Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a Band 7 full time Specialist Nurse role to work as part of the Community Paediatric Service. The successful candidate will join a diverse team of supportive professionals working within the service.
The postholder will support the care and assessment of children with ASD/ ADHD (neurodevelopmental conditions).
The role includes the delivery of independent nurse-led clinics for review of patients covering the Mansfield/Ashfield/Newark/Sherwood areas, alongside opportunities to support young people and families and be involved in neurodevelopmental assessments.
There may be wider opportunities to develop skills through training and teaching within the Trust.
The role would suit those wishing to enhance their knowledge and expertise, and secondment placements would be considered.
Candidates for the post must be registered with the NMC and have some experience of working with children/young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Post holder will also preferably hold nurse prescribing qualification V300.
Please see full job description for details.
For informal queries please contact Dr Esther Corker, Consultant Paediatrician & Head of Service for community paediatrics 01623 622515 ext. 6465 and/or Sarah Jenkins 01623 622515 ext. 6237
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge & experience of evidence-based interventions with children with ADHD & ASD their families
- Knowledge and understanding of child protection policies and procedures
- Knowledge of child development
Qualifications
Essential
- 1 ST level registered nurse - RN (Child) / RMN / RMLD
- 1 st degree or relevant equivalent experience
- Teaching qualification (ENB 998, FLIPS, D32/33, C&G 730)
Desirable
- Additional post registration qualification eg Specialist Practitioner Health Visiting / Specialist Practitioner School Nursing
- Non medical prescribing V300
Further training
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training if post is made substantive in particular around non-medical prescribing
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between locations and work with children, young people and families in their homes
- Flexibility to work outside office hours as required
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience
- Experience of supporting children and young people with ASD & ADHD and their families
- Experience of working as part of an integrated or multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with partners in CAMHS, education, social care, Sure Start & the voluntary sector
- Experience of delivering training to health staff & families
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge & experience of evidence-based interventions with children with ADHD & ASD their families
- Knowledge and understanding of child protection policies and procedures
- Knowledge of child development
Qualifications
Essential
- 1 ST level registered nurse - RN (Child) / RMN / RMLD
- 1 st degree or relevant equivalent experience
- Teaching qualification (ENB 998, FLIPS, D32/33, C&G 730)
Desirable
- Additional post registration qualification eg Specialist Practitioner Health Visiting / Specialist Practitioner School Nursing
- Non medical prescribing V300
Further training
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training if post is made substantive in particular around non-medical prescribing
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between locations and work with children, young people and families in their homes
- Flexibility to work outside office hours as required
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience
- Experience of supporting children and young people with ASD & ADHD and their families
- Experience of working as part of an integrated or multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with partners in CAMHS, education, social care, Sure Start & the voluntary sector
- Experience of delivering training to health staff & families
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).
