Headache Specialist Nurse

The post holder will provide a specialist nursing service to patients within the headache service and their families. They will be an integral part of the Multidisciplinary Team within the Neurology Department at Hull Royal Infirmary.

The role of the clinical nurse specialist will encompass the delivery of holistic patient focused care, based upon nursing assessment to a specific caseload of patients. The individual will be required to work across both acute and primary care sectors in liaison with a broad Multidisciplinary Team.

The post holder will participate in the development of formal and informal education programmes for patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals, to promote a better understanding of Acute and Chronic Headache. They will also act as a resource to patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals for specialist clinic advice within both the Acute Trust and the Primary Care Trusts it serves. The promotion and participation in clinical and nursing research will be an integral part of the post., To manage a clinical caseload of patients with Headache referred to the Specialist Nursing Service.

To undertake nursing assessments and develop, implement and evaluate a plan of care for the individual with Headache.

To monitor a patient's response to treatment and manage accordingly reporting any changes to the appropriate clinician.

To participate in the Neurology Outpatient Clinics as required. To manage and undertake nurse led clinics including face to face, procedures (eg. Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) Block) and telephone clinics with Headache patients as identified by the Consultant Neurologist.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.