We are looking for a motivated and professionally curious band 6 clinical nurse specialist to join our paediatric renal team. The service cares for children and young people 0 - 19 years, through their life journey with renal disease, giving them and their families support from initial diagnosis to all treatments including renal replacement therapies including transplantation.
We are one of 13 paediatric renal treatment centres in the UK and are the transplant centre for the South East including patients from Southampton, we have an active living related programme.
* The successful candidate will work alongside our band 7 clinical nurse specialists to provide expert care to our cohort of patients.
Closing date: 24/11/2024
Interview date: 04/12/2024
Main duties of the job:
* Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advanced specialist clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area.
* To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding disease treatment and management.
* Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards.
* To work in collaboration with the inpatient services, maintaining clinical skills, working a clinical shift every 6 weeks.
About us:
Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With over 3,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy's and St Thomas'.
Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in hospital and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to South East England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.
As the only NHS Trust in London with women's and specialist children's services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. We operate through four clinical directorates: Neonatology and Medical Specialties, Surgical Services, Theatres and Paediatric Intensive Care, Children's Community Services and Women's Services.
Find out more at www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk
Watch our short film to see inside our children's hospital.
Job description:
Job responsibilities:
* Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering specialised individualised and personalised direct patient care.
* Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
* Is wholly accountable for his/her practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and takes every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve his/her knowledge and professional competence.
Person Specification:
Qualifications/ Education:
Essential:
* BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience. RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
* Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality.
* Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD.
* Mentorship Course or equivalent.
Desirable:
* Participation in a Leadership course.
Previous experience:
Essential:
* Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty.
* Experience of teaching/assessing/supervising others in a clinical setting.
* Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality.
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability:
Essential:
* Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
* Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners.
* An understanding of audit and research based nursing practice.
* Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information, including dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations.
Trust values:
Essential:
* Demonstrates the application of trust values in practice.
Employer details:
Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Evelina, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH
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