Sepsis Specialist Nurse/Practitioner

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

The Sepsis Specialist Practitioner role is a trust wide role, providing leadership, education and training to improve the outcomes for patients with sepsis.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Sepsis Specialist band 7 - full time post. We are looking for enthusiasm, knowledge and excellent communication skills. If you are keen to join this specialist area of patient safety then we are able to support you in this role.
The job role will include teaching and training both in the classroom and clinically. You will work with the multidisciplinary team throughout the trust to improve patient safety.
You will be involved in audit and supporting ward staff with understanding sepsis. you will be involved in report writing and improving quality aspects related to sepsis .
The post holder will be involved in embedded new standards, guidelines and updating policy’s related to sepsis.
The post will be supported by the patient safety specialist nursing officer and be part of a wider team of patient safety specialist nurses.
The post will be based pan-site, working across all hospital sites and the post holder will be expected to travel between the three hospital sites for meetings and trust cover.
The Sepsis specialist Nurse/Practitioner is a Trust wide role, providing clinical leadership, education and training to improve the outcomes for patients with sepsis. The post holder is accountable for the leadership and delivery of actions to promote safe, effective sepsis care to patients within the Trust. The role will include raising awareness of sepsis, ensuring early recognition, assessment and interventions through clinical education and direct clinical support. The post holder will be instrumental in organising and supporting the corporate delivery of the Sepsis key performance indicators. They will be a driver of qualitative, innovative, productive, safe evidence based nursing care which promotes best practice and best outcomes for patients and will act as a clinical expert and resource for members of the multi-disciplinary team.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

The Sepsis specialist Practitioner is a Trust wide role, providing clinical leadership, education and training to improve the outcomes for patients with sepsis. The post holder is accountable for the leadership and delivery of actions to promote safe, effective sepsis care to patients within the Trust. The role will include raising awareness of sepsis, ensuring early recognition, assessment and interventions through clinical education and direct clinical support. The post holder will be instrumental in organising and supporting the corporate delivery of the Sepsis key performance indicators. They will be a driver of qualitative, innovative, productive, safe evidence based nursing care which promotes best practice and best outcomes for patients and will act as a clinical expert and resource for members of the multi-disciplinary team

Please refer the Job description for details