Specialist Screening Nurse

Job summary
This is a demanding but satisfying role providing AAA surveillance screening, clinical assessments, health promotion and risk reduction advice to men with newly diagnosed AAAs and reviews of existing surveillance subjects.

The successful candidates will be a registered nurse, ideally, with significant experience in Vascular Surgery, AAA management and surveillance. The ability to perform ultrasound scanning would be advantageous, as would experience of working in an AAA screening programme, but not essential.

As there is a mandatory requirement to deliver face to face assessment clinics across the whole geographical area the work involves a lot of driving. This includes motorway driving.

If not already achieved, there is an expectation the successful candidate will complete the Vascular Specialist Nurse competencies within the first year of employment as well as commencing study for the Level 3 Health Screener Diploma (HSD) and completing this within 2 years. You will have a clean driving license and access to a car which is fully insured for business use. To enable maximum uptake of the specialist nurse assessment the hours will need to be worked flexibly across the month: Monday-Friday 8.00am-8.00pm. Shift durations may occasionally vary between 4 and 9.25 hours and there may be a future requirement to work Saturdays.

Main duties of the job
Provide health promotion by identifying and advising on achievable interventions with the screening subject on risk reduction strategies such as smoking cessation, initiation of/ compliance with secondary prophylaxis with Best Medical Therapy, compliance with any other medication they are on. Promotion of healthy lifestyle, exercise and diet. Check BP and BMI of subjects on F2F clinical reviews.

To scan surveillance subjects. If not already trained will need to undertake the Level 3 Health Screener Diploma (HSD) and maintain competencies.

About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Person Specification
Application Completion
Essential

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

Education/ Qualifications
Essential

• RSCN/RN 1st level with current NMC registration
• Teaching/Assessing/Mentorship Course Clinically competent (within speciality)

Desirable

• 1st Level degree or evidence of study at this level
• Advanced Vascular Nurse qualification or willingness to undertake this training

Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential

• Demonstrates significant experience at Band 5 or above ideally within Vascular Surgery
• Significant experience in caring for people with abdominal aortic aneurysms
• Evidence of recent study and professional development
• Evidence of educating colleagues
• Proven ability to mentor/preceptor junior members of staff
• Evidence of ongoing professional self development
• Proven ability to coordinate and delegate workload appropriately
• Responsive to change
• Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults
• Awareness of research and evidenced based practice
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Leadership skills
• Ability to effect change in current working practice
• Evidence of adjustment to Scope of Practice
• Good time management skills
• Ability to develop teaching and promotional materials
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programmes particularly Excel
• Proven ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team (both verbal and non verbal)
• Good facilitation skills
• Good interpersonal skills and demonstrable ability to manage challenging and emotional situations
• Proven ability to deal with difficult or sensitive issues
• Understanding of confidentiality in the workplace
• Ability to facilitate change
• Must be aware of clinical governance and benchmarking processes
• Proven ability to prioritise own workload and manage tasks

Desirable

• Experience of involvement in service development
• Experience of delivering presentations
• Experience of working within an NHS screening programme

Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential

• Ability to develop and motivate staff
• Good eye to hand co-ordination
• Clear spoken and written English
• Politeness and patience
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work within a team and effectively liaise with people at all levels
• Good organisational skills
• Flexible and independent approach to work
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work accurately on own initiative
• Attention to detail

Special Attributes and other
Essential

• Shows motivation in developing new skills
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements
Essential

• Good time keeper
• Ability to work from both hospital sites and all screening venues as required to meet the demands of the service
• Driver with clean licence
• Access to a vehicle insured for business use
• Willingness and ability to travel and transport screening equipment between venues and sites
• Adaptability to different working environments off-site
• Interest and enthusiasm in the screening project and its benefits to the community

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.