text: An exciting opportunity has arisen within Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCHC) for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 Intervention Lead Nurse to join our 12-month practice driven intervention study to facilitate the Therapeutic Optimisation (THEO) participatory action research study using practice development approaches at ward level You will be working as part of the clinical team as an experienced staff member and will focus on approaches to enhance and improve highly effective clinical interactions with colleagues, patients their families and significant others. We are looking for someone to work in collaboration with the existing ward manager and team, to be an excellent clinical role model with excellent guiding and coaching skills with the patient at the centre of everything that we do.
  Main duties of the jobWe are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, experienced and motivated nurse with a proven track record for organising and providing patient care of the highest standard. Alongside experience of guiding, enabling and coaching skills to enable participation in practice driven innovation. And collaborating with partners at local Trust level and working closely with Staffordshire University and the University of East Anglia (as the Academic Collaborators).
  The successful candidate will:
  - Be a forward thinking, innovative person with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  - Have NMC registration
  - Be organised, highly self motivated and engaged
  - Have considerable clinical nursing experience in a variety of settings
  - Have excellent guiding and coaching skills
  - have excellent inter-personal skills to lead, work alongside and motivate the multidisciplinary team
  - need to be motivated in participatory approaches and implementing changes in collaboration with others
  - Experience of successful clinical practice change
  - Experience of working to protocols and guidelines
  - Experience of clinical audit/ quality improvement
  About usNorfolk Community Health and Care actively works towards improving patient care using national programmes e.g. Discharge to Assess and Accreditation. Across Norfolk and Waveney, the National Hospital Discharge Service: Policy and Operating Model is being implemented which alongside the NHS Long Term Plan is placing greater emphasis on community services and supporting patients in their own homes. Overall, this is an exiting time to join Norfolk Community Health and Care and lead an inpatient team.
  The community hospitals are part of the Community Beds and System Operations portfolio. Other services within this portfolio are the Operations Centre based at Norwich Community Hospital, the Inpatient Medical Team, and the Community Access Team based at NNUH who provide an admission avoidance service in the Emergency Department and lead on admissions into the community hospitals. Come and join a friendly, supportive team with excellent and collaborative working practices.
  Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
  Job descriptionJob responsibilities - To have overall responsibility for the development, implementation and evaluation of the THEO participatory action research study at ward level.
  - To promote continuous development of clinical practice and effective team working in delivery of patient care, encouraging innovation, improvement and appropriate changes in service delivery, using facilitated practice development approaches.
  - To influence effective team working across the multidisciplinary team to enhance and enable high level support to clinical support and expertise as part of person-centred patient care approaches.
  - To capture evidence of barriers and enablers for wards based improvements, that promote delivery of high standards of person centred, safe and effective, evidence-based nursing care.
  - To review nursing practice in collaboration with the existing team, and support implementation of appropriate changes based on research / best practice.
  - To lead on profession specific issues and contribute strategically in collaboration with the existing ward team to service development and data/evidence collection.
  - To provide strategies for achieving a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students and colleagues, for the ongoing professional development of all.
  - To maintain communication networks at all appropriate clinical and managerial levels.,
  - To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to patients.
  Person SpecificationPersonal and People DevelopmentEssential - Teaching and mentoring skills
  Desirable - Coaching and mentoring expereince
  Skills, Abilities and KnowledgeEssential - Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload
  - Accountability of own role and other roles in an ACP-led service
  - Management and Leadership skills / effective change agent
  - Awareness of the need to focus on continuous quality improvement
  - Ability to prioritise own work
  Desirable - Experience of managing or leading a project / team
  - Knowledge and understanding of quality improvement, practice development approaches.
  ExperienceEssential - Registration experience in a variety of settings
  - Experience of working to protocols and guidelines
  - Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
  - Previous experience of developing clinical guidelines and clinical care pathways
  - Experience of clinical audit / quality improvement
  - Evidence of successful management of change
  Desirable - Research experience
  - Project management / ability to work to deadlines
  QualificationsEssential - Registered Nurse
  - Masters level (or working towards)
  Desirable - Mentoring / leadership qualification
  - Doctoral level study
  CommunicationEssential - Excellent written and verbal communication skills using the English Language
  - Computer literate
  - Ability to communicate with patients and families with regard to diagnosis, treatment and care planning.
  - Negotiation and conflict management skills
  - Ability to communicate with service managers and assistant director level personnel
  - Ability to influence other groups
  Personal attributes / behaviours AptitudeEssential - Awareness and understanding of the NHS issues relevant to advanced clinical practice
  - Understanding of the Clinical Governance Framework
  - Aware of the political and organisational drivers that impact on the service
  - Ability to approach complex and dynamic risk assessment with patient need always being the priority
  Desirable - Public speaking / presentation skills
  OtherEssential - Ability to be creative, innovative and adaptable
  - Organised and motivated
  - Positive role model
  - Flexibility to work evenings and weekends in order to meet service needs
  Employer detailsEmployer nameNorfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
  AddressNorth Walsham Ward, North Walsham Community Hospital
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