Job summary
We have an exciting
development opportunity within our Childrens Nutritional team caring for our
children and families who have intestinal failure and require parenteral
Nutrition. This post is a secondment to cover 12 month maternity leave . Working
closely with families, consultants, local and regional services, and community
partners to provide high quality patient care. Come and join our
specialist nurse team if you are self-motivated with a high level of
inter-personal and multi-tasking skills.
The post holder
will be responsible for managing and delivering care and support to a caseload
of children aged 0-18 years who are have intestinal failure and require PN. The
role includes teaching and supporting families to care for their children who require
complex medications and infusions at home. As well as participating in
MDT clinics alongside the consultant gastroenterologist and specialist
dietitian, the post holder will support the teams development and improvement
of practice and guidelines.
Excellent
organisational and communication skills are key elements for this position
together with a genuine compassion and commitment to care for children and
families who have a chronic illness.
A willingness to
undertake on the job training and experience of teaching/audit and research is
desirable. The nutrition, gastroenterology and surgical team will provide
support and training.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will support children who require parenteral feeding. Working
alongside other clinical nurse specialists in the team and the wider MDT and
surgical team to provide training and support for families to be
able to safely care for their children at home following gastrostomy or
jejunostomy. This involves managing
your own case load, providing education, training, coaching and support to
children and their families. Running a
trouble shooting clinic to change and repair tubes.
In
order to provide a high level of ongoing care the post holder will attend
regular meetings across a variety of MDTs to ensure their patients receive
the appropriate care at the right time. It will be the post holders
responsibility to manage their case load and to feedback any outcomes from
meetings to the child and family.
About us
The
post holder will work closely with the Childrens Nutritional CNS team and
will work alongside the gastroenterologists, specialist dietitians, MDT
coordinator and surgeons.
Support
will be provided by the CNS Team Leader, which includes preceptorship period,
regular 1:1 meetings, team meetings, and appraisal for the upcoming year
There
are weekly MDT teaching sessions which aid the growth and development of the
team which in turn aids the development of the services the team provide.
A
background in the systems we use at LTHT would be advantageous however
support and induction will be provided.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The
jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs,
the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the
setting of standards of care.
The
jobholder will provide specialist nursing care, treatment and advice to a
specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the
speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of
resources.
The
job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole
service working. As a role model they
will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality,
effective and efficient care. The job holder will provide training and
education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The
jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs,
the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the
setting of standards of care.
The
jobholder will provide specialist nursing care, treatment and advice to a
specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the
speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of
resources.
The
job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole
service working. As a role model they
will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality,
effective and efficient care. The job holder will provide training and
education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Provide high quality care as an expert practitioner
- Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and quality of patient care
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and clinical skills
- Organises own clinical workload
Desirable
- Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
- Supervise clinical staff to promote the delivery of excellent clinical standards
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Promote and maintain positive working relationships between all staff, internal and external to the Trust involved in the care of patients.
Desirable
- Support patients and their families, communicating sensitive condition related information ,ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery.
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Child for Children's areas (Level 1 or 2)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent experience of teaching and assessment
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Degree level education or evidence of working towards
- Nurse prescribing qualification
Other Criteria
Essential
- Act in accordance with the relevant professional code i.e. NMC
- Fulfil the requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintain and revalidate registration
- Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Provide high quality care as an expert practitioner
- Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and quality of patient care
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and clinical skills
- Organises own clinical workload
Desirable
- Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
- Supervise clinical staff to promote the delivery of excellent clinical standards
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Promote and maintain positive working relationships between all staff, internal and external to the Trust involved in the care of patients.
Desirable
- Support patients and their families, communicating sensitive condition related information ,ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery.
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Child for Children's areas (Level 1 or 2)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent experience of teaching and assessment
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Degree level education or evidence of working towards
- Nurse prescribing qualification
Other Criteria
Essential
- Act in accordance with the relevant professional code i.e. NMC
- Fulfil the requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to maintain and revalidate registration
- Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.
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).
