a screening strategy to identify individuals at high risk of having FH, provide disease specific information, obtain consent for and arrange genetic testing.
- The post holder will be able to learn and demonstrate knowledge of FH and its implications for the development of heart disease.
- To be part of a team implementing a screening service for the identification of individuals at high risk of developing FH
- The post holder will be expected to learn how to deliver potentially sensitive information to patients and their families in relation to FH and its implications
- To undertake diagnostic testing for FH using genetic and biochemical tests. This will involve discussing information in order to inform and counsel individuals on the significance of such investigations both for the individual and their family members
Please see the attached JD for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post will be based at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) and locally appointed GP surgeries. On occasions, the patient contact and consenting process may need to be undertaken virtually so a degree of flexibility would be advantageous.
- The post holder will be expected to demonstrate professional initiative, independence and autonomy working as a nurse with the clear goal of initiating and delivering a primary care screening service to improve identification of patients at high risk of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)
- Work closely with the locally based IT support services and the host organisations IT department to enable upload of patient information at point of direct patient contact.
- Work with primary care staff, consultant physicians, consultant nurses, nurse specialists and other related professionals to develop high levels of care for patients with suspected and diagnosed FH
- Implement a screening strategy to identify individuals at high risk of having FH, provide disease specific information, obtain consent for and arrange genetic testing.
- The post holder will be able to learn and demonstrate knowledge of FH and its implications for the development of heart disease.
- To be part of a team implementing a screening service for the identification of individuals at high risk of developing FH
- The post holder will be expected to learn how to deliver potentially sensitive information to patients and their families in relation to FH and its implications
- To undertake diagnostic testing for FH using genetic and biochemical tests. This will involve discussing information in order to inform and counsel individuals on the significance of such investigations both for the individual and their family members
Please see the attached JD for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
