Skull Base Clinical Nurse

UHCW; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

UHCW NHS Trust in Coventry is seeking a Skull Base Clinical Nurse Specialist to work with Neurosurgical consultants and MDTs, supporting patients from diagnosis to discharge, including surveillance and preoperative care to reduce hospital stays.

The role requires current NMC registration (Adult), CPD, and leadership qualities. You will deliver expert nursing care, education, and guidance within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Professional Registration, RN adult.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Leadership qualification or completion of leadership course.
• Completion of the Advanced Communication Skills Training course.
• Health Assessment.
• Completion of Neurosciences course.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in line with Code of Professional Conduct.
• Point of contact for patients/carers and provide clinical care and specialist nursing advice.
• Assess health and psychological needs and plan care.
• Coordinate with other professionals to deliver programmes of care and MDT involvement.
• Provide telephone advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Educate patients and families to promote health and self-care.
• Maintain patient documentation to NMC requirements and contribute to data collection.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

IT literacy

Time management

Decision making

Problem solving

Audit & research awareness

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)

CPD evidence

Teaching & assessing qualification

Leadership qualification

Advanced Communication Skills Training

Health Assessment

Neurosciences course

Job description

Site University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Town Coventry Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are after a proactive, highly motivated person to become our new Skull Base Clinical Nurse specialist. You will work closely with Neurosurgical consultants who operate of skull base brain tumours ,nursing teams and the wider multidisciplinary to support this patient group from diagnosis to discharge. This will include surveillance, pre operative support, reduce length of stay in hospital and attend MDT meetings

Please see the attached job description to see if you have what it takes.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

To establish and provide a specialist nursing service for the care and on-going management of patients diagnosed with Skull Base tumours. You will participate in the provision of high-quality care from diagnosis, through treatment and during follow up. You will make informed decisions within your own area and scope of professional practice to ensure agreed standards and targets are met. The post holder will ensure collaborative working relationships, incorporating clinical practice, advice and guidance, and education.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute towards corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Point of contact for patients/carers for defined episodes/pathways of care and provide clinical care, specialist nursing advice and guidance, alongside symptom support and referred on where appropriate.
• Assess health and psychological needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, in partnership with patients/carers and colleagues.
• Work in partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and ensure patients are discussed at MDT as required.
• Ability to give telephone advice to patients, carers and other health care professionals.
• Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care. Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group.
• Provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care.
• Use advanced communication skills to impart sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information to patients and carers, and provide them with advice and emotional support in hospital/at home as appropriate.
• Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Professional Registration, RN adult
• Evidence of CPD
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Leadership qualification or completion of leadership course
• Completion of the Advanced Communication Skills Training course
• Health Assessment
• Completion of Neurosciences course

Experience

• Professional clinical experience in Skull Base / Neurosurgery for registered nurse
• Highly developed communication skills
• Understanding of budget management
• Experience of conflict management

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Base of skull conditions, with the ability to apply evidence-based practice
• An understanding of current issues relating to the NHS
• A knowledge of professional policies and procedures
• Knowledge of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development
• Experience of Peer reviews for a service

Skills

• Excellent understanding of IT and technology
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively
• Good management of own and others time
• Able to use initiative and make decisions
• Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutionsStrong clinical leadership and communication skills
• A good understanding of the process of audit and research in practice

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace. Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience. Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect)

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Gayle O'Byrne Job title Modern Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 02476965327 Additional information

PLease utilise main hospital number 02476964000 and ask for bleep 5106 if no answer on office line