Clinical Nurse Specialist

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

As part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.

Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and throughout our local community, continues to grow. We support families from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Right in the heart of vibrant London, we benefit from excellent transport links, we have staff working here from the local areas, spanning across London, and further afield into the home counties.

We strive to recruit and retain staff who are motivated to develop and learn with us as we continually strive to ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe, and focused on women, children and their families.

Here is a snippet of what our staff say about us, and working here:

"I have learnt what it means to be an outstanding nurse and I would like to contribute further alongside passionate and competent nurses."

"The coronavirus pandemic made me realise the sheer dedication of my colleagues and their selflessness to put their patients before themselves, showing the level of integrity they all maintain."

Closing Date: 11th September 2024

Proposed interview Date: 19th September 24

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and innovative nurse with experience in Paediatric Asthma to join our Patch CCN team for a fixed term of 12 months to cover maternity leave.

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be an integral part of the multi-disciplinary and Patch CCN team that sits within the wider Children's community nursing service, working together to deliver this specialist service to children and families across the primary/secondary care interface. You will bring excellent communication, clinical skills and a desire to maintain and role model a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to inspire our workforce.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering specialist pathways of care as part of a multi professional team, working with care providers within Lambeth and Southwark and wider South-East London ICS to ensure children and families receive high quality Paediatric Asthma care in the most appropriate setting.

You will benefit from excellent support within the team alongside paediatric and respiratory consultants & we will offer you a comprehensive range of experience and development opportunities.

If you feel you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to lead asthma in this fantastic team, we would love to hear from you.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark

At Evelina, we are reminded every day of how important it is to look after the health and wellbeing of our staff as they balance of responsibilities in and out of work. We are committed to supporting flexible working; we want to support you to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In partnership with members of the multidisciplinary team the post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service for children with Asthma ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care.

They will act as a lead specialist and will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service, providing specialist advice, education and support to health care professionals and patients. The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits and research within the specialist area.

The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Also ensures the safety and wellbeing of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person-centred care principles.

Please see attached Job Description for full details of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience. Leadership course Mentorship course

Desirable

To have or working towards a masters degree Diploma in Asthma Care

Experience

Essential

Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level Experience of audit, research & evidence based care Experience of delivering patient advocacy Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Desirable

Experience or participation in service development projects Previous community experience

Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition. Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal & communication skills Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care Time management and organisation skills Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully Demonstrate an understanding of: the National agenda for speciality. Knowledge of quality standards & NICE recommendations/NSF Ability to carry out audit and research Presentation skills IT Skills

Desirable

Undertaken clinical & nursing research An understanding of how mental health impacts on patients with long term conditions Non medical prescribing course.

Professional/ Statutory Registration

Essential

RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.

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