Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced children's nurse with knowledge of caring for children with various endocrinological diagnoses to join our specialist team at The Royal London Hospital. Our specialties include, but not limited to Hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and familial endocrine tumour syndromes.
The Royal London Children's Hospital is a specialist tertiary paediatric hospital treating children with many specialties including gastroenterology, diabetes, oncology, neurology, respiratory, trauma/surgery amongst others. We are located in Whitechapel with excellent links to public transportation. The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills and will be expected to work autonomously, with the support of the multi-disciplinary team. The candidate should have previous CNS experience of caring for patients with endocrinology disorders and an interest in working with a specialist team. They will demonstrate a willingness to enhance their skills and knowledge and the vision and enthusiasm to contribute to the specialist nursing service and its patients. The candidate should be able to work both autonomously and with the wider team and external partners/network.
If you are looking for a new challenge and are a highly motivated paediatric nurse, we would like to hear from you.For further information, please contact Christine Headley- Senior Nurse Specialty Paediatrics- christine.headley4@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To work within an MDT to support the development, implementation and evaluation of a seamless service within Paediatric Endocrinology, which is aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care, advancing the boundaries of professional nursing practice and facilitating multi-professional working. This will be achieved through the initiation of clinical practice, management, education, research and audit activities taking in to account directorate, corporate and national policy and within the clinical governance framework.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing multi-professional teaching/ education
- Evidence of experience at Band 6 or Band 7 with knowledge in Endocrinology specialty
- Evidence of working well within a team
Desirable
- Experience of running nurse-led clinics/ attending endocrine clinics
- Experience of working at an equivalent band in a relevant post
- Experience of being involved in clinical audit and evaluation
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Presentation and teaching skills
- IT literate including use of Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint
- Organisational skills - able to incorporate priorities and work to deadlines when required
- Ability to facilitate reflective practice and carry out tasks with minimal supervision
- Ability to motivate, inspire and support practitioners in changing practice
Desirable
- Ability to perform IV cannulation, phlebotomy and injection of subcutaneous and intramuscular medications
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent understanding of local and national service delivery for children and young people with endocrine conditions
- Evidence of commitment to educational initiatives to ensure the delivery of evidence based clinical practice and high quality care
Desirable
- Demonstration of current expert clinical skills caring for children and young people with endocrine conditions
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Sick Children's Nurse/ Registered Nurse (Child)
- Up to date registration with the NMC
- Recognised Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Relevant 1st degree or degree at Masters level
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Specialist Clinical Course
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing multi-professional teaching/ education
- Evidence of experience at Band 6 or Band 7 with knowledge in Endocrinology specialty
- Evidence of working well within a team
Desirable
- Experience of running nurse-led clinics/ attending endocrine clinics
- Experience of working at an equivalent band in a relevant post
- Experience of being involved in clinical audit and evaluation
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Presentation and teaching skills
- IT literate including use of Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint
- Organisational skills - able to incorporate priorities and work to deadlines when required
- Ability to facilitate reflective practice and carry out tasks with minimal supervision
- Ability to motivate, inspire and support practitioners in changing practice
Desirable
- Ability to perform IV cannulation, phlebotomy and injection of subcutaneous and intramuscular medications
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent understanding of local and national service delivery for children and young people with endocrine conditions
- Evidence of commitment to educational initiatives to ensure the delivery of evidence based clinical practice and high quality care
Desirable
- Demonstration of current expert clinical skills caring for children and young people with endocrine conditions
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Sick Children's Nurse/ Registered Nurse (Child)
- Up to date registration with the NMC
- Recognised Teaching and assessing/mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Relevant 1st degree or degree at Masters level
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Specialist Clinical Course
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).
