Clinical Nurse Specialist - Community Paediatrics

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Nature of Work

Provide specialist advice and nursing care in keeping with NICE guidance, and local guidelines around treatment options and age-appropriate care to optimise treatment. Contribute to transition planning with the adult services.

Contribute to multi-professional assessments of neurodevelopmental disorders in children and young people referred to the Child Development Centre using up to date and evidence based assessment techniques and tools, assessing information from education providers and parents/carers alongside observation of the young person. This may include specialist assessments in various clinics across the trust, and observations in educational settings.

Provide specialist nursing expertise within and across professional boundaries and develop and streamline Child/Young person care pathways between professionals/partners and in collaboration with other partners.

Planning

Prioritise workload to ensure most effective use of time to meet current and changing needs of service.

The post holder will plan their daily workload in accordance with agreed schedules.

Liaise closely with other services in order to provide a co-ordinated and seamless service for Child/Young people and support the ongoing development of care pathways for these conditions.

Project Involvement

Participate in specific projects as required both in the department and across the trust.

Patient Contact

Where appropriate start, monitor and adjust pharmacological treatments and liaise with GP in line with agreed Shared Care Protocols Discuss and agree assessment outcomes and diagnosis with Child/Young person, carers, and other health care professionals, promoting health education and self-management.

Be able to advise and support parents and other staff (e.g. school staff) in managing this group of childrens complex needs, including emotional and mental health issues; safeguarding / child in need issues and risk factors; multiple developmental difficulties and presentations and make appropriate and timely referrals, liaising with other professionals. Contribute to parent educational courses.

Provide specialist nursing expertise within and across professional boundaries and develop and streamline Child/Young person care pathways between professionals/partners and in collaboration with other partners

Be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical judgement & autonomous practice.

This post requires the post holder to be an non medical prescriber and If you have a non-medical prescribing qualification, you will be expected to practice as a prescriber as part of this role.

Policy Development

Work with others to Review current caseload, referral, assessment and review criteria and develop a nurse led service that provides an efficient and effective pathway.

Provide monthly activity data as required within the service specification.

Participate as required in trust wide initiatives and service development activities.

Contribute to the implementation of audits or research findings to improve services for Child/Young person.

Contribute to the development and review of care pathways, clinical policies and guidelines.

Prescribing Responsibilities

This post requires the post holder to be an non medical prescriber and If you have a non-medical prescribing qualification, you will be expected to practice as a prescriber as part of this role.

Communication

The post holder must demonstrate the ability to communicate with the Child/Young person of all ages and their families/ carers who may:

Have a varying degree of complex developmental difficulties, Neuro-disability or medical condition causing developmental disorder or delay e.g. ADHD/ASD.

Be vulnerable as they are Children in Care

Have complex needs where advanced communication skills are paramount.

Be highly anxious or emotional due to news you are imparting.

Be complaining about their care.

The Post holder will:

Work in partnership with Child/Young person and carers to enable them to make informed choices about care and treatment to promote their health and well-being

Have the ability to communicate with professionals both internal and external to Trust about a childs/ Young persons care. This will include writing reports.

Network and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary / multi-agency professions

Work in close collaboration with other community services within health, social services, and other voluntary and independent providers.

Deliver training to Childrens Services staff and other identified partners as required on neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

Provide education to parent groups and teaching staff in regard to neurodevelopmental disorders where appropriate, and facilitate therapeutic groups within the service for this group of children and young people.

Budgetary Responsibility

Maintain identified equipment, in course of work duties including whilst in transit and also identify to line manager when equipment requires servicing and or replacement.

People Management

To provide management supervision and line management where appropriate

To assist and participate in the development of induction programmes for new staff to the team and associated teams within childrens services.

To provide learning environment for students and colleagues by evidence-based practice.

To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage

To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy

Research & Development

Provide monthly activity data as required within the service specification.

Contribute to the implementation of audits or research findings to improve services for Child/Young person.

Contribute to the development and review of care pathways, clinical policies and guidelines.

Involve Child/Young person, carers and families in clinical reviews and to be able to demonstrate service improvements in response to feedback received. Where necessary liaise with stakeholders

Maintain a critical understanding of current practice

Clinical and Practice Governance

Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.

The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.

The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.

It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with your professional body, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration

This job role requires the clinician to undertake a non-medical prescribing function. It is the responsibility of the non-medical prescriber to:

maintain their current registration with their professional body as a non-medical prescriber

ensure they register with the Trust non-medical prescribing administrator

fulfil all relevant continuing professional development requirements

identify their own development needs in regard to prescribing

work in accordance with Trust Medicines Policy (DN014) and relevant procedures

Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team.

Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis.

The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse/ Learning Disability (RNLD), Mental Health (RNMH) Children's Nurse (RNC)
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber qualification (V300) or willingness and commitment to undertake training

Desirable

• Specialist Community Practitioner qualification - Health Visiting or School Nursing

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children/ young people and families who have complex needs
• Extensive experience of care assessment, planning and implementation

Desirable

• Knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. ADHD, ASD) underpinned by theory and/or practice.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills- based on fluency of English language with children & young adults

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Address

Edwin Lobo Centre

Redgrave Gardens

Luton

LU3 3QN

Employer's website

https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)