An exciting opportunity has arisen for a nurse to join our team of Children's Rheumatology Nurse Specialists (CNS).
Children's Rheumatology serves a population of 600,000 children in the North of England. We manage around 750 follow-up inflammatory patients (2024) a year. In addition to providing a secondary and tertiary service to the children living in the area, we see children and young people from North and West Yorkshire, as well as parts of South Yorkshire. One of the strongest features of our service is leading a well-established North and West Yorkshire Paediatric Rheumatology clinical network which provides Paediatric Rheumatology cover via a shared-care system with outreach clinics to Airedale, Doncaster, Harrogate, York & Scarborough Hospitals.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common condition that is looked after long-term by the multi-disciplinary Paediatric Rheumatology team (MDT), which includes CNSs, Doctors, Youth Worker, Psychologist, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.
JIA has an incidence very similar to that of Diabetes Mellitus in children (1 in 1000 children). We also look after several rarer inflammatory conditions including systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, scleroderma, periodic fevers, systemic sclerosis, uveitis and vasculitides.
Expected Shortlisting Date: 21/11/2024
Planned Interview Date: 26/11/2024
Main duties of the job
The jobholder will work within a team of Nurse Specialists responsible to the Children's Rheumatology Team Leader.
Responsibilities will include the management of a shared caseload aged 0-18 years (both inpatients and outpatients). Attending clinics and inpatient wards as required, managing the telephone advice line for ad hoc patient support, ordering blood tests and managing results, updating information literature, written referrals to regional Children's Community Nursing Teams, liaising with MDT and other professionals, training, co-ordination and support for oral medications and subcutaneous injections at home.
The job holder will be expected to work in partnership with the team leader, Specialists, and other MDT members to implement evidence-based, patient-focused practice.
The Children's Rheumatology Teams aim is to provide guidance for care that recognises and understands young patients' bio-psychosocial needs and helps prepare them to become independent advocates for their own healthcare. The job holder will work in partnership with children and young people and their families to share expert knowledge, care and support.
If not already experienced, there will be opportunity for further development, including learning joint examination skills and steroid joint injection skills and gaining competency.
Opportunity to develop a new patient group in conjunction with Psychology and Youth Worker (adjustment to diagnosis group).
About us
Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the largest Children's hospitals in the country.
Leeds Children's Hospital has state of the art treatments, facilities and a comprehensive development programme for Nurses.
The Children's Rheumatology team are committed to improving the lives and outcomes of young people living with rheumatological conditions. If you have experience in managing children and young people with rheumatological conditions or, are wanting to learn more about this varied and interesting field and want to work in an amazing supportive, dynamic team we want to hear from you.
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Job responsibilities
The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost-effective use of resources.
The jobholder will work within a team of Nurse Specialists responsible to the CNS Team Manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Children's Nurse
* Knowledge of speciality desirable, but can be learned
* Commitment to undertaking Non-Medical Prescribing training as will be essential with experience
Other Criteria
* Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post
Experience
* Clinical Experience within Children's Medicine.
* Audit and standard setting
* Recognised Teaching/Assessing Qualification
* Community Children's Nursing experience
Skills & Behaviours
* Communication: good written and verbal skills
* Remain professional at all times
* A Compassionate and caring attitude
* Teaching and assessment skills
* Time management skills - be able to organise and prioritise own and others workload
* Evidence of continued professional development
* IT Skills
* Full Driving license
* Clinical Experience within Children's Medicine
* Aware of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
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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