Senior Clinical Staff Nurse

The assessment of patient needs, the development of programs of care and the implementation and evaluation of these programs are key responsibilities of this role. Successful candidates will carry out all relevant forms of care and provide skilled assistance within the Ambulatory Department environment, continually developing diagnostic, investigative, treatment, surgical or recovery skills appropriate to their level of competence.

• Supervise and educate junior colleagues.
• Take an active part in teaching both qualified and unqualified staff, and students from the multidisciplinary team.
• Present a positive, professional image of the organization and the ambulatory team.
• Take the lead for a specific specialty or clinic (e.g. lower urinary tract assessment), ensuring expert knowledge and troubleshooting within that area.
• Order relevant lower urinary tract assessment investigations, fully meeting Irmer regulations.
• Take charge of an area in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.
• Apply UHNM’s Lean-based improvement methodology, supporting the “Improving Together” approach in delivering the outputs of your role.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we serve around three million people, providing advanced facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role. We offer a wide range of development packages to ensure everyone can fulfil their true potential. UHNM encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.

We ask all of our employees to commit to the values co‑created by staff, patients and carers, which unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Phyllis Dunn

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Clinical Lead
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