Job overview
We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced paediatric nurse to lead on improving care and services for our children under the Paediatric Plastic Surgery Team at The Royal London Hospital. The Royal London Children’s Hospital is a specialist tertiary paediatric hospital with 109 inpatient beds, a bustling medical and surgical day care and a large specialty, surgical and general paediatrics outpatient service.
The post holder will work as an expert/autonomous CNS, delivering a specialist service for trauma and elective paediatric plastic surgery patients, whilst also working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary and community teams. The CNS will take a lead role as an expert practitioner providing advice, information, support and holistic care to patients and their families from the point of referral, through treatment and post op period at The Royal London Hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead on service improvements by developing and improving follow up pathways for paediatric patients utilising community nurse-led wound reviews and dressing changes following injury or surgery.
The post is based at The Royal London Hospital located in Whitechapel, London. This is a 12 month, fixed term, full-time post with consolidated hours, but flexible working requests may be considered if they are in line with the needs of the Hospital.
We would welcome and encourage applicants to visit to the team at the Royal London Hospital to discuss the post in more detail.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, individualised care to paediatric patients and their parents / relatives / carers being treated under the Plastic Surgery team at Barts Health. The post holder will work as an expert to deliver a specialist service to a trauma and elective paediatric plastic surgery patients being cared for in the Trust, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
To ensure an efficient and well-managed pathway for all paediatric plastic surgery patients from referral to discharge, in line with local and national performance targets and to improve their overall patient experience and clinical outcomes.
To develop and improve follow up pathways for paediatric patients utilising community nurse-led wound reviews and dressing changes following injury or surgery.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse
2. Educated to degree level
3. Safeguarding Children level 3
Desirable criteria
4. Evidence of further study since qualification.
5. A relevant post-registration course
6. Nurse education qualification
7. Masters or willingness to undertake
8. Non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. Extensive experience a Band 6 or above
10. Experience working in a plastic surgery or acute paediatric setting
11. Advanced knowledge of wound care and dressings – particularly in relation to paediatric patients
12. Able to demonstrate professional and clinical knowledge and skills commensurate with the post
13. Have a clear understanding of clinical governance
14. Experience in change management
15. Experience in patient advocacy
Desirable criteria
16. Good working knowledge of paediatric treatment pathways
17. Experience of developing and delivering training and education packages
18. Demonstration of involvement in innovations and the introduction of new practices
19. Experience of working in paediatric trauma and elective plastic surgery settings
20. Experience in Quality Improvement