Job summary
- Main area
- AEC
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment opportunities available for internal candidates)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 359-6981656-T2
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross site
- Town
- Maidstone/ Tunbridge Wells
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Ambulatory Emergency Care Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Ambulatory Emergency Care Specialist Nurse to join our team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable nurse to lead on the Ambulatory Emergency Care service at both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals.
As the Lead Nurse in AEC, you will use your clinical experience, expertise and advanced skills to support the development of enhanced clinical competencies ensuring appropriate training, support and oversight to maintain a clinically competent workforce.
You will work closely with all relevant clinical teams, providing clinical advice, supervision, mentorship and work-based facilitation. Develop and complete audits as required. Working closely with users of our services and other stakeholders to ensure appropriate and timely service development and improvements to patient care.
Your core working days will be Monday - Friday with notice provided for any weekend work and out-of-hours work if this is required to meet the need of a clinical team.
Main duties of the job
You will work as an autonomous practitioner, liaising with all members of the Multidisciplinary team in order to provide clinical expertise, increase utilisation and performance through AEC on both hospital sites.
You will make clinical judgement about patients and adjust treatment plans accordingly in order to achieve treatment targets.
You will act as a mentor/preceptor/assessor to nursing staff and support workers as appropriate, ensuring a positive learning environment and facilitating their clinical skill development.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [email protected]t if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience
- Mentorship and Preceptorship Qualification
- First Level Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Specialist Studies in Acute Setting/ Ambulatory Pathways
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in supervising staff and students
- Experience in managing own caseload of patients or evidence of working autonomously
- Experience in audit/research
- Management/ leadership experience
- Post registration advanced nursing experience
- Demonstrate evidence based practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in AEC
- Experience in specialist nurse role
Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer skills including use of databases, spreadsheet and report writing
- Autonomous decision making
- Experience in problem solving
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Effective teaching and presentation skills
- Patient education and counselling skills
- Time management
- Change management experience
Desirable criteria
- Project management experience
- Research and audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Peters
- Job title
- Lead AEC Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07709718784
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