Job summary
- Main area
- Registered Nurse Spinal Deformity
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday working required)
- Job ref
- 205-7805137
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Tracheostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Planned Care Business Group: The Tracheostomy Clinical Nurse specialist (CNS) is a role within UHNM designed to support the implementation of a National Model of care agreed as part of the National Tracheostomy safety Project ,the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative. The Tracheostomy CNS will be required to work as part of the Tracheostomy Service Team and autonomously alongside the ENT consultant lead for Tracheostomies.
Main duties of the job
Undertake comprehensive clinical assessment of a patients condition.
Initiate and manage a clinical treatment plan
Undertake invasive interventions within the scope of practise
Provide professional leadership and support within a multi professional team
Work autonomously in nurse led Tracheostomy change outpatient clinics
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge across a range of subject areas relevant to the field of tracheostomy care
Critically analyse ,evaluate and synthesis different sources of information for the purpose of assessing and managing the care of the tracheostomy patient
Apply the principles of evidence based practise to the management of the tracheostomy patient
Understand and perform clinical audit
Deliver Trust wide education to staff in identified areas that provide Tracheostomy care to patients
Provide education and training to patients, relatives and community care teams to help support the safe discharge of tracheostomy patients
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see detailed job description and person specification for further detail.
The main duties detailed above.
Person specification
Knowledge, skills, training and experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience with at least 1 year at band 6 in a leadership role
- Holds the UHNM competent and advanced tracheostomy competency
- Physical / health assessment
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current nursing registration with the NMC
- Degree or evidence of degree level study
- Mentorship course or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Masters / level 7 study
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
- Tracy Stevenson
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 679869
- Additional information
Leanne Evans
Lead CNS Tracheostomy Service
01782 671486
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