Lead Neurotrauma Specialist Practitioner - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Band 7

Main area

Neurosurgery

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full Time 37.5 hours Per Week

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Site

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 £37,570-£43,772 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

13/07/2023 23:59

Job overview

The Neurosurgery department is looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to lead the neurosurgical trauma team in delivering, developing and expanding the service for patients suffering from Neuro-Trauma and closely allied conditions.

The post requires flexible working within the team to provide a high quality and responsive service.

The post holder will work alongside the existing neuro-trauma team to undertake clinical assessment and make recommendations in line with agreed standards of care.

Effective communication skills are essential in this role in order to lead the team and effectivly co-ordinate the neurotrauma service including ward rounds, MDT's and both inpatient and outpatient reviews.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

The post holder will be an advocate for patients, carers and their families, promoting patient focused care and act as a resource for the multi-agency team.

It is anticipated that this will improve patient experience, prevent unnecessary ED attendances, hospital admissions and decrease length of stay.

In addition, the post holder will have line management responsibility for a small team of practitioners.

Working for our organisation

The Neurosurgical Unit at NUH is a busy Tertiary Centre accepting referrals from across the East Midlands.

The neurotrauma service is a new innovation and since it's inception has rapidly grown and made significant improvements for patients who have suffered neuro trauma.

We are looking for an innovative and caring individual to lead in continuing the development of our service into the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will involve the delivery of an effective transition from inpatient to early discharge, ensuring follow up and advice for ongoing care is provided.

The post holder will be required to attend weekly Neuro-Trauma ward rounds, the Neuro-Trauma MDT and ensure timely follow-up and safety netting for recently discharged patients via telephone and face to face clinical assessments within the Neurosurgery Unit.

In addition, it is envisaged the service will develop to provide advice and assessment to outlying patients and teaching to staff within NUH and the referring hospitals.

Applicants should be registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or equivalent.

Please see detailed Job Description.

Person specification

Qualifications:

Essential criteria

NMC registration
Non medical prescriber / willingness to undertake NMP course

Desirable criteria
- counselling / communication module

Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial experience of neurotrauma care
Leadership experience
Service improvement experience

Desirable criteria

Participation in research / audit

Communication

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visas and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisati