Lead Nurse

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to join our team as a Lead Nurse for Rheumatology and Scleroderma Services at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in providing and leading our patient clinical support services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Clinical Responsibilities
    • Practice as an expert, autonomous practitioner, independently assessing patients and making required differential diagnoses.
    • Triage referrals within local protocols to ensure timely clinical review.
    • Undertake independent and supplementary prescribing in accordance with trust policies.
    • Ensure effective communication with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Responsibility for Patients
    • Maintain a consistent, visible presence in clinical areas, ensuring accessibility for patients, family, carers, and staff.
    • Review, develop, and audit pathways to maximize patient satisfaction and outcomes.
    • Provide a high-quality clinical advice line service to patients, carers, and allied healthcare professionals.
  • Responsibility for Policy and Service Development
    • Work closely with clinical teams to conceptualize, design, and develop new patient pathways.
    • Actively participate in relevant clinical and managerial groups across the Trust and nationally relevant groups.
    • Plan for future service developments and business plans to support service development strategy.
  • Responsibility for Leading and Managing
    • Directly line manage the CNS team using trusts HR policies and procedures.
    • Lead in the future planning of the strategic development of the rheumatology nursing service.
    • Represent the CNSs nursing perspective at appropriate groups/committees both internally and externally.
  • Responsibility for Information Resources
    • Ensure all information is stored and used in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Caldecott principles.
    • Identify education and training requirements on Information Governance for all relevant staff.
    • Oversee high standards of record keeping within areas of responsibility.
  • Responsibility for Research and Development
    • Lead audit of nursing work undertaken and participate in the MDT clinical audit cycle.
    • Initiate, promote, and/or participate in appropriate nursing research.
    • Ensure the findings of research are embedded into practice and align with the needs of the service.
Person Specification
  • Values
    • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.
  • Education and Professional Qualifications
    • Registered nurse with live NMC registration.
    • Educated to degree level.
    • Evidence of significant continuing professional development.
    • Relevant post-grad Rheumatology qualification.
    • Physical assessment qualification.
    • Evidence of leadership training/qualification.
  • Experience
    • Demonstrable experience at a senior nursing level.
    • Experience of leading change, delivering tangible and sustained improvements.
    • Clinical experience of designing, establishing, or managing services and/or care pathways.
    • Significant experience of working as an autonomous practitioner and independent prescriber.
    • Leadership skills that are capable of supporting and developing services/others.
    • Managing and/or leading a team.
  • Skills and Aptitudes
    • Leadership, motivation, and influencing skills.
    • Proven expertise and ability to clinically assess a patient within speciality.
    • Teaching experience in clinical practice.
    • Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
    • Presentation skills.
    • Successful track record in conflict resolution and performance management.
    • Knowledge of strategic and national issues pertinent to nursing and area of specialty.

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