Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-SNM120724
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa or pa pro rata
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2024
Employer heading
Paediatric Nephrology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 6 nurse to join the Paediatric Nephrology Nurse Specialist team at Southampton Children’s Hospital. The successful candidate must have experience working in Paediatric Nephrology and ideally have attended a recognised renal course. Competence in peritoneal dialysis is essential and haemodialysis skills are desirable. The CNS service covers core working hours; there is some flexibility in shift patterns.
The Paediatric Nephrology service accepts patients from across the Wessex region, a population of approximately 8.4million. We have inpatient beds on a shared specialism ward, with a separate haemodialysis unit housing 4 stations. In addition, we have a large Chronic Kidney Disease outpatient population and an established shared care, transplant service.
Working for our organisation
Southampton Children’s Hospital is a 115-bed hospital catering to both local and regional children from the Wessex Region including the Channel Isles. Southampton’s Children’s Hospital is a Major Paediatric Trauma Centre in the region.
The children’s hospital provides specialist intensive and high dependency care, regional cardiac, neurological and neurosurgery, regional orthopaedic, urology, general, renal and ear nose and throat surgery and is the regional oncology centre. The children's hospital has a dedicated children’s emergency department, day surgical/medical unit, children’s outpatients and Bursledon House which is a specialist unit treating a range of conditions. Southampton Children’s Hospital is a centre for paediatric research projects.
Within the site also sits our tertiary level 3 medical and surgical neonatal unit. Our specialist paediatric consultants, nurses and wider healthcare teams offer a wide range of diagnosis, treatment and support facilities for children and their parents. The Children’s Hospital offers many learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to with support from ward-based Clinical Facilitators and a central Paediatric Education Team.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting patients with stage 3, 4, and 5 Chronic Kidney Disease providing specialist nursing care to the patients and their families.
- Dealing with sensitive and distressing situations, appropriately managing these.
- Managing your workload, assessing and prioritising with agreed specialist guidelines.
- Contributing to the development of the specialist service, ensuring documentation and programs of care are updated regularly.
- Ensuring documentation is completed according to Trust policy and in accordance with NMC requirements.
- Participating in the on-call rota (advice only) and having involvement with PD and/or transplant clinics.
- Building good working relationships with the multidisciplinary team and providing support to staff on the ward.
What we’re looking for
We’d love to hear from children’s nurses with experience of working in a leadership capacity, who can evidence ongoing education and qualifications appropriate to this specialty. You must be able to demonstrate a compassionate approach to patient care and the public, as well as the ability to meet robust clinical operational demands.
As well as the relevant NMC registration and evidence of proven clinical ability in paediatric nursing, we’re looking for:
- Evidence of ongoing personal development
- Proven management experience
- Good planning and organization skills
- Excellent communication skills
The Children’s Hospital offers fantastic training and development opportunities, giving you the best possible platform to achieve the career you want.
Applicants should have post-qualifying experience in a relevant specialty which includes working in an acute paediatric environment. The applicant will be expected to show good co-ordination and leadership skills participating in ward rounds attending HUDDLE and supporting staff. The flexibility to work the full range of shift patterns within a 24-hour shift pattern is essential.
We can offer you further training in many specialist areas, as well as mentoring and supervision. All our members of staff receive comprehensive corporate and local inductions, and we will work with you to help you achieve and maintain the healthcare career you aspire to.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
- Degree qualification or equivalent 120 credits at L6
- Post registration qualification within area of speciality.
- Completion of all Band 5 (preceptorship) competencies
- Provide evidence of supporting/ managing a range of learners in practice
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Extensive post registration experience within specialist area.
- Knowledge of current issues within the acute health service.
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Confident of own knowledge base, aware of learning needs and seeks guidance when appropriate.
- Able to critically review and communicate clinical information.
Desirable criteria
- Registered on MSc Pathway – completion of HTPA Competencies
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
- Counselling qualification
- Palliative care course
- IT training
- Change Management, clinical practice development.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Interest in nurse –led care.
- Organisational/strategic awareness.
- Clear about professional accountability and autonomous practice components of role.
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Grylls
- Job title
- Paediatric Nephrology CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
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