Band 7 CORU/Recovery specialist practitioner

Job responsibilities

• Practice in compliance with the NMC code of professional conduct, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, or omissions at this level of advanced practice.
• Working towards demonstrating a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognising the limits of their own competence and scope of practice, to include when working with complexity, risk, or uncertainty.
• Developing own professional judgment skills identifying when to escalate and seek help/guidance, critically reflecting on practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and their willingness to change or challenge thought processes.
• Learning to work in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate (e.g., history-taking, and physical assessments, holistic assessments, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments, requesting/undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests, and conducting health needs assessments).
• Developing effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care, or seeking to make positive health changes, promoting person-centred approaches in health and care.
• Developing effective communication skills with colleagues both internally and/or externally, in verbal, non-verbal and written communication methods, adapting to changing parameters as required; this includes thorough accurate documentation in patient records as required.
• Providing and receiving highly sensitive, complex, or contentious information relating to patient care, and communicating information to patients, families or carers with respect, compassion, and empathy.
• Developing proficiency and clinical acumen in relation to decision-making skills, to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated presentations and complex situations; synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses, knowing when to refer on to a speciality or escalate care.
• Working towards increasing knowledge and skills in advanced clinical practice, in order to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions, which may include the prescribing of medications, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
• Working towards Non-Medical Prescribing as part of the proficiencies. After approval from the Trusts Non-Medical Prescribing Lead, the specialist practitioner will undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing Module (NMP V300) as part of the advanced practice MSc pathway, where the specialist practitioner will record the achievement on their regulatory bodys professional registration.
• Developing professional judgement to manage risk appropriately with support and clinical supervision, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events, promoting the safety and wellbeing of individuals, families, and carers.
• Acting as a clinical role model/advocate for developing and delivering care that is responsive to changing requirements, informed by local service and local population health needs, external agencies and/or wider networks.
• Demonstrating evidence underpinning subject and service specific capabilities and competencies, relevant to the roles clinical setting and own scope of practice, through the development of a professional portfolio for advanced nurse practice, and in line with the relevant service specific curriculum frameworks or credentials (with HEE or other professional bodies where relevant, e.g., RCN, RCoA or other).
• Acting as point of reference for advanced practice and patient care with good clinical knowledge and understanding about fundamentals of practice in recovery, anaesthetic and enhanced nursing care (level 2, level 3)

Oxford isn't just a good place to work; it's also a great place to live. The compact easy-to navigate city boasts a rich architectural history, with plenty of green spaces, riverside walks and it is surrounded by beautiful countryside.

For further information and/or to arrange an informal discussion/visit please contact:

Deputy Matron Lian Lee: lian.lee@ouh.nhs.uk

Essential

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC); or AHP (HCPC)
• First level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) in undergraduate nursing or equivalent
• Demonstrable evidence of ability to study at Level 7 (either previous Level 6 or level 7 study), or willingness to submit academic piece for assessment if required.
• Post Graduate Certificate or Graduate Certificate in Adult Critical Care or equivalent.
• Enhanced recovery qualification
• Significant experience within adult enhanced care (either CORU, HDU or ITU) specialty for the specialist role.
• Proven evidence of management ability and leadership skills.
• Excellent clinical and practical skills.
• Awareness of clinical governance issues and measures of quality.
• Experience of clinical governance practices, audit, service evaluation or quality improvement in clinical practice.
• Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Commitment to evidencing own professional development, capabilities and competency development via work-based assessments and use of a portfolio.
• Willingness to engage in clinical supervision to develop knowledge, skills, and behaviours across the breadth of the four pillars of advanced practice.
• Ability to recognise and analyse complex situations, utilising decision-making skills to take appropriate action.
• Enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT.
• Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice.
• Ability to recognise own limitations, working within scope of practice, acting on feedback from clinical supervisors when required
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, which may include days/weekends, nights and oncalls, as required to complete the advanced clinical enhanced skills training and clinical supervision in practice, and dependent on service needs.
• Evidence of effective team working as part of a multi-disciplinary professional team.
• Demonstrates a clear vision of the Advanced Nurse Specialist role and nurse led service in developing the clinical services at SuWOn Theatres.
• Aligned to the Trust values.
• Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times.
• Willingness and enthusiasm towards working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering care.
• Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages.
• Advanced keyboard skills, to ensure fluent documentation.

Desirable

• Mentoring or Facilitating Workplace Learning Qualification
• Leadership Course or Qualification
• Adult Advanced Life Support Provider/Instructor
• Experience of change management.
• Demonstrable evidence of research capability, or the application of research evidence to own clinical practice.
• Existing technical clinical procedural skills relevant to clinical service.
• Nurse led experience and qualification.
• Ability to undertake clinical audits or service evaluations.
• Evidence of delivering educational teaching and associated evaluations, internally and/or externally to the organisation.
• Ability in managing demands.
• Strong professional commitment in delivery excellence and compassionate care
• Teamworking
• Handling complaints
• Quality improvement project management
• Evidence of e-portfolio use.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).