Job summary
Elderly care services across MYTT is changing. We are looking for up to four dynamic, passionate and highly skilled senior clinicians who demonstrate not only the Trusts values and behaviours but demonstrate significant experience with elderly and frail patients. You will be educated to Masters level in Advanced Practice and will have a wide and extensive range of clinical skills. Our drive to deliver outstanding elderly care both in hospital and within the community will mean that we are searching for experienced candidates to can work autonomously and as part of the wider Consultant and MDT team
Elderly services has an extensive bed base across both Pinderfields and Dewsbury Hospital and as a successful candidate you will be able to continue to expand your experience and deliver your expertise caring for the acutely unwell as well as patients who are medical stable
We are committed to building on the success of the Virtual Ward, supporting patients to stay at home, avoiding admission whilst receiving expert advice, care and treatment
The introduction of Nurse Consultants into the clinical workforce across within elderly is new, and as such as are looking for candidates who have the drive and determination to succeed, bring with them not only experience but ideas and innovations on how we can improve the care we provide
Decision making in all aspects of clinical care clinical care
Main duties of the job
The Nurse Consultant will work as an independent consultant practitioner delivering a comprehensive service to patients, employing a high degree of personal and professional autonomy demonstrating highly advanced clinical expertise, competence, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in all aspects of clinical care clinical care
Demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of the patient group
Contribute to the clinical and strategic direction for the development of the service, and will be a key member of the senior clinical and management team, providing senior leadership and influencing organisational initiatives related to the specialist area
Lead the development and implementation of a research strategy within the service, resulting in increased research activity and wider understanding of the service
Deliver clinical care for at least 50% of their time with 50% of their time devoted to education/training, research and service evaluation, professional, personal and service development.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Consultant Nurse will
- Be a role model of expert clinical nursing practice by participating in the provision of care to a definable patient group by using advanced nursing skills expert knowledge, analytical skills and clinical decision-making.
- Spend at least 50% of their time in the clinical setting working with a patient caseload independently assessing patients, implementing and evaluating treatment plans and lead on nurse led discharge from services when appropriate
- Have responsibility for establishing new care pathways in liaison with internal and external care providers to promote a continuum of care (integrated care pathways).
- Lead the co-ordination and delivery of an integrated system of in-patient care, outpatient clinics, virtual ward and complex case management within which referred service users are seen, assessed and courses of treatment are agreed with patients, carers and multi-disciplinary professionals as appropriate
- Maintain strong links with the local Higher Education Institutes with regard to nurse education and will participate in the delivery of education in partnership with all local HEIs as appropriate. These links with higher education will focus on the development of local research agendas which reflect the unique clinical priority areas, thus increasing the relevancy of research activity for local service delivery.
- Act as an ambassador for the organisation and promote its work through presenting and publishing
- Independently prescribe medications/treatments, order investigations and facilitate admission to the appropriate in patient setting or refer on to another speciality
- Work autonomously and accountably, demonstrating expertise, improving the quality of care, health outcomes and experience of patients and families. Undertake other clinical procedures in response to the changes and developments in service provision and patient needs
- Empower others to make safe and appropriate clinical decisions through professional development and expert role modelling Lead MDT meetings and board rounds
- Work in partnership with primary, secondary, tertiary and social care providers to broaden the provision of specialist care and develop joint protocols/care pathways
- Maintain accurate, clear and concise records of patients progress in the medical/nursing case notes or on the electronic patient management systems
- Develop evidence based nursing standards, ensure compliance with these standards and provide a framework for changing practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Consultant Nurse will
- Be a role model of expert clinical nursing practice by participating in the provision of care to a definable patient group by using advanced nursing skills expert knowledge, analytical skills and clinical decision-making.
- Spend at least 50% of their time in the clinical setting working with a patient caseload independently assessing patients, implementing and evaluating treatment plans and lead on nurse led discharge from services when appropriate
- Have responsibility for establishing new care pathways in liaison with internal and external care providers to promote a continuum of care (integrated care pathways).
- Lead the co-ordination and delivery of an integrated system of in-patient care, outpatient clinics, virtual ward and complex case management within which referred service users are seen, assessed and courses of treatment are agreed with patients, carers and multi-disciplinary professionals as appropriate
- Maintain strong links with the local Higher Education Institutes with regard to nurse education and will participate in the delivery of education in partnership with all local HEIs as appropriate. These links with higher education will focus on the development of local research agendas which reflect the unique clinical priority areas, thus increasing the relevancy of research activity for local service delivery.
- Act as an ambassador for the organisation and promote its work through presenting and publishing
- Independently prescribe medications/treatments, order investigations and facilitate admission to the appropriate in patient setting or refer on to another speciality
- Work autonomously and accountably, demonstrating expertise, improving the quality of care, health outcomes and experience of patients and families. Undertake other clinical procedures in response to the changes and developments in service provision and patient needs
- Empower others to make safe and appropriate clinical decisions through professional development and expert role modelling Lead MDT meetings and board rounds
- Work in partnership with primary, secondary, tertiary and social care providers to broaden the provision of specialist care and develop joint protocols/care pathways
- Maintain accurate, clear and concise records of patients progress in the medical/nursing case notes or on the electronic patient management systems
- Develop evidence based nursing standards, ensure compliance with these standards and provide a framework for changing practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust Values
- Registered Nurse
- Degree qualification
- Relevant Masters degree/Advanced Clinical Practice
- Portfolio of career long learning
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
- Teaching accreditation: ENB 997/Slice or equivalent
- Advanced history taking qualification Level 7
- Accredited management training course
Desirable
- Leadership development qualification
- Hospital and community experience.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive elderly nursing experience at ACP level or equivalent at a senior level.
- Significant contribution to practice and service development
- Experience of motivating staff and improving individuals and team performance
- Evidence of incorporating research and evidence onto practice at strategic and local level
- Evidence of leadership in continuous quality improvement
- Evidence of promoting research awareness and involvement among nursing staff
- Enabling nurses to undertake new roles
- A track record of scholarship and publication, sufficient to have inspired recognition as an expert and innovator in the field
- Demonstrate experience of research and innovation including experience of clinical research delivery
- Experience in leading root cause analysis investigations and after action review facilitation
- Significant experience of quality governance principles, specifically rock, benchmarking against standards , continuous improvement
- Experience to lead author of reports for governance purposes, for both internal and external requirements
Desirable
- Experience of innovation and change management
- Demonstrates areas of interest: falls, EOL etc
- Frailty experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to provide expert care and treatment to elderly and frail patients at all points of their pathway
- Advanced judgement in elderly care management
- Excellent clinical leadership skills
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to think strategically
- Ability to present ideas effectively
- Track record of innovation with positive results
- Working in a Trust wide capacity (across all sites)
- Presenting work at local and national level
Desirable
- Presented at national conference.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust Values
- Registered Nurse
- Degree qualification
- Relevant Masters degree/Advanced Clinical Practice
- Portfolio of career long learning
- Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
- Teaching accreditation: ENB 997/Slice or equivalent
- Advanced history taking qualification Level 7
- Accredited management training course
Desirable
- Leadership development qualification
- Hospital and community experience.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive elderly nursing experience at ACP level or equivalent at a senior level.
- Significant contribution to practice and service development
- Experience of motivating staff and improving individuals and team performance
- Evidence of incorporating research and evidence onto practice at strategic and local level
- Evidence of leadership in continuous quality improvement
- Evidence of promoting research awareness and involvement among nursing staff
- Enabling nurses to undertake new roles
- A track record of scholarship and publication, sufficient to have inspired recognition as an expert and innovator in the field
- Demonstrate experience of research and innovation including experience of clinical research delivery
- Experience in leading root cause analysis investigations and after action review facilitation
- Significant experience of quality governance principles, specifically rock, benchmarking against standards , continuous improvement
- Experience to lead author of reports for governance purposes, for both internal and external requirements
Desirable
- Experience of innovation and change management
- Demonstrates areas of interest: falls, EOL etc
- Frailty experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to provide expert care and treatment to elderly and frail patients at all points of their pathway
- Advanced judgement in elderly care management
- Excellent clinical leadership skills
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to think strategically
- Ability to present ideas effectively
- Track record of innovation with positive results
- Working in a Trust wide capacity (across all sites)
- Presenting work at local and national level
Desirable
- Presented at national conference.
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).
