Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Demonstrate advanced empathetic interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with patients and carers through the patient pathway.
• Maximise the involvement of patients, or when appropriate their carer’s, families, or advocates, in all relevant decisions about their diagnosis, care and treatment from the point of diagnosis through to discharge.
• Be responsible for the development of individualised care plans, regularly reviewing and evaluating them with the patients and Heath Care Team.
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge throughout your chosen area of expertise, and skills through clinical practice. Care delivery should be evidence based and reflect national standards and guidelines.
• Partake in the Non-medical Prescribing Qualification (V300) after successful probationary period.
• Develop enhanced and extended skills by attendance at study days  and conferences and work towards a post graduate qualification.
• In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, ensure that information provided to health professionals and patients are representative of research-based recommendations and are within the National Standards Frameworks where appropriate.
• Contribute to and participate in the Trust’s Education Strategy.
• Attend mandatory lectures according to Trust policies – training.
• Establish and maintain a regional network of contacts.
• Actively demonstrates commitment to clinical supervision.
• Be involved in the development of policies, protocols and clinical  guidelines necessary to support the development of the service.
• Directly influence decisions regarding service delivery through the participation in meetings.
• Be involved in the development and monitoring of quality initiatives in line with local and national requirements or guidelines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of clinical trials relevant to the specialist area.
• Contribute to appropriate research studies related to the treatment and care of patients.
• To manage a caseload of patients with a diagnosis, providing highly expert knowledge and advice, utilising a range of interventions, and managing the ongoing care of the patient; whilst balancing the scope and range of clinical intervention with other roles and responsibilities of the post.
• To minimise the effect of diagnosis on patients’ lives by providing crisis intervention, stabilising conditions, and preventing unnecessary Emergency Department attendances and hospital admissions by empowering the patient to self-manage and decrease length of ward stay.
• Using specialist knowledge and skills to assess, implement, evaluate, and develop an ongoing plan of care in collaboration with patients, their families and carers and involved members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in line with NICE guidelines. 
• Provide sensitive information on diagnosis, treatment, concordance, whilst also offering emotional support at diagnosis, bereavement and other times of need.
• To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment, and support other staff to do likewise.
• To provide patients and carers with verbal and written education on their disorder and will also provide support and counselling