Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the North Derbyshire Children's Community Continence Service on a 12-month fixed term post, secondments may also be considered.We are a small friendly team which is the lead provider for the Countywide Continence Service who supports children and young people aged 4-19 years in the community to achieve their continence potential.
We are looking for a Service Lead to drive the service forward whilst making a difference to children and young people's incontinence needs.
The successful candidate will be a children's registered nurse who has a passion for leadership and continence within the community for children and young people and their families. Applicants need to possess excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills whilst working independently and as part of a team.
For secondments, please gain approval from your line manager prior to applying.
Hours: 22.5 - 30 hours per week, depending on experience
Main duties of the job
Provide strong, professional leadership working in partnership to enhance professional standards of care across the service linking in with primary, secondary and tertiary care as appropriate.
Overall responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients requiring specialist advice as appropriate, accept referrals from other healthcare professionals and work unsupervised.
Through demonstration of high levels of clinical expertise and practice, work collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), divisional care unit and others to review and plan services which are responsive, cost effective and evidence based.
It would be desirable to have an expert level of clinical decision making through specialist assessment and interpretation of clinical information to support patients and carers who have complex and/or changing physical symptoms, emotional or practical needs.
About us
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated "Good" by the CQC .
We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this post. Full and Part Time positions available.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this post. Full and Part Time positions available.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Level degree or equivalent experience
- 1st level RN Child or RSN
- Teaching and Assessing
- 1st Advanced communication course/qualification
- Non-medical nurse prescribing
Desirable
- Master
- Physical exam course
- Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in clinical speciality
- Experience in line management
- Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Leadership and management experience
- Change management
Desirable
- Previous experience as a CNS
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Negotiation Skills
- Communication skills
- Understanding of confidentiality and Information Governance
- Ability to deliver educational sessions to RNs and others
- Presentation skills
- Computer literacy
- Lead audit programme
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Risk management awareness
- Level 2 safeguarding
Desirable
- Evidence of publication
- Lead research project
- Report writing
- Developed an educational programme
- Level 3 safeguarding
Personal attributes
Essential
- Positive attitude/self-motivated
- Ability to work under pressure
- Organise own workload and prioritise
- Adaptable to meet service needs
- Innovative and dynamic
- Full driving license
Demonstrate Trust Values
Essential
- Proud to care- Compassion, Achievement, Realtionships, Environment
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Level degree or equivalent experience
- 1st level RN Child or RSN
- Teaching and Assessing
- 1st Advanced communication course/qualification
- Non-medical nurse prescribing
Desirable
- Master
- Physical exam course
- Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in clinical speciality
- Experience in line management
- Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Leadership and management experience
- Change management
Desirable
- Previous experience as a CNS
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Negotiation Skills
- Communication skills
- Understanding of confidentiality and Information Governance
- Ability to deliver educational sessions to RNs and others
- Presentation skills
- Computer literacy
- Lead audit programme
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Risk management awareness
- Level 2 safeguarding
Desirable
- Evidence of publication
- Lead research project
- Report writing
- Developed an educational programme
- Level 3 safeguarding
Personal attributes
Essential
- Positive attitude/self-motivated
- Ability to work under pressure
- Organise own workload and prioritise
- Adaptable to meet service needs
- Innovative and dynamic
- Full driving license
Demonstrate Trust Values
Essential
- Proud to care- Compassion, Achievement, Realtionships, Environment
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).
