Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Be based in the Nottingham Children’s Hospital and work collaboratively within the Nottingham and Leicester Paediatric and Adolescent multi-professional Immunology teams.
Provide regional support to the North East Midlands in respect of Paediatric and Adolescent Immunology and HIV.
Be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the service.
Support the strategic development and commissioning of the clinical networks for paediatric immunology and HIV.
Ensure the advancement of patient-focused care through a collaborative approach with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
This role requires a high level of autonomy and decision-making.
Main duties of the job
Provide strong clinical leadership skills, energising, inspiring and empowering all clinical staff in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective management of all services within the area of responsibility and in shared care/network centres.
Assess the child’s needs, developing and enabling the implementation and evaluation of highly specialised programmes of care, tailored to the requirements of individual children with immunology conditions and HIV, whilst taking account of parents’/carers' wishes.
When necessary, deputise for Consultant Immunologist in their absence, offering advice and guidance and seeking appropriate medical care from medical colleagues within the Trust or expertise externally from Shared Care medical colleagues.
Working for our organisation
With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Join our wonderful team at NUH. We believe in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team to deliver world-class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we strive to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be required to travel throughout Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Staffordshire to visit patients, the agencies involved in their care, attend shared care clinics, and regional meetings.
Liaise with Education, Primary Health Care Teams, Social Services, and the Voluntary Sector, providing them with knowledge regarding the highly specialised programmes of care required by children and young people with immunology conditions or HIV.
Ensure safeguarding issues within the children and young people’s immunology or HIV services are managed in a timely manner, liaising with the Trust Safeguarding team as appropriate.
Organise and facilitate case conferences and reviews as required.
Act as an advocate for the children and young people with immunology conditions or HIV and their parents/carers.
Work in partnership with children, young people, and their parents/carers, developing and facilitating support groups, education awareness sessions, satisfaction surveys, and service development.
Person specification
Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people with long-term conditions
* Experience of leadership and service development
* Evidence of autonomous practice
* Experience of working with children and young people who have immunological conditions and/or HIV
* Community experience
Qualification
* RN Child
* Non-medical prescribing
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available.
Salary
The quoted salary will be on a pro-rata basis for part-time workers.
Disability Confidence
All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy
NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks
NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation into the Trust ID system at your face-to-face ID appointment.
Consent
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which incurs a cost depending on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name: Andrea Cronshaw Job title: Clinical Nurse Specialist Email address: andrea.cronshaw1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07899937391 Additional information: Shirley Southall Lead Nurse Paediatric Immunology and HIV shirley.southall@nhs.net
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