Specialist Nurse

Perm/Fixed Term- Permanent


An opportunity has arisen to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic Team as Clinical Nurse Specialist supporting patients with hip and fragility fractures. A key aspect of this role is to undertake assessment, initiate treatment and plan care for patients. Multi-disciplinary working is essential to enable monitoring and ensuring service development. A developmental post will be considered which will involve undertaking education and training within a 18 month period as required. All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.


To provide specialist advice to support the assessment, planning and management of care to patients with diagnosed hip and fragility fractures.
To promote a culture that recognises and meets the specialist and complex needs of hip and fragility fracture patients, whilst ensuring that performance targets such as reduction in length of stay.
Physically assess hip fracture patients and implement treatment and care plan in a timely manner.
Contribute to improving the care and outcomes for patients with fractured neck of femurs by leading and implementing best practice and ensuring all care is evidence based
To actively lead, participate and manage data collection for patients with hip fractures and ensure that performance is communicated within the directorate.
To provide clinical expertise to the departmental team, acting as a role model in the delivery of patient care.
The post holder will work closely with and support the department / ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff and service development within the department/ward environment

Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. E ffective Open Communication


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Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
To provide specialist advice to support the assessment, planning and management of care to patients with diagnosed hip and fragility fractures.
To promote a culture that recognises and meets the specialist and complex needs of hip and fragility fracture patients, whilst ensuring that performance targets such as reduction in length of stay.
Physically assess hip fracture patients and implement treatment and care plan in a timely manner.
Contribute to improving the care and outcomes for patients with fractured neck of femurs by leading and implementing best practice and ensuring all care is evidence based
To actively lead, participate and manage data collection for patients with hip fractures and ensure that performance is communicated within the directorate.
To provide clinical expertise to the departmental team, acting as a role model in the delivery of patient care.
The post holder will work closely with and support the department / ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff and service development within the department/ward environment
The post holder is expected to always act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

To undertake initial assessments of referred patients with fractured neck of femur within the Emergency Department to include adequate pain relief, bloods, ECGs, cognition assessment and fundamental nursing assessments are completed.
To undertake a comprehensive psycho-social, functional and medical history assessment.
To lead on specific aspects of care delivery to patients who are diagnosed with fractured neck of femur.
To be the key liaison with theatres, geriatric, anaesthetic and orthopaedic teams in the coordination of ensuring patients do not have unnecessary delays for surgery and reduce pre-op fasting by attending trauma meetings daily and working with ward teams.
To effectively manage and coordinate beds for patients with fractured neck of femurs by identifying patients suitable for step down to other ward and ensure the effective treatment and nursing care is provided for patients not directly admitted to the trauma orthopaedic ward.
To lead on service improvement in the management and care of patients with fractured neck of femur and fragility fractures working with other agencies both internally and externally.
To have understanding of safeguarding, being able to appropriately identify those patients at risk, managing referrals and assist with investigations in line with Trust policy and procedure.
To exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and make appropriate judgements to meet the needs of this high risk patient group for example assessment of patient condition, develop management plans for ongoing care for patients.
To discuss and agree short, medium or long term goals, prioritise care and develop plans with the patient, family carer and health care team.
To support patients/carers encouraging them to promote their own health and well-being and to express their interests and concerns.
To provide support and care for the patient and his/her family respecting their need for privacy and dignity.
Actively promote best practice, ensuring all care is evidence based.
Be professionally responsible for adherence to Trust policies and procedures.
Apply current research findings to clinical care and actively disseminate these findings.
Carry out nursing procedures and treatments in accordance with approved procedures.
Ensure the delivery of evidence-based nursing care in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct within the clinical care area as an autonomous practitioner.
Develop and provide education programmes to patients, carers, multi-disciplinary teams, nursing and medical staff.
To contribute and report to the Orthopaedic speciality Mortality meetings.
Apply current research findings to clinical care and actively disseminate these findings.
To regularly provide structured teaching sessions to Emergency Department and ward staff on best practice standards for patients with fractured neck of femurs.
A willingness to undertake or participate in research projects with an aim to publish results.
To maintain a flexible approach to the role and ensure provision of an effective and efficient service within agreed budgets and resources.
Establish and maintain good working relationships with clinicians, nursing staff and the wider team involved in the care delivery for patients suffering fractured neck of femur.

qualification and professional training
NMC registration or Allied Health Professional
Non-medical prescribing

Minimum of 2 years' experience at Band 6 within the designated specialty
Proven experience of management, change management, assisting with service and quality development
Implement policies and propose changes to working practices
Report writing skills
Teaching/ deliver core training
Able to analyse data and provide written reports
Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area.
Able to participate/undertake clinical audit & research


Personal Qualities
Flexible
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
George Eliot Hospital