Dementia Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Full time
Working Full Time:

37.5 hours per week

A lead specialist in a defined area of nursing, the post holder will be an identified key worker for a patient caseload, accepting referrals to agreed criteria, coordinating treatment and care, practicing autonomously as a core member of the Integrated Discharge team, with a specialist focus on Dementia patients.

The senior CNS possesses expertise in clinical risk evaluation, change management, and the provision of educational support to patients, carers, and colleagues across organisational and professional boundaries.

Main duties of the job The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a higher level of practice in both direct care of patients and in planning and developing services to support patient care. Utilizing the skills of leadership, clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, and innovation, the post holder will facilitate and deliver care that is patient-centered, safe, and effective.

The post holder may be required to work on other wards/departments within the Trust at short notice in the event of hospital pressures/major civilian disaster.

About us The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds. Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate, and outpatient facility. Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount), which includes temporary bank staff, and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services, and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire, which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston, as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire, which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital, and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic), ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential RMN Diploma or Degree Registered Level 7 masters or equivalent study Recognised teaching/assessing qualification 998/997/mentorship Relevant specialty related qualification/module (Insertion of CVADs, IV access)

Desirable Trained in Advanced Life Support Management qualification or equivalent Continuous Professional Development portfolio

Experience Essential Speciality knowledge and experience Basic knowledge of financial management within the clinical setting. Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives. To complete the Trust toolkit competencies Relevant Post Registration clinical experience Initiation and implementation of change

Desirable CNS mentorship and development Countess 20:20 Leadership Programme

Skills Essential Able to manage own workload and coordinate that of others. Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital Systems Able to present written information in a logical manner. Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding. Ability to communicate sensitive information. Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.

Desirable Presentation/teaching skills

Employer details Employer name Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL

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