Band 6 Clinical Nurse SpecialistNHS

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Interventional Radiology (IR) department has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Specialist Nurse to join a newly developed IR CNS Service, to work alongside the Band 7 CNS team for the general and neuro IR service. This role provides expert nursing support to patients undergoing complex IR procedures. You will support the IR clinical team in delivering outpatient clinics for patients in the pre-assessment, procedural and post procedure phase. You will be involved in managing patients with both elective and emergency presentations. Working alongside Interventional Consultant teams and referring clinicians, you'll play a key role in delivering exceptional support, guidance and care to both patients and their families. Your expertise will be integral to assessing the holistic care needs of patients, helping to shape and implement plans across the patient pathway, and evaluating their progress throughout their journey. You will have the opportunity to take an active role in multi-professional meetings, advocating for patients and ensuring their voices, needs, and preferences are heard and respected. This is a chance to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, where your contributions truly matter. As the IR CNS team is a newly developed team, it is an exciting opportunity to join this evolving service. As a CNS you will be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to constantly make improvements.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include attendance at ward rounds and clinics, MDT, delivering education, reassurance, continuity of care, and contributing to overall service development.

• Registered Nurse with relevant experience in interventional radiology/neuroradiology, neuro and acute care nursing.
• Ability to work autonomously, make clinical decisions, and manage complex patient pathways.
• Strong communication, organisational, and leadership skills.
• You will be required to liaise with multiple specialities across the hospital, to ensure continuity of care for the patient throughout their journey.
• Attend ward rounds post procedure with the IR/INR clinical team
• Attend MDT's with Interventional Consultants
• Attend Consultant led clinics, undertake pre-assessment clinics and post procedure follow up.
• Provide continuity of care for patients between referring speciality and radiology and act as a point of contact for patients
• Contribute to and maintain patient records and communication
• Assist with co-ordination of care and treatment plans
• Liaison with the wider interventional multi-disciplinary team
• Education of ward staff on IR/INR procedures and after care
• Audit/research

Job description

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About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.