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Trosolwg o'r swydd

As part of The Walton Centre's ongoing commitment to advancing nursing practice a Associate Neurology Nurse Specialist post is becoming available within our Headache team. You will be responsible for working autonomously and should be clinically capable and competent. Training within required remit will be provided.
The successful candidate needs to possess  excellent theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of Neurosciences,  be clinically competent to undertake clinical examination and should be a non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards this..
The successful postholder should also have excellent communication skills, a 'can do' attitude and a passion for driving services forward.
The Trust has an excellent reputation for advancing nursing practice with a large number of specialist and advanced roles. .

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

1. To work in conjunction with Headache team, lead nurse and lead consultant to provide a coherent and effective service for patients.
2. Undertake clinical duties including assessing, planning, providing and evaluation of care to patients with  in out-patients, in-patient ward setting and remote support via telephone and email.
3. Support lead nurse in recording patient outcome measures; including performance, collating, analysing and reporting clinical outcomes.
4. Involvement in service development projects to improve the Headache service in response to analysis of patient outcomes and national service specifications.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.