Children's Haemoglobinopathy Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Main area: Paediatrics
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 24.5 hours per week
Job ref: 205-6603393
Site: Royal Stoke Hospital
Town: Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/10/2024 23:59
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of children and young people with Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, innovative, and motivated Children’s Registered Nurse to join Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at the Royal Stoke Hospital as a Band 6 Children’s Haemoglobinopathy Clinical Nurse Specialist.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual with specialist knowledge and experience. You will be fully supported to develop existing and new skills working within a framework of competence. You will support the named consultant paediatrician for haemoglobinopathy diseases to deliver a high-quality service.
We are looking for a candidate that can demonstrate specialist children’s knowledge and skills, who demonstrates strong clinical leadership and communication skills, is innovative and flexible, and committed to evidence-based care.
If you can work independently and collaboratively with the team to develop and deliver a specialist epilepsy service, please contact Matron Emma Kelsall for an informal discussion on 01782 675125.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in the Child Health Directorate with clinicians to provide an effective service for children and young people with Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia.
The post holder will be required to exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy, making critical judgements and decisions to meet the expectations and demands of this role. The post holder will work effectively and efficiently with children, parents/carers, and a variety of multidisciplinary teams including those in primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings to coordinate, plan, deliver, and manage the healthcare needs of patients.
The post holder will develop and deliver innovative and evidence-based practice through professional leadership, supporting the clinical team to develop the specialist area of care.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current Children's Nursing Registration: RSCN/RN-Child
* Degree Level Nursing/Health related studies
* Clinical Health Assessment Skills Qualification
* Mentorship or equivalent
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
* Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience
* Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need
* Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
* Ability to develop medium and long-term plans to meet service need and ensure sustainability
Personal Qualities/skills
* Effective communicator both written and oral
* IT skills, including keyboard and word processing skills
* Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across all care and organisational settings.
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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