Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic registered children's nurse to work within the Nottingham Children's Epilepsy Team.
The successful candidate will join a team of other specialist nurses caring for children with epilepsy. You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children in inpatient and outpatient settings and to liaise with families at home.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care and the support and development of others. You will be an effective team player but also able to plan and organise your own workload, possess excellent communication skills, and an ability to teach families and health professionals. You will be working as part of a dynamic and forward thinking multi-professional team, offering key opportunities to develop your career as a nurse specialist within this rapidly expanding specialty.
About us
'With over 19,000 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.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order 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 are striving to be better represented at NUH.'
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as a specialist nurse within an established multi-professional team caring for children and young people with epilepsy.
You will be hospital based supporting complex in-patient care and facilitating discharge plans for the patient group. Much of the work is undertaken on an outreach basis by nurse-led telephone clinics providing clinical advice and support to families caring for children with long term conditions at home. You will also support nurse-led and multi-professional outpatient clinics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as a specialist nurse within an established multi-professional team caring for children and young people with epilepsy.
You will be hospital based supporting complex in-patient care and facilitating discharge plans for the patient group. Much of the work is undertaken on an outreach basis by nurse-led telephone clinics providing clinical advice and support to families caring for children with long term conditions at home. You will also support nurse-led and multi-professional outpatient clinics.
Person Specification
Physical skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform the full range of duties including sitting for long periods of the shift and managing computer/electronic devices
- Demonstrate dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills; use of equipment and documentation
- Able to undertake patient/non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Current 1st level NMC Registration - RSCN or RN (child qualified)
- First level health related degree or working towards this
- Recognised Teaching/Assessing qualification
- Non-medical prescribing course or commitment to undertake
- Evidence of ongoing continual professional development within the speciality area
Desirable
- Master's Degree in child health related studies
- BPNA PET 1-3 Epilepsy Course
- Leadership qualification
- Good clinical practice (GCP) Training or commitment to undertake
- Counselling qualification
- Assessing and mentoring training
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience /professional development/management experience.
- Can demonstrate professional autonomy and effective decision making skills when managing a caseload of children and parent/carers with Chronic illness/Paediatric Epilepsy needs
- Experience of teaching and assessing competency with a range of professionals and parent/carers
Desirable
- Working as an Epilepsy Specialist Nurse or similar nurse led elements
- Counselling patients/families
- Experience of managing risk, handling clinical incidents and complaints
- Dealing with complex safeguarding situations
- Audit, Research, Service improvement experience
- Presenting at meetings/conferences
- Evidence of writing for publication
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Experience of initiating and implementing change effectively
- Ability to work as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team: collaborating with, negotiating with and influencing the work of others across a range of disciplines and on own initiative
- Excellent oral and written communicator including report writing and presentational skills and conveying sensitive information to others in an empathetic manner
- Able to articulate, discuss /receive relevant clinical information to/from a multi-professional audience including highly complex information and implement plans for development
- Able to maintain accurate, timely written/electronic patient records and documents
- IT skills - ability to operate data systems and Microsoft Office skills
Desirable
- Leadership experience
- Experience of negotiating and influencing
- Experienced in using hospital database systems
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Act autonomously in decision making but refer/discuss with other members of the Team as necessary when own limitations have been recognised
- Ability to challenge decisions to ensure patient safety
- Demonstrate confidence in assessing, planning, delivering, prioritising and evaluating patient care
- Able to recognise and respond to problems / situations/clinical need and ensure that effective interventions are put in place
- Able to critically analyse and evaluate audit/research findings and apply to clinical practice
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and ability to communicate these to appropriate staff
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge of current issues related to the NHS and specifically to Paediatric Epilepsies
- Able to critically analyse and evaluate audit/research findings and apply to clinical practice
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision, using good organisational, time management skills and effective resource management
- Ability to prioritise a complex caseload and act quickly to emergency and urgent situations within an unpredictable work environment
Desirable
- Initiate changes in practice
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential
- Demonstrates enthusiasm, motivation, confidence and reliability for the job role
- Adaptable and receptive to change
- Adopt flexibility in working hours to meet service needs
- Ability to work within chaotic and unpredictable situations and be able to focus children and their parent/carers on relevant issues
- Ability to lead, manage own resiliency and motivate self and others
- Commitment to implementing quality focused patient care
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts "We are here for you" behavioural standards
Person Specification
Physical skills
Essential
- Physically able to perform the full range of duties including sitting for long periods of the shift and managing computer/electronic devices
- Demonstrate dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills; use of equipment and documentation
- Able to undertake patient/non-patient manual handling manoeuvres
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Current 1st level NMC Registration - RSCN or RN (child qualified)
- First level health related degree or working towards this
- Recognised Teaching/Assessing qualification
- Non-medical prescribing course or commitment to undertake
- Evidence of ongoing continual professional development within the speciality area
Desirable
- Master's Degree in child health related studies
- BPNA PET 1-3 Epilepsy Course
- Leadership qualification
- Good clinical practice (GCP) Training or commitment to undertake
- Counselling qualification
- Assessing and mentoring training
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience /professional development/management experience.
- Can demonstrate professional autonomy and effective decision making skills when managing a caseload of children and parent/carers with Chronic illness/Paediatric Epilepsy needs
- Experience of teaching and assessing competency with a range of professionals and parent/carers
Desirable
- Working as an Epilepsy Specialist Nurse or similar nurse led elements
- Counselling patients/families
- Experience of managing risk, handling clinical incidents and complaints
- Dealing with complex safeguarding situations
- Audit, Research, Service improvement experience
- Presenting at meetings/conferences
- Evidence of writing for publication
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Experience of initiating and implementing change effectively
- Ability to work as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team: collaborating with, negotiating with and influencing the work of others across a range of disciplines and on own initiative
- Excellent oral and written communicator including report writing and presentational skills and conveying sensitive information to others in an empathetic manner
- Able to articulate, discuss /receive relevant clinical information to/from a multi-professional audience including highly complex information and implement plans for development
- Able to maintain accurate, timely written/electronic patient records and documents
- IT skills - ability to operate data systems and Microsoft Office skills
Desirable
- Leadership experience
- Experience of negotiating and influencing
- Experienced in using hospital database systems
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Act autonomously in decision making but refer/discuss with other members of the Team as necessary when own limitations have been recognised
- Ability to challenge decisions to ensure patient safety
- Demonstrate confidence in assessing, planning, delivering, prioritising and evaluating patient care
- Able to recognise and respond to problems / situations/clinical need and ensure that effective interventions are put in place
- Able to critically analyse and evaluate audit/research findings and apply to clinical practice
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and ability to communicate these to appropriate staff
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge of current issues related to the NHS and specifically to Paediatric Epilepsies
- Able to critically analyse and evaluate audit/research findings and apply to clinical practice
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision, using good organisational, time management skills and effective resource management
- Ability to prioritise a complex caseload and act quickly to emergency and urgent situations within an unpredictable work environment
Desirable
- Initiate changes in practice
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential
- Demonstrates enthusiasm, motivation, confidence and reliability for the job role
- Adaptable and receptive to change
- Adopt flexibility in working hours to meet service needs
- Ability to work within chaotic and unpredictable situations and be able to focus children and their parent/carers on relevant issues
- Ability to lead, manage own resiliency and motivate self and others
- Commitment to implementing quality focused patient care
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts "We are here for you" behavioural standards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).