Martha's Rule - Patient and Family Support Nurse NTPN

Job overview

**Please note this role will be based from an office either directly located with the Childrens Acute Transport Service Team or the Network team. The role will be based around a Mon-Fri onsite model for the start of the pilot with a possibility of some hybrid/home working only if workable within the pilot model (to be agreed and determined by the Network Martha’s Implementation Team). There will also be some ad hoc site visits required to hospital sites in the Network (travel expenses included where relevant) in order to provide an outreach visit service to support local teams.**

This is an exciting opportunity for nurses with experience and confidence with working closely with patients and families to be part of a national pilot supporting a network model response to ‘Martha’s Rule’.

Martha Mills died in 2021 after developing sepsis in hospital, where she had been admitted with a pancreatic injury after falling off her bike. Martha’s family’s concerns about her deteriorating condition were not responded to and in 2023 a coroner ruled that Martha would probably have survived had she been moved to intensive care earlier. In response to this and other cases related to the management of deterioration, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and NHS England committed to implement ‘Martha’s Rule’; to ensure the vitally important concerns of the patient and those who know the patient best are listened to and acted upon.

Main duties of the job

The North Thames Paediatric Network together with the Childrens Acute Transport Service (CATS) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are proud to have the opportunity to pilot a model that serves to ensure that all patients and their families have access to the same 24/7 rapid review from a critical care outreach team.

The Network’s proposed pilot plan is to rapidly develop and launch a true patient and family centred Martha’s Rule network level solution that compliments and enhances the local hospital escalation procedures. We are looking for 2 x band 7 nurses who will work as a team, together with Clinical Leads and a Clinical Fellow to pilot this service. The team will be further supported by the Network’s team of educators, data managers and project support.

Successful candidates will have the ability to confidently support and communicate with patients and relatives. They should have experience of looking after acutely unwell children.

The duration of the pilot is an initial 12 months however successful pilot outcomes may lead to a commissioned service. We welcome candidates looking for either a 12 month fixed term contract or can support a 12 month secondment.

We are looking for individuals who are flexible, experienced and happy to be proactive and take the initiative, working autonomously with a number of different teams to implement this new service across North London and North Thames.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.