Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has become available in the Developmental Paediatric Service, St Helens.
The team is launching the Nurse led ADHD pathway for diagnosis and assessment and is looking to recruit two new Band 7 Specialist Paediatric Nurses to join the team.
Candidates will be nurses with experience and knowledge of children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly ADHD.
Key Responsibilities
* Assist in the delivery of high-quality nurse-led ADHD clinics for diagnosis and treatment, working alongside other clinical colleagues to ensure the quality of care to patients is maximized.
* Work across professional and organizational boundaries.
* Work closely with Developmental Paediatricians to provide support for children and young people with diagnosed neurodevelopmental disabilities.
* Give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills, and experience.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will be expected to practice autonomously at an advanced level in the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective care internal and external to the Trust. The role blends a significant proportion of direct, higher-level clinical care with education, research, and management activities.
* Undertake research in a specialist area that focuses on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families, and carers.
* Carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of care plans, and the setting of care within allocated resources.
* Focus on the delivery and maintenance of clinical excellence.
* Provide an expert consultancy service to patients, carers, and colleagues; plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care.
* Contribute to the development of the service by taking an active role in generating and disseminating knowledge across the organization.
* Facilitate and provide education and training to staff and students.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, LD, RSCN, RMN with current NMC Registration.
* Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience.
* Recognised Management & Leadership qualification, or willing to work towards.
* Clinical Examination Qualification, or Academic ADHD qualification, or willing to work towards.
* V300 Nurse Prescribing, or willing to work towards Knowledge & Experience.
* Recognised Teaching Qualification, or willing to work towards.
Knowledge & Experience
* Advanced knowledge within Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and relevant practical experience.
* Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role.
* Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues.
* Knowledge of Safeguarding Children procedures.
* Knowledge of Clinical Governance Agenda.
* Knowledge of how audit may influence quality of patient care.
* Substantial years post-registration experience.
* Substantial years Neurodevelopmental Disabilities experience.
* Knowledge of and participation in audit.
Skills
* Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem-solving approach to work issues.
* Ability to set and establish priorities.
* Ability to plan and deliver education programmes across the department, other services, and agencies.
* Effective organizational and record management skills.
* Ability to undertake surveys/audits as necessary to own work, working with Clinical and Nursing Leads.
Other
* Flexible and adaptable approach.
* Ability to travel to various hospital locations by own car/assisted driver.
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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