Gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist - London, United Kingdom - North Middlesex University Hospital

Description

Job overview

Main duties of the job

1. To provide a high standard of nursing care for the patients and families.
2. To plan, assess, implement and evaluate pathways for individual patients, and to assist other staff in this area.
3. To advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness with specific reference to women's health needs.
4. To ensure an on-going welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the women using WADU.
5. To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence
based nursing care.
7. Communicate proactively with all staff on the clinical condition and treatment plans of
patients and ensure accurate documentation is maintained.
8. To act as an advocate for the women ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.
9. To provide information, advice, counselling and support to women and their families.
10. The post includes taking telephone enquiries from patients and to act upon the information given.
11. To initiate emergency treatment where necessary and to co-ordinate the process.
12. To liaise and refer to appropriate health care professionals when necessary.
13. To break bad news and counsel and support women undergoing miscarriage and early pregnancy conditions.
14. To be fully conversant with all drugs used in WADU and to maintain relevant drug administration training as necessary
15. To ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed "best practice".

Working for our organisation

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Managerial:
1. To support members of the WADU Nurse & Health Care Assistant team to ensure that all women receive appropriate care.
2. Day to day supervision of the nurses, supporting development and appraisals
3. Ensure the provision of appropriate supervision and support to junior doctors and medical students and learners in the department.
4. To assist in ensuring that allocated resources are managed effectively and efficiently. This includes effective utilisation of time and equipment.
5. To ensure the safety of the unit, including reporting of critical incidents

Professional:
1. To demonstrate a professional approach to work, and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
2. To have knowledge of and adhere to Trust policy and professional standards. To assist in ensuring that team members do likewise.
3. To maintain confidentiality surrounding the patient's admission and treatment at all times.
4. To ensure documentation is complete and up to date, in line with NMC and Trust guidelines.
5. To meet revalidation requirements. To identify own learning needs and ensure own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments in conjunction with your preceptor and team leader.
6. Revalidation preparation in line with NMC guidance and requirement

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

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Skills and abilities

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Experience

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Knowledge and Awareness

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Personal qualities

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Values

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We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

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