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Job overview

We have and exciting opportunity for a Registered Children’s Nurse to work alongside the metabolic team in a new post as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Neurometabolic.   The Clinical Nurse Specialist role will give the post holder the opportunity to work with children and young people with a variety of metabolic conditions , neurology conditions and life limited conditions and support both in-patient and out-patient care.

The successful candidate will be supported to gain skills as a clinical nurse specialist, supporting patient cohorts, along with colleagues and the wider multi disciplinary team. There will also be opportunity for learning and expanding knowledge around neurometabolic conditions and complex disorders.

The IMD department is part of the Medical Directorate at Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure effective two-way communication with the IMD Team, Wards, Outpatients Departments and other specialities, so that all patients receive optimum care.
• To be responsible as part of a team for the day to day running of the IMD nursing service, working with the MDT to provide an operational response to oncall issues within the working day.
• To support patients on a Palliative pathway, working alongside Palliative Care team, colleagues and services.  This will require advanced communication with regards to advanced care planning.   

• To facilitate and participate in case planning meetings and multidisciplinary patient reviews as appropriate. 

• To maintain accurate records in accordance with Data Protection Act and Trust policy.
• Keep updated on new disease treatments/management regimes, relating to the patient caseload.
• Take a role in nursing projects to develop evidence based nursing in the care of children with IMD’s.
• To participate in training and education of the CYP, their carer and health and social care professionals involved in the management of the condition.
• Help with the development of education literature about treatment/care of children and adults with metabolic conditions
• To participate in IMD &  Neurometabolic  clinics to support patients in the OPD setting and following up any highlighted issues
• To provide cross cover of Newborn screening and effective communication to families. 

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.