Band 7 - Sepsis Clinical Nurse Specialist, Deteriorating Patient Team

NHS Jobs; Watford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Band 7 - Sepsis Clinical Nurse Specialist to work closely with various clinical teams. Responsibilities include providing clinical advice, auditing patient data, and developing education on sepsis management. The ideal candidate should have experience in sepsis care and demonstrate effective communication skills. This role is essential in promoting clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical care, specifically in sepsis management.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to develop teaching strategies for healthcare staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice to patients and healthcare professionals regarding sepsis.
• Review sepsis data collection processes and recommend improvements.
• Complete monthly audits of sepsis diagnosis patients and report findings.

Job description

Band 7 - Sepsis Clinical Nurse Specialist, Deteriorating Patient Team

You will work closely with the Sepsis team (Sepsis CNS and Sepsis Clinical Lead), Deteriorating Patient team, QI team, Education team, EPR team and wider clinical teams to deliver on the following: Providing clinical and non-clinical advice as requested to patients, families, and other health care professionals in relation to sepsis care and management of the deteriorating patient. Inputting complex clinical data relating to patient activity, ensuring accuracy, validity, and timely processing of data for inclusion in relevant audits. Developing and maintaining an environment which facilitates and promotes a clinical governance and data quality culture, continuously reviewing and assisting in the development of the service. Supporting the Trust Quality Improvement Lead to identify areas for improvement and develop and implement agreed action plans. Identification of educational requirement and developing appropriate teaching strategies for all medical and nursing staff across the Trust in relation to understanding and implementing sepsis 6 and the sepsis care bundles and management of the deteriorating patient. To act as the Trust Link Nurse for sepsis, attending appropriate meetings and workshops in conjunction with the Trust Clinical Lead for Sepsis, ensuring appropriate training and feedback is provided to relevant staff. To review sepsis data collection processes within the Trust, to ensure efficient systems are in place to reduce time spent by nursing staff in collecting information, providing recommendations for changes. Complete monthly audits of patients identified as having a sepsis diagnosis, extrapolate common themes and submit a written report to the Patient Safety Group and the Deteriorating Patient/Sepsis Group. Effectively communicate any issues or obstacles to achieving the Sepsis CQUIN (or equivalent) to the Clinical Lead for Sepsis in a timely manner. Utilise problem solving skills to identify solutions to highlighted knowledge/skills gaps, assist with recommended action plans and re-evaluate care delivery. Support vascular access service with the insertion of PICC lines and development of best practice in relation to ANTT.