Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 7 months (maternity cover, potential secondment opportunity for internal applicants)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6297
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UCLH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Respiratory Clinical Nurse Navigator
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 6 Nurse Navigator to join the team at UCLH. This is for 6-7 months to cover maternity leave.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative team member, with some respiratory experience. The role will require excellent communication skills. Please contact Lead Nurse for information in relation to the role. We would consider a secondment for internal applicants.
Main duties of the job
The role will include;
• Supporting patients through the National |optimal Lung Cancer Pathway (NOLCP) and lung screening programme
• Telephone pre-assessment service to ensure all patients are fir for procedure and to give guidance
• Deliver patient centred care by acting as a point of contact and keyworker for patients and GP’s ensuring there is a community link with primary care
• Support the Respiratory clinicians in the efficient co-ordination and organisation of diagnostic tests providing an important link between theatres, anaesthetics, and the Respiratory department
• Provide advice and refer on or signpost to other sources of support for patients
• Deliver a weekly nurse-led telephone results clinic to patients
• Participate in and support research and audit programmes/objectives for the Respiratory department
• Participate in a programme of self-development, clinical supervision and individual performance review (IPR)
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Part 1,2,or relevant
Desirable criteria
- Teaching/assessment programme
- Relevant post-registration programme
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Respiratory experience
- Pre-assessment experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates ability to educate others
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the speciality
- Willing to provide support to other clinical areas within the division
- Demonstrates awareness of resource management issues within boundaries of role
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in audit and evaluation
Communication
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
- Communicates with patients and carers in an empathetic manner
- Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development in line with KSF, maintains updated portfolio
- Demonstrates an awareness of the role of preceptor/facilitator
- Reflective in practice
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties)
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential criteria
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Specific Requirement
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to shift pattern
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
- Louise Beitverda
- Job title
- Lead Respiratory Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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