Job summary
The Nurse Consultant for Stroke services will lead the development of patient-focused, evidence-based practice, setting, maintaining, and developing professional standards for multi-professional practice to patients with strokes across the Trust services. This will include ensuring robust risk assessment and risk management processes are embedded in practice.
Work across professional and organisational boundaries, developing specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and practice, undertake advanced level assessment, and initiate clinical interventions in order to address complex needs for patients with strokes who have on-going physical health needs.
Main duties of the job
Work as an autonomous practitioner; providing clinical leadership through the development and delivery of the highest level of clinical practice, and provide expert nursing through direct care, consultancy, and clinical supervision of others.
Lead the development and implementation of patient-focused clinical pathways, ensuring evidence-based care is embedded within practice, incorporating any national guidance or policies, and benchmarking Trust services against the standards set out within Government documents and national strategies.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with a wide range of statutory, voluntary and community organisations, and lead and participate in the work of interdisciplinary and multiagency groups.
Promote excellent in professional practice, contributing and leading on quality improvement, patient safety and clinical assurance by leading, engaging and facilitating teams of staff to deliver high standards of evidence-based care. This will include balancing the challenges of providing high quality, safe services, with excellent outcomes in a way that delivers efficiencies and meets the needs and expectations of patients, carers, and the public.
About us
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled experienced registered nurse to join the stroke service and work in collaboration with divisional colleagues and external partners to support the patient experience and improve pathways and safety for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead on improving quality and outcomes for people who have had a stroke, ensuring the delivery of operational and performance management is in line with Trust standards of care and National targets/agendas.
- Be a subject matter expert who provides clinical leadership with excellent communication systems in place internally, externally on a local, regional, and national platform.
- Demonstrate values which respect service users choice; working alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.
- Specifically, lead on quality and service improvement through clinical audit and monitoring of quality indicators and outcomes.
- Play an active role in assisting the Trust to comply with national and local standards, providing assurances to the Board where necessary.
- Work in partnership with both clinical and non-clinical colleagues and key stakeholders, including the Trusts commissioners and partner organisations, to ensure that a joined up and seamless approach to care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead on improving quality and outcomes for people who have had a stroke, ensuring the delivery of operational and performance management is in line with Trust standards of care and National targets/agendas.
- Be a subject matter expert who provides clinical leadership with excellent communication systems in place internally, externally on a local, regional, and national platform.
- Demonstrate values which respect service users choice; working alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.
- Specifically, lead on quality and service improvement through clinical audit and monitoring of quality indicators and outcomes.
- Play an active role in assisting the Trust to comply with national and local standards, providing assurances to the Board where necessary.
- Work in partnership with both clinical and non-clinical colleagues and key stakeholders, including the Trusts commissioners and partner organisations, to ensure that a joined up and seamless approach to care.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Masters Level Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Neurovascular Education and Training in Stroke Management and Acute Reperfusion Therapies - Advanced Practice
- First level Degree/Diploma in adult nursing studies
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- NHS Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor
Desirable
- Doctorate Degree or willing to work towards
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Must be able to work independently within area of expertise
- Varied senior experience within speciality
- Evidence of practice development and innovation
- Proven track record in leadership
- Able to utilise advanced clinical skills
- Direct professional development of self and others
- Experience of implementing major organisational change
Desirable
- Involvement with local and national committees
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Able to work under pressure
- Confident
- Resourceful
- Resilient
- Values and respect of others
- Team player
- Integrity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of change management
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Masters Level Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Neurovascular Education and Training in Stroke Management and Acute Reperfusion Therapies - Advanced Practice
- First level Degree/Diploma in adult nursing studies
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- NHS Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor
Desirable
- Doctorate Degree or willing to work towards
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Must be able to work independently within area of expertise
- Varied senior experience within speciality
- Evidence of practice development and innovation
- Proven track record in leadership
- Able to utilise advanced clinical skills
- Direct professional development of self and others
- Experience of implementing major organisational change
Desirable
- Involvement with local and national committees
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Able to work under pressure
- Confident
- Resourceful
- Resilient
- Values and respect of others
- Team player
- Integrity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of change management
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Huddersfield Royal infirmary
Acre Street Lindley
Huddersfield
HD3 3EA
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
