Job summary
We are looking for an experienced nurse to lead our paediatric allergy service. This role works alongside a medical team and will be involved in assessing and diagnosing children with an allergy through relevant allergy testing. This role will provide clinical expertise to support the wider MDT and provide relevant training to staff and families as required.
The role will be responsible for the development and implementation of service specific polices and protocols with support form the MDT.
Main duties of the job
This role will be responsible for the development and implementation of relevant care pathways based on best available evidence.
The role with develop a robust transition plan for young people who will transition to adult services.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for more details.
To lead the paediatric allergy nursing service. Provide expert advice to members of the MDT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for more details.
To lead the paediatric allergy nursing service. Provide expert advice to members of the MDT
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse RSCN/RN Child, minimum 3 years qualified experience
- EPLS qualified or willing to undertake
- ENB 99 course or equivalent academic modules Mentor course
Desirable
- Allergy management course or willing to complete one
- Proven post qualification work with paediatric allergic conditions
- Community care experience
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Willingness to develop advanced clinical skills, the ability to asses, diagnose and treat as independent practitioner
- Excellent IT skills, competent with PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook, PAS and EDS or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience of working independently
- Experience of quality improvement process including audit and risk management and a good understanding of clinical governance
- Trained to do allergy testing and food challenges
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work independently, under pressure and as part of a team
- Show initiative within current service and evidence of improvement ideas
- Proven Experience in the involvement in teaching and learning initiatives.
- Evidence of supporting others within the clinical
Desirable
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse RSCN/RN Child, minimum 3 years qualified experience
- EPLS qualified or willing to undertake
- ENB 99 course or equivalent academic modules Mentor course
Desirable
- Allergy management course or willing to complete one
- Proven post qualification work with paediatric allergic conditions
- Community care experience
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Willingness to develop advanced clinical skills, the ability to asses, diagnose and treat as independent practitioner
- Excellent IT skills, competent with PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook, PAS and EDS or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience of working independently
- Experience of quality improvement process including audit and risk management and a good understanding of clinical governance
- Trained to do allergy testing and food challenges
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work independently, under pressure and as part of a team
- Show initiative within current service and evidence of improvement ideas
- Proven Experience in the involvement in teaching and learning initiatives.
- Evidence of supporting others within the clinical
Desirable
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).
