Job responsibilities
Job
Summary
The post holder will be part of the Childrens
multi-disciplinary team and will be professionally accountable for
demonstrating visible and accessible leadership and Trust values.
The post holder will support the Paediatric
Multi-disciplinary Team and adult service team to ensure seamless Transition is
embedded within the Trust.
The post holder will work as a highly
specialised nurse co-ordinating with children and young people and the relevant
service. This includes facilitating
input from supportive services such as Learning Disability or Neurodivergence.
The post holder is expected to exercise a high
degree of professional autonomy to
manage caseload and make critical decisions to satisfy the expectations
and demands of the role.
The post holder will support the Childrens
Clinical Audit Programme promoting quality improvement initiatives.
Act independently within the paediatric team
guided by best practice and Trust policies and guidelines.
To act as a carer and advocate for families
giving expert support and advice based on best practice and close communication
with the paediatric and relevant adult service.
To act as a nursing expert in transition both
locally and regionally.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Responsibilities
Provide a clinical-led transitional service as a
specialised co-ordinator working with a specified group of older children/young
adults.
To act as an expert resource, giving advice,
education/training and support that is appropriately planned to meet the
individual's needs empowering them to manage their treatment regimes.
The post holder will be key at identifying
potential development opportunities within the transition pathway and working
with the Paediatric leadership team to implement these.
To project lead and implement change and
pathways in partnership and collaboration with other Health Care Professionals.
To work within local and national frameworks to
implement service changes
To lead on the running of a support group for
transitional patients and their family/carers.
Communication
Maintain an effective
communication network with all multi-professionals, facilitating a
multidisciplinary approach to benefit the children, young people and their
families.
To work with
each family individually assessing the level of support they will need using
interpersonal skills to build a trusting relationship thus promoting
concordance, recognising the dynamics of change for each family.
To take a
lead in developing the quality and availability of transition related
information for young people and their family units.
Act as an
expert resource for medical staff both within the trust and outside.
Leadership and Management
- In conjunction with the other multidisciplinary colleagues, contribute
monthly/quarterly reports of case mix, workload and education activity which
will be presented at Directorate meetings.
Representing
and reporting to Trust committees, such as Childrens and Young Persons Board. To participate
in the presentation and publication of relevant research and best practice
initiatives.
To be actively
involved with conferences and meetings, developing presenting skills in the
regional and national setting. To represent the Trust nationally.
To network
with other Transition Nurse Specialists throughout the UK, joining appropriate
organisations in order to collaborate, share and benchmark practices and
initiatives.
To obtain
evaluate and disseminate information to facilitate best practice for children,
young people and their families moving between paediatric and adult services.
Undertake regular
meetings with group and nurse manager to ensure co-ordination of care,
continuity and planning changing in frequency from weekly to monthly according
to current service needs.
Maintain
confidentiality of patient/family and staff information. Be discerning when
confidential information should be shared.
To undertake
all expanded role procedures according to agreed protocols within the scope of
Professional Practice and identify areas for further advancement.
To develop and
maintain own clinical skills and knowledge of the transition process that is
evidenced based aiming to achieve a 'best practice' principle, keeping up to
date with new advances in treatment and new developments in Transition.
Manage time
off and delegate care of patients appropriately.
Professional Responsibilities
Maintain
own professional knowledge development and competence by keeping up to date
with advances and research pertaining to Transition.
Be
aware of the Code of Professional Conduct in the performance of the advanced
nursing and be professionally accountable for own actions during the working
shift.
To work autonomously,
when required, having accountability for decisions made (in accordance with the
NMC Code of Professional Conduct).
To manage own
caseload managing own time on a weekly and monthly basis.
To recognise
the level of emotional stress encountered when with patients and their families
who are dealing with life threatening and control issues and to seek
appropriate personal support as required.
Education and Training
To act as a
role model and clinical expert in speciality when liaising with the local
primary healthcare teams and other relevant community health professionals in
order to promote a better and on-going understanding of each child / young
persons condition and associated symptoms and treatment regimes to promote
effective continuity of care.
Participate in
education and practice development on a Trust wide basis and as required in a
national level by attending, presenting at, and/or assisting with the
co-ordination of study days, seminars, forums and conferences. To encourage other staff to recognise the
need for nursing research.
Be an expert
in transition and regularly undertake active teaching and assessing in the
education and training of clinical and non-clinical staff to support the
education strategy.
Assess own
educational needs and take steps to keep up to date with clinical and nursing developments
in line with requirements of the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
Clinical Governance
The
post holder will support effective governance by disseminating good practice
and promoting clinical audit and use of evidence based multi-professional
standards.
To
participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance and Risk Management including
participating in the development and implementation of audit and guidelines.
To participate
promptly and effectively with the investigation of complaints and incidents in
line with Trust policy and procedure.
To maintain high standards of
nursing care within own practice and monitor the standard care for the child or
young person requiring admission in collaboration with senior ward nursing
staff.
Service Development
To ensure the
constant provision of effective, high quality nursing care to all patients moving
from children to adult services.
To take a lead in developing the
quality and availability of transition related information for families and
community health care professionals.
To lead on the
running of a support group for transitional patients and their family/carers.
To be actively
involved in the development of Transition related protocols and procedures e.g.
care pathway, in conjunction with other members of the paediatric and adult multidisciplinary
team.
To participate
and be actively involved in multidisciplinary research studies of relevance to
the care of young people moving from children to adult services, playing a lead
role in liaising between the patient and the research team.
