OPAL's Clinical Nurse Specialist

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, adaptable and forward-thinking experienced RN to join OPAL service. The Older Person's Assessment and Liaison service provides a multidisciplinary, patient-centred comprehensive assessment to frail and elderly patients presenting with an acute need and supporting them through virtual services.

The post holder will work closely with teams from the acute and community settings. They will be a strong role model who provides leadership and direction to the service along with the multidisciplinary team.

The post holder must have excellent communication skills and experience of managing complex and challenging situations and demonstrate clinical judgement and critical decision-making skills based on evidence-based practice. An ability to prioritize workload and be able to use initiative while working as part of a team.

Part of the role is to identify suitable patients for the virtual ward by working closely with the multidisciplinary team. Virtual wards allow patients, where possible, to receive safe care within their own home, ensuring the provision of excellent care with compassion for the patients and relatives. There will be close links with consultant geriatricians and the wider multidisciplinary team involved in the care of these patients.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient and diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
• We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them, including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£46,148 to £52,809 a year plus high cost allowance