Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Endometriosis
Manchester, The Christie Private Care and The Wilmslow Hospital
Full time hours, 37.5 hours per week - Monday - Friday
Permanent
Salary: Competitive

We're looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Endometriosis Teams at The Christie Private Care and the Wilmslow Hospital, both currently rated "Outstanding" by the CQC. HCA Healthcare UK has developed a dedicated private centre in partnership with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. The Christie Private Care treats private patients with a full range of diagnostic, inpatient, surgical including robotics, day case and outpatient treatment all on one site. The Wilmslow Hospital is a state of the art Ambulatory Surgical Centre offering a broad range of diagnostic and day case procedures.

The successful applicant will need to be able to work well within a multidisciplinary team, building trust with Physicians and Patients throughout the patient pathway, from pre-diagnosis onwards.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you'll do:

• Be a key worker throughout the patient pathway, regardless of facility and when the patient is transferred between facilities for different treatments.
• Manage a clinical caseload, working to coordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients.
• Work within a clear care pathway, refer to other professionals and signpost to other agencies as appropriate.
• Assess the patient's holistic needs regularly throughout their treatment pathway ensuring that any needs are supported through appropriate signposting.
• Assess the patient's information needs and make sure they are aware of the full range of resources and services available within and beyond HCA, including recognised charities.
• Support the patient, their next of kin and family/carers delivering excellent evidence based individualised and personalised care.
• Enable patients to understand complex medical information to help them make informed decisions regarding their care and treatment.
• Demonstrate safe clinical judgement in evaluating, interpreting and documenting the outcomes of nursing and other interventions including the evidence underpinning clinical practice.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of endometriosis and provide support to women.
• To provide pre-operative support to patients to ensure they are appropriately prepared to proceed with surgery.
• Participate in clinical audit within the department and changing practice where appropriate including supporting the service to be BSGE recognised.
• To submit data on patients treated in the centre on the BSGE database; initially and at 6 months post-surgery. Then at 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
• Support in the development of patient focused education, including training to self-manage ongoing consequences of treatment.

What you'll bring:

• RGN, NMC registered with PIN.
• Extensive Nursing experience.
• Experience of leading.
• Experience of caring for patients with Endometriosis ideally as a specialist nurse.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we're one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That's why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Christie Private Care, you'll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Port.