Job summary
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate, self-motivated and want to develop your skills in Specialty care? If so, this is the post for you! We have an exciting opportunity to join our Healthy Futures team as the Specialist Nurse for children with complications due to excess weight. This is an innovative service, funded until April 2027 by NHS England.
The Healthy Futures team are a dedicated Multi-disciplinary Team delivering a high standard of care to these children and their families. They provide specialist outpatient support to children and their families. The role includes training and career development in this specialty as well as leadership and working within the Multidisciplinary team. Ensuring that patient safety is at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for someone who is passionate about patients focused care, with excellent communication skills who is willing to deliver high quality care as part of this team.
If you share our passion for providing best possible care to children and their parents when they need it the most and want to work in a team which consistently strives to provide every patient with the care we want for those we love most then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with the Healthy Futures team as well as the rest of the Specialist Nurse team. Patient care will be delivered in mainly outpatient settings as well as providing telephone advice and community support. We would also expect the candidate to undertake relevant training to extend their knowledge and skills in these areas as well as engaging in education for wider clinical staff.
The post holder will be involved with the patients throughout their journey from referral to discharge and will work closely and collaboratively with the wider team, patient and their family to achieve the best outcome.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a specified case load of patients, providing information and support, to enable patients to make informed choices about their care and understand the rational of investigations and treatments.
- To work closely with the Consultants, medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team and Heads of Department within the Directorate.
- To ensure that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
- To visit inpatients as appropriate to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support.
- To accept referrals from medical/nursing staff both within and outside the Trust, of newly diagnosed and existing patients
- To periodically review caseload and to discharge patients appropriately within divisional guidelines
- To respond to telephone enquiries and co-ordinate admission or changes in appointment dates as warranted by the patients clinical condition, including operation of a telephone helpline for the relevant speciality if required.
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of the patients symptoms and in liaison with the Medical team organise investigations as required.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 2237, does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer) due to being a part-time role, meaning it does not meet the minimum salary requirements. The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a specified case load of patients, providing information and support, to enable patients to make informed choices about their care and understand the rational of investigations and treatments.
- To work closely with the Consultants, medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team and Heads of Department within the Directorate.
- To ensure that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
- To visit inpatients as appropriate to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support.
- To accept referrals from medical/nursing staff both within and outside the Trust, of newly diagnosed and existing patients
- To periodically review caseload and to discharge patients appropriately within divisional guidelines
- To respond to telephone enquiries and co-ordinate admission or changes in appointment dates as warranted by the patients clinical condition, including operation of a telephone helpline for the relevant speciality if required.
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of the patients symptoms and in liaison with the Medical team organise investigations as required.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 2237, does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer) due to being a part-time role, meaning it does not meet the minimum salary requirements. The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register
- Post Registration qualification relevant to the speciality
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience including some in a position relevant to the speciality
Skills
Essential
- Ability to lead, motivate and to encourage others in a team
- Ability to work without supervision and on own initiative
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register
- Post Registration qualification relevant to the speciality
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience including some in a position relevant to the speciality
Skills
Essential
- Ability to lead, motivate and to encourage others in a team
- Ability to work without supervision and on own initiative
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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).
