Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - IV Therapy Lead Nurse

The Community Intravenous Therapy service works alongside a variety of specialist services within the community nursing services including District Nursing, Urgent Community Response Acute Hospitals and other specialist community services, with the aim of providing proactive, effective personalised care plans ensuring we have the right staff with the right skills in the right place at the right time. The service enables our patients to stay at home, avoid a hospital admission and facilitates early hospital discharge.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Community IV Therapy team for an experienced Nurse to join the team as the Lead CNS, working across our unique service to help us make a difference to our patients. The post holder will be responsible for the overall management of the daily function of the service, both clinically and operationally, providing management and leadership support to the team members and working closely with the Lead for the Outpatients Antibiotic Team (OPAT). Your role will include supporting the Senior Matron responsible for the service and take an active role in the quality and governance agenda requirements of the service, including the oversight and response to incidents, complaints and patient safety agenda.

The post holder will need to demonstrate current leadership and managerial experience and attained post graduate qualifications pertaining to this role.

• Accountable for the maintenance of standards and professional practice.
• Responsibility for the organisation and management of a defined specialist nursing service/ professional leadership and management of staff.
• Provide expert advice to patients referred for specialist intervention, care and support within the services, point of contact for assessment, information and advice for the patient, family and carers and all staff involved in the care of the patients.
• Provide a clear clinical leadership, responsible for ensuring the provision of a high standard of holistic, patient-centred care supporting the development of staff through support formal education and training, practice development and role modelling.
• Accountable for co-ordinating aspects of patient care, management of resources and performance of staff within a defined service or defined group of staff.
• Use a range of techniques to ensure set and monitor standards of clinical practice, audit, research and teaching to set monitor and continually improve standards of care and patient experience.
• Lead on nursing practice development including the development, and or updating of clinical guidelines, policy and procedure that relates to the practice setting.
• Teach and act as a facilitator, mentor and supervisor to other staff.
• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice and patient experience.
• Lead, manage and develop team performance.
• Delivery of organisational objectives.
• Managing a devolved budget.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can; and offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register, Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7, Recognised mentorship course, Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards.
• Experience: Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC, Significant post registration experience at Band 6 or above Clinical Nurse Specialist within practice related field to role applied for, Evidence of ability to professionally lead/manage a team of staff, Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with a clinical service, Evidence of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator, Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence, Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality, Experience of developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting, Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment, Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff, Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality, Has understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding, Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance.
• Additional Criteria: Ability to balance clinical caseload and managing a team, Report writing and presentation skills, Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills, Ability to work autonomously, manage / prioritise own workload, Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required, Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities, Ability to construct, undertake clinical audit and analyse information to produce a report and recommendations, Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal / external communication, Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances, Positive and enthusiastic attitude, Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others, Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development, Ability to work a varied shift pattern and or across UHB sites where required, Ability to act on own initiative, Car owner with access to car for work purposes.

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: Kelly Frail, kelly.frail@uhb.nhs.uk, 07812162112.

Reference number: 304-9004923LD

Job locations: Solihull Community Nursing, Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4BN.