Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist

at  Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference?
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Sheffield Vascular Nurse Specialist team. This is full-time permanent AFC Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Vascular role covering South Yorkshire Vascular services.
We are looking for a forward-thinking nurse who is experienced in caring for patients with Vascular concerns and ready to work in specialist practice. This specialist role will be managing patients within the agreed scope of practice and taking responsibility for continuity of care.
This role includes examining and assessing patients often with highly complex or chronic conditions, planning and implementation of care, working within nurse led clinics and comprehensive follow up services; and ensuring a smooth transition for patients through the relevant pathway.
To work with us you need to be enthusiastic about promoting patient comfort and improving the patients experience.
To support the Senior Vascular Nurse Specialist and Vascular Surgeon in the provision of appropriate, high quality care to patients with vascular disease.
To deliver a holistic, high quality service that reflects current clinical practice and critical thinking utilising the most appropriate model of care and evidence based practice.
Work in partnership with other professionals and other organisations to enable patients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital admission.
To work closely with other clinicians and specialists in order to ensure high quality, seamless care for each patient.
To act as a source of expert advice and information to patients, carers and relatives facilitating areas.
To contribute to the development and delivery of educational programmes delivered to nursing and non-nursing colleagues.
To work across South Yorkshire covering Vascular services primarily at the Northern General Hospital but also providing inpatient support and clinics at Barnsley District General and Rotherham District General.
The ability to drive is essential in order to carry out all elements of the role.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria

Please refer the Job description for details