Job summary
A new and exciting substantive vacancy has arisen within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust for a part time Band 6 Paediatric Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist.
The successful candidate will be required to work in collaboration with our Paediatric Dermatology Consultants, existing clinical nurse specialist, children's services staff, children, young people and their families. The role is for 26.5 hours per week and will deliver care and support to children and young people across Solihull and Heartlands Hospitals, seeing patients within outpatient and ward areas. This may at times also extend to Good Hope Hospital reviews.
Some children have a problem that affects more than just their skin. We work closely with other specialists in and out of the hospital setting such as paediatricians, rheumatologists, ophthalmologists, dietitians, other Clinical Nurse Specialists, GPs, physiotherapists and local mental health service providers to ensure we are always providing the best possible care.
We are looking for a highly motivated children's nurse who has experience with children and young people, training and educating parents/ carers and has an understanding of long term skin conditions.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent skills in communication, organisation and time management and will be expected to participate in regular clinical supervision, Appraisal NMC Revalidation.
Main duties of the job
Our Dermatology service provides friendly, timely and high-quality care to children who have problems with their skin, hair or nails. Usually, we know what is wrong just by listening to the patient and examining the skin, but sometimes we need to do blood tests, urine tests, X-rays or special tests. An empathetic and problem solving approach is essential.
We may prescribe medicines, creams, lotions or dressings and our nurse will be expected to demonstrate how to apply them, advise on general skin care, administer and teach parents/ carers to administer injection therapy and will also support the Consultant team with systemic clinics and Haemangioma monitoring.
Our specialist nurses support patients and families with the emotional aspects of their skin condition, helping them to understand it and empowering them to deal with it effectively. We provide a telephone and email support service for our patients and give advice to parents/ carers, schools, community nurses and GPs.
This is an exciting period of change within UHB and we are looking to develop and grow our Paediatric Dermatology service. If you are interested in service improvement, service development and personal development as a non-medical prescriber we would welcome your application.
We welcome enquiries and informal visits to anyone interested in this role.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
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*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
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Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Child Nurse on the NMC Register
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- * Recognised mentorship course
- * Willingness to undertake training and education to support the role of Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- * Significant post registration experience. with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
- * Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
- * Experience and enthusiasm for teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- * Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
- * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
- * Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding in relation to the role applied for
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
- * Awareness of current research related to the speciality
- * Experience in service development
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge and competence
- * Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
- * Willingness to achieve competence in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required.
- * Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Child Nurse on the NMC Register
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- * Recognised mentorship course
- * Willingness to undertake training and education to support the role of Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- * Significant post registration experience. with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
- * Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
- * Experience and enthusiasm for teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- * Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
- * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
- * Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding in relation to the role applied for
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
- * Awareness of current research related to the speciality
- * Experience in service development
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge and competence
- * Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
- * Willingness to achieve competence in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required.
- * Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
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
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).
