Junior Sister

Inherited Metabolic Disease Nurse Specialist Band 6

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced paediatric nurse to join our multi-disciplinary IMD team. We are a well-established service caring for both local children and those in the wider Yorkshire region.

We are linked to the new born Screening Service in Leeds which covers all babies born in Yorkshire. Our base is St Luke’s Hospital in Bradford but a lot of our work is undertaken in the community at the family home, nursery or school. We have three MDT out-patient clinics each week. We endeavour to support the child and family in their home and implement specialist treatments when necessary to prevent hospitalisation. To come and join our team you will need to have excellent clinical and communication skills be able to work autonomously, have enthusiasm to learn and be looking to take on new challenges.

As part of our team you will educate and support families at diagnosis and throughout the child and families’ journey including transition to Adult Services. You will support the child, family and local teams in the child’s community. We will support you to build upon your existing knowledge, working as part of our IMD team to deliver a service that is led by the needs of the child and family.

A car and current UK driving license are essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered).

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership’s ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.