Job summary
As part of the London sickle cell transformation programme, we are seeking to appoint a highly motivated innovative and enthusiastic transition nurse. The post is based at the Royal London hospital, but will require working jointly with hospital and community teams across the North East London (NEL) Network to enable a smooth transition to adult services.
Are you passionate about working with children and young people to support them in their transition journey? Then this post is the opportunity for to showcase your skills, to scope and design transition pathways, address the wider remit of transition e.g., health promotion; with the aim of impacting the health outcomes of our service users.For further information please contact Kim Newell, Lead Nurse for Haemoglobinopathies Children & Adults via kim.newell@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an advocate for children and young people transitioning to adult care in Barts Health and hospitals that are within the East London and Essex networks. This will include
o Working closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide support, advice and education for teenagers and young adults in inpatient and outpatient setting up to the age of 25yearso Working across paediatric and adult services within the trust.o Acting as a resource for teaching and educating patients and staffo Developing CYP strategic priorities
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.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
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.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN children's /Adult
- Preparation for mentorship course or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or working towards it
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of 2 years' experience at band 5 or above within with the speciality or a related clinical specialist environment
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills- able to incorporate priorities and work to deadlines when required.
- The ability to provide nursing leadership and advice within the service and to lead and motivate staff.
- The ability to apply flexibility to working practice to meet needs of service users and changes in service models
- The ability and motivation to work creatively and positively with practitioners from other disciplines and agencies
- The ability to work with others to plan, manage and implement service developments using service improvement methodologies
- Ability to facilitate reflective practice and carry out task without supervision.
- Skills in IT and maintaining accurate data.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN children's /Adult
- Preparation for mentorship course or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or working towards it
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of 2 years' experience at band 5 or above within with the speciality or a related clinical specialist environment
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills- able to incorporate priorities and work to deadlines when required.
- The ability to provide nursing leadership and advice within the service and to lead and motivate staff.
- The ability to apply flexibility to working practice to meet needs of service users and changes in service models
- The ability and motivation to work creatively and positively with practitioners from other disciplines and agencies
- The ability to work with others to plan, manage and implement service developments using service improvement methodologies
- Ability to facilitate reflective practice and carry out task without supervision.
- Skills in IT and maintaining accurate data.
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).
