Job summary
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Brent Children's Community Nursing Team as a Children & Young People Bladder and Bowel Clinical Nurse Specialist. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic full time Band 7 Nurse.
The post holder will work as part of the Brent Children's Community Nursing Team, taking overall responsibility for a caseload and perform the role of team lead to junior colleagues. The post holder is required to work closely within a multi-disciplinary setting. The Brent Children's Continence Service will run clinics 9-5pm, Mon - Saturday. Nurse prescribing competency would be an advantage.
This post offers a great opportunity for an experienced Paediatric Nurse to further develop their management skills within the community setting
Main duties of the job
- To provide expert clinical leadership within a highly specialised area of children's Bladder and Bowel continence service across Brent.
- To line manage and support a team of clinicians.
- To be actively involved in the development, implementation, provision, monitoring, and evaluation of the service
- Ensuring the Service provision within the specialist area is responsive to local capacity and demand.
- To work with members of the special school service and mainstream schools as well as the 0-19 universal services to ensure that continence care issues are taken into consideration wherever appropriate.
- To co-ordinate and provide a training offer to professionals working at Tier 1
- To work autonomously to provide evidence based, comprehensive, advanced assessment / reassessments and treatments for patients virtually and in their own homes and in clinic base settings.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Child
- Educated to degree level in nursing or health related field or equivalent
- Have a minimum of two years post registration experience working in the acute sector or in the community
- Post qualification in health visiting/school nursing or other health related subject
Desirable
- Qualification in counselling/trauma
Experience
Essential
- Working with children, adolescents and families in a range of health settings
- Teaching groups and individuals
- Working with other agencies statutory and voluntary
- Experience of working with looked after children or a sound understanding them
- Working in a multicultural setting
- Consultation with young people and service users
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance as it applies to Child Protection
- Knowledge of current relevant research findings in children's health
- Good analytical skills and the ability to make sound judgments.
- Ability to develop and monitor standards of Practice by use of audit and research
- IT literate including the ability to use excel and interpret data
- Knowledge of the Children Act Working Together, All London Procedures
- Understanding of health issues affecting children and adolescent
- Ability to secure health information from relevant health/ specialists to inform the process of assessment
- Nurse prescriber
Key Attributes
Essential
- Committed to the development of excellent services focusing on improved outcomes for children and young people in Care
- Mutual respect treating others with courtesy and respect at all times
- Share information and good practice appropriately
- Promotes team working
- Able to travel outside of London
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative thinking to meet the challenging needs of looked after children
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Child
- Educated to degree level in nursing or health related field or equivalent
- Have a minimum of two years post registration experience working in the acute sector or in the community
- Post qualification in health visiting/school nursing or other health related subject
Desirable
- Qualification in counselling/trauma
Experience
Essential
- Working with children, adolescents and families in a range of health settings
- Teaching groups and individuals
- Working with other agencies statutory and voluntary
- Experience of working with looked after children or a sound understanding them
- Working in a multicultural setting
- Consultation with young people and service users
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance as it applies to Child Protection
- Knowledge of current relevant research findings in children's health
- Good analytical skills and the ability to make sound judgments.
- Ability to develop and monitor standards of Practice by use of audit and research
- IT literate including the ability to use excel and interpret data
- Knowledge of the Children Act Working Together, All London Procedures
- Understanding of health issues affecting children and adolescent
- Ability to secure health information from relevant health/ specialists to inform the process of assessment
- Nurse prescriber
Key Attributes
Essential
- Committed to the development of excellent services focusing on improved outcomes for children and young people in Care
- Mutual respect treating others with courtesy and respect at all times
- Share information and good practice appropriately
- Promotes team working
- Able to travel outside of London
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative thinking to meet the challenging needs of looked after children
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
