Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist in Surveillance – ROSSINI Platform

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their innovative remote wound monitoring programme. This full-time role focuses on utilizing the cutting-edge Isla platform for surgical site infection surveillance as part of a pioneering trial aimed at enhancing patient outcomes. The successful candidate will lead clinical operations, support a dynamic team, and ensure timely care for surgical patients. If you're driven by collaboration and innovation in healthcare, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on the NMC Register.
• Extensive clinical experience in surgical wound care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the ROSSINI Platform.
• Support junior colleagues in patient reviews and submissions.

Skills

Surgical Wound Care

Clinical Leadership

Patient Advocacy

Audit and Research

Data Collection and Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

BSc / 1st Degree (health related)

Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Area

Relevant Qualification in Infection Control

Tools

Isla Platform

Job description

Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist in Surveillance – ROSSINI Platform

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a passionate, self-motivated, and driven Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist who has experience in surgical wound care to join our dynamic remote wound monitoring programme. This programme will utilise the successful 'Isla' platform for surgical site infection surveillance as part of the Rossini Platform trial - a pioneering, multi-arm, multi-stage study aimed at reducing surgical site infections across six major surgical specialities.

This is a full-time, five-year fixed term role funded by the NIHR, based at one of our GSTT sites. If you are inspired by innovation, collaborative working, and a commitment to improving patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the running the ROSSINI Platform Surgical Site Infection Surveillance under the Central Digital Wound Hub. This will include supporting the research team, ensuring timely and appropriate remote care advice and referrals for surgical patients and carers, and expanding the service for all surgical arms of the ROSSINI Platform. The post holder will be responsible for data collection activities related to the service and will undertake reporting and line management activities.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

The Surveillance and Innovation Unit (SUI) is a new unit in the Directorate of Infection. The Central Wound Hub will scale and sustain our award-winning digital surveillance programme. The Hub team will work with the surgical site infection (SSI) team, a dynamic, friendly team covering specialisms across the trust.

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To oversee the daily running of the CDWH for the Rossini Platform study to ensure patients are reviewed and responded to in a timely manner on the digital remote wound platform (Isla).

To support and line management of junior colleagues for optimal review patient submission on Isla for a seven-day and out-of-hours service.

To provide timely review of patient submissions to the Central Digital Wound Hub, ensuring appropriate reassurance, advice and/or referral as required.

To ensure early identification of patients who require MDT escalation for infection or delayed wound healing, and action this or support junior staff in doing so.

To ensure information on clinically relevant information on community treatment is recorded for visibility and optimal care delivery.

To collect and/or oversee data on clinical outcomes.

To identify areas for improvement in relation to the Central Digital Wound Hub and work with the Trust Lead for SSI to deliver an improvement plan, using appropriate methodology.

To participate in research studies as required.

To work with the CTU and Isla providing specialist input in SSIS data collection, handling ensuring correct completion of surveillance forms or electronic surveillance data platforms

To undertake audit in relation to SSIS and to ensure audit documentation is completed correctly.

To work autonomously managing a case load of defined group of patients ensuring close surveillance is undertaken to identify Surgical Site Infections (SSI) and determine incidence and prevalence of infections

Person Specification

Professional / Statutory Registration

• Registered Nurse on the NMC Register

Education/ Qualifications

• Bsc / 1st Degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/ training and experience
• Post graduate certificate in specialist area, e.g. infection link practitioner course, surveillance or audit skills etc.
• Professional knowledge acquired at diploma / degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses
• Relevant qualification in Infection Control, e.g. ENB 329, Diploma/Degree/ in Infection Control/Microbiology or Implementation Science or equivalent knowledge and Skills

Previous Experience

• Extensive clinical experience.
• Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level.
• Experience of delivering patient advocacy.
• Experience of audit, research & evidence based care.
• Previous experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused.
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.
• Current, relevant and consolidated experience in Surveillance.
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex Situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
• Developed interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching staff how to identify and manage patient risk to avoidable harm.
• Ability to clinically lead and influence staff.
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
• Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good time management and organisation skills.
• Knowledge of current clinical and nursing research.
• Ability to carry out audit and research.
• Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings.
• Undertaken clinical and nursing research.
• Ability to manage complex clinical and operational situations e.g. clusters of infection that involve staff from all levels within an Organisation..
• Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully.
• Knowledge of quality standards & NICE / DH recommendations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the National agenda related to surgical site infection.

Additional Information

• Creative, lateral thinker with sensitivity based on knowledge.
• Diplomatic, flexible and positive approach to work.
• Strong team player.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital

£44,806 to £53,134 a yearper annum inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

5 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-NM12794

Job locations

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital