Upper Gastrointestinal Cns Team Leader

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Nhs Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health & wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Home electronics schemes

Working carers support

Carer-friendly policies

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a Nurse Specialist/Team Leader to act as the clinical expert and professional resource for the Multi-Professional team within the Speciality Service.

The post holder will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team (General Manager, Lead Clinician, Matron, Service Manager etc) will work collaboratively to develop services and quality of care delivered.

Qualifications

• Develop a high level of clinical decision making and monitor standards of care.
• Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload with expert assessment and planning.
• Coordinate and manage nurse-led clinics within the speciality/service.
• Contribute to multi-professional management of patients, including discharge planning.
• Support patients and families with information to enable self-management.
• Encourage the multi-disciplinary team to resolve patient problems with new models of care.
• Work with the Matron to promote development of nurses in CNO Ten Key Roles (e.g., Nurse Prescribing).

Responsibilities

• Develop a high level of clinical decision making, monitor and improve standards of care, working within their advanced scope of professional practice.
• Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
• Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality/service).
• Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
• To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
• Work with the Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate e.g. Nurse Prescribing.

Job description

The Nurse Specialist/Team Leader will be the clinical expert and professional resource to the Multi-Professional team, patients and carers within their Speciality Service. The post holder will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team (General Manager, Lead Clinician, Matron, Service Manager etc) will work collaboratively to develop services and quality of care delivered. The post holder will manage and lead the whole service team comprising of specialist nurses/advance nurse specialists and other team members and in addition lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for staff within the speciality. This will be achieved through working in partnership with lead clinicians, managers and matrons.,

• Develop a high level of clinical decision making, monitor and improve standards of care, working within their advanced scope of professional practice.
• Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
• Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality/service).
• Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
• To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
• Work with the Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate e.g. Nurse Prescribing.
  We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.