Band 7 - Children and Young People Transition Nurse Specialist
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
We are seeking a qualified, conscientious, and highly motivated professional to join the Paediatric Service at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a senior nurse to take a leading role in advancing the care of patients transitioning from paediatric to adult services. As a newly created position, there is significant potential to shape and develop the provision of care for this patient group.
The post holder will collaborate closely with the Paediatric Team, Paediatric Consultants, Adult Medicine Team, MDT members, and both clinical and administrative colleagues across the Paediatric and Adult services.
This is a full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday). Cross-site working may be required depending on service needs.
Main duties of the job
The Children and Young Peoples Transition Nurse Specialist will be an integral part of the developing service.
The role will include:
* Ensuring that the transition of care from children's to adult services is appropriately managed and delivered effectively within West Herts.
* Facilitation of accurate, open communication and coordination with a range of people, organisations, divisions, departments, and multi-professional stakeholders.
* Being a key member of the Children and Young Peoples team as well as supporting effective communication and stakeholder management.
* Working collaboratively with the 'Carer for carers service'.
* Ensuring that the views of young people are intrinsic in the models of care developed.
Job responsibilities
* Support service improvement by identifying areas for improvement around transition, and support the development of any future business case.
* Support staff in accessing relevant data and translating service data into meaningful performance information.
* Develop relationships alongside the CNS with staff outside of their area of service responsibility to deliver and improve services.
* Support staff to ensure patients have an up-to-date care plan that is being actively followed and updated.
* Promote the use of the hospital passport for young people with learning disabilities.
* Update, maintain, organise, gather, and analyse information to predict and meet future organisational and team needs by identifying best professional practice.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
* Registered Nurse (Child).
* Registered Nurse (Adult) with Paediatric experience.
* Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in specialist area.
* Non-medical Nurse Prescriber.
* MSc.
Knowledge:
* Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
* Understanding of the importance of planned and prepared transition pathway from children's to adult services.
* Evidence of success in efficient and effective project and programme management.
* Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
* Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
* Good knowledge of project and/or health information systems.
* A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Experience:
* Experience of working with young people who have long-term medical conditions.
* Demonstrated experience in managing patients with multiple complex health conditions.
* Experience working with families and other multi-professional stakeholders, with experience of attending and contributing to meetings.
* Accustomed to working in a busy and often complex environment.
* Experience of successfully leading and implementing service improvement projects.
* Experience of working with young people with learning disabilities.
* Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve, and propose solutions.
* Experience of working with young people with mental health problems.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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