Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Children's nurse to join the specialist nursing team as a Children's Allergy Clinical Nurse Specialist.

We are looking for a dynamic, experienced individual with excellent communication and leadership skills to join our existing paediatric allergy nurses.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic children's nurse with a particular interest in the care and management of children with allergies. The post holder will be well organised and committed to working as a member of a multidisciplinary team delivering holistic care, support and education to children and their families in the outpatient, daycare, inpatient and ED setting.

Working for our organisation

The post holder will deliver clinical allergy services to children and their families, in conjunction with a Paediatric Consultant who has a special interest in allergy. They will manage a caseload of patients, supporting consultant led clinics, and delivering nurse led clinics whilst ensuring the delivery of a high quality, safe allergy services. They will also provide support, education and training for staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information or an informal visit please contact Rachael Cooper (Paediatric Matron - Specialist Nursing) on | E: r..

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

RSCN/Child Branch Degree Education Mentorship qualification

Desirable criteria

Working towards or willingness to work towards Masters Degree Experience in caring for children with allergies / specialist training in this field

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive post registration experience in caring for children Demonstrate clear understanding of the role of the allergy nurse specialist within a team

Desirable criteria

Experience of management (patient / caseload or staff team)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to deal with situations of conflict in a professional manner Proven teaching ability Ability to work independently and demonstrate an ability to make autonomous decisions Good organisational and time management skills Ability to build effective relationships with patients, carers, colleagues and stakeholders internal and external to the organization Computer literate

Desirable criteria

Highly developed skills and expertise in allergy Presentation and facilitation skills. Previous experience of audit / data collection Previous research knowledge, or be willing to undertake

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Diplomatic and tactful Dedicated to the provision of high quality services to patients Professional attitude Self-motivated and resourceful Able to prioritise workload Excellent oral and written communication skills Responsive to change

Desirable criteria

Flexible attitude toward ways and hours of working

Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS : We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

NameRachael CooperJob titlePaediatric Matron - Specialist NurseEmail addressr.Telephone number

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