Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a clinical expert, leading progressive nursing practice and contributing to the strategic direction and operational management of the heart failure service at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. To be responsible for providing autonomous and expert practice through leadership, consultation, clinical decision making, teaching and support for senior nursing staff. The post holder will work closely with the clinical lead, heart failure consultants and other members of the MDT and working across organisational boundaries identifying patients admitted to the OUH with heart failure, providing comprehensive management plans, information, advice, and support to patients.
The role requires working at the Horton and John Radcliffe Hospital sites
Main duties of the job
To identify and initiate change in response to service, taking a professional and clinical lead in the development of evidence-based approach to practice, fostering a culture that contributes to the clinical governance agenda. Leading on strategic projects within the heart failure service at local, regional, and national level.
To be responsible for the management and development of the senior nursing team.
To provide clinical leadership for advanced practice in Heart Failure. To provide supervision/training to staff and students, developing nursing skills, ensuring that policies and procedures are implemented and evaluated, and ensuring that educational and development opportunities are optimised.
To ensure the efficient and effective utilisation of material and human resources within agreed budgets and to act as an authorised signatory.
To promote the practice of patient centred nursing within the team.
To provide support to the Matron as required.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To identify and initiate change in response to service, taking a professional and clinical lead in the development of evidence-based approach to practice, fostering a culture that contributes to the clinical governance agenda. Leading on strategic projects within the heart failure service at local, regional, and national level.
To be responsible for the management and development of the senior nursing team.
To provide clinical leadership for advanced practice in Heart Failure. To provide supervision/training to staff and students, developing nursing skills, ensuring that policies and procedures are implemented and evaluated, and ensuring that educational and development opportunities are optimised.
To ensure the efficient and effective utilisation of material and human resources within agreed budgets and to act as an authorised signatory.
To promote the practice of patient centred nursing within the team.
To provide support to the Matron as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To identify and initiate change in response to service, taking a professional and clinical lead in the development of evidence-based approach to practice, fostering a culture that contributes to the clinical governance agenda. Leading on strategic projects within the heart failure service at local, regional, and national level.
To be responsible for the management and development of the senior nursing team.
To provide clinical leadership for advanced practice in Heart Failure. To provide supervision/training to staff and students, developing nursing skills, ensuring that policies and procedures are implemented and evaluated, and ensuring that educational and development opportunities are optimised.
To ensure the efficient and effective utilisation of material and human resources within agreed budgets and to act as an authorised signatory.
To promote the practice of patient centred nursing within the team.
To provide support to the Matron as required.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience and expertise within heart failure at band 7
- Evidence of ongoing CPD, including multi-source feedback and workplace-based assessments evidence within own professional portfolio of evidence.
- Experience of clinical audit, service evaluation or improvements in practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues and measures of quality
- Proven evidence of management ability and leadership skills
- Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner, as per Job Description for role
- Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Desirable
- 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
- Experience of writing for publication and/or conference presentations
Personal SKills
Essential
- Ability to recognise own limitations, working within scope of practice, acting on feedback linked to practice change when required
- Evidence of effective team working and team leadership (when required) as part of a multi-disciplinary professional team
- Commitment to CPD practices for own development, and the development and support of others
- 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
- Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
- Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, which may include days/weekends or nights, as required to fulfil the ACP role, and dependent on service needs
- Willingness to work across sites
Desirable
- Ability to work with a high level of attention to detail, supporting ability to deliver service measurement and improvement
- Evidence of leadership skills in relation to delivering educational teaching or lecturers, with associated feedback and evaluations, internally and/or externally to the organisation (e.g. HEIs)
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HCPC or GPhC)
- First level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) or equivalent, in undergraduate base profession
- MSc L7 Advanced Practice or equivalent - in relevant Advanced Practice field
- Specialist post-graduate education / qualifications, or training relevant to area of clinical practice for ACP role (e.g. IRMER/Pocus)
Desirable
- Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
- Leadership Course or Qualification
- Advanced Life Support Course relevant to speciality (as required)
- Professional ACP Credential - From recognised professional body pathways, or HEE
Behavioural Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a clear vision of the ACP role within the clinical service, and organisationally
- Aligned to the Trust values, conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders, excellent communication skills (all channels)
- Willingness and enthusiasm towards working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering care
Technical IM&T skills
Essential
- Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages
- Advanced keyboard skills, to ensure fluent documentation
Desirable
- Evidence of e-portfolio use.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience and expertise within heart failure at band 7
- Evidence of ongoing CPD, including multi-source feedback and workplace-based assessments evidence within own professional portfolio of evidence.
- Experience of clinical audit, service evaluation or improvements in practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues and measures of quality
- Proven evidence of management ability and leadership skills
- Excellent clinical acumen and practical procedural skills (with evidence of competency and capability) as an independent practitioner, as per Job Description for role
- Ability to appraise evidence, using analytical and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Desirable
- 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
- Experience of writing for publication and/or conference presentations
Personal SKills
Essential
- Ability to recognise own limitations, working within scope of practice, acting on feedback linked to practice change when required
- Evidence of effective team working and team leadership (when required) as part of a multi-disciplinary professional team
- Commitment to CPD practices for own development, and the development and support of others
- 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
- Evidence of teaching and sharing knowledge with others in the MDT or externally to organisation.
- Demonstration of leadership in clinical practice
- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, which may include days/weekends or nights, as required to fulfil the ACP role, and dependent on service needs
- Willingness to work across sites
Desirable
- Ability to work with a high level of attention to detail, supporting ability to deliver service measurement and improvement
- Evidence of leadership skills in relation to delivering educational teaching or lecturers, with associated feedback and evaluations, internally and/or externally to the organisation (e.g. HEIs)
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC, HCPC or GPhC)
- First level degree (HEI Level 5 or 6) or equivalent, in undergraduate base profession
- MSc L7 Advanced Practice or equivalent - in relevant Advanced Practice field
- Specialist post-graduate education / qualifications, or training relevant to area of clinical practice for ACP role (e.g. IRMER/Pocus)
Desirable
- Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
- Leadership Course or Qualification
- Advanced Life Support Course relevant to speciality (as required)
- Professional ACP Credential - From recognised professional body pathways, or HEE
Behavioural Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a clear vision of the ACP role within the clinical service, and organisationally
- Aligned to the Trust values, conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders, excellent communication skills (all channels)
- Willingness and enthusiasm towards working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering care
Technical IM&T skills
Essential
- Computer literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages
- Advanced keyboard skills, to ensure fluent documentation
Desirable
- 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.
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
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).
