Job overview

Secondment Opportunity

The post holder will need to have skills to safely coordinate, 26 patients. Attend meetings in ward manager absence and communicate effectively  to the team, patients and the wider trust . **Candidates will need at least 3 years post qualification experience due to the post being fixed term.**

To support our robust training standards to deliver safe effective care using. Utilise audits to identify areas of success and improvements to be made.

Assist in supporting a diverse team in day to day actives following and upholding safe standards of care and work inline with  policies and procedures .  

Main duties of the job

Assessment, planning and implementation of care to 26 neurosurgical patients, within our speciality of Oncology/Hydrocephalus but this also expands to other remits within neurosurgery.

 Clinical Audits and action plans Supporting sickness policy and HR

Undertaking ward based education and planning training and education to team Interact and support with complaint and concerns

Escalate ward issues appropriately.

Support and build a rapport with ward staff.

Ensure safe practice high standards

Support and enhance patient flow.

Provide safe evidence based practice.

Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices.

 Undertake effective multi professionally work with colleagues to deliver care.

Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate.

 Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objective.

Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience.

Working for our organisation

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.