Interstitial Lung Disease Nurse

The Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) team at Aintree University Hospital trust are looking to appoint a band 7 nurse - 22.5hrs per week, to help them in supporting and delivering care to ILD patients in our region. The ILD service covers the West coast of the North West and Isle of Man. A majority of ILD patients attend Aintree as an outpatient but there is a growing cohort of patients seen as in patients. The ILD team are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic nurse who is able to work within our multidisciplinary team but is also able to work autonomously to support nurse led clinics. The focus of this clinic is around symptom control, chronic disease management and palliative care. You will also assist in the ILD medical clinics in the assessment and support of new patients and provide ongoing assessment and support for outpatients via our very busy telephone support service.Main duties of the job The post holder will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the Multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers 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 (Head of Operations, Lead Clinician, Matron etc) and will work collaboratively to develop services and quality of care delivered. The post holder will be expected to provide first-line management and lead a tame of specialist nurses. This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice leadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education. The post holder will carry out responsibility for either a defined case load or offering "highly specialist service advice" this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group/speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework. They will lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for staff within the speciality., Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills. Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation. Coordinate and manage nurse led clinics. 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. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives. 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. Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced). From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

• Registered Nurse/Midwife
• Post basic specialist qualification relevant to speciality
• Recognised teaching qualification
• First degree
Desirable criteria
• Research qualification
• Recordable specialist qualification
• Masters degree
• Independent Nurse Prescriber, Teaching / assessment skills
• Organisation and negotiation skills
• Effective communicator
• Leadership & motivation skills
• Evidence of audit and change management ability
• Computer literate
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Root Cause Analysis
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of leading and facilitating change
• ECDL, Evidence of continued professional development
• Diplomatic
• Assertive and confident
• Personal and professional maturity
• Recognition of own limitations
• Demonstrates enthusiasm
• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
• Flexibility
• Able to travel between sites, In depth specialist knowledge, Demonstrable post-reg experience
• Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality at Band 6 level
• Extensive clinical experience
• Evidence of the application of management/leadership skills and managing staff
• Involvement in audit
• In depth specialist knowledge
Desirable criteria
• Experience as a specialist nurse
• Participation in research
• 6 Management qualification, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.