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Childrens Excess Weight Nurse Specialist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 9 months (or Secondment)
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-6407896
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/08/2024 23:59

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Children with Excess Weight

Band 6

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced children's nurse  to join the East Midlands, Children's Complications of Excess Weight Service on a fixed term contract to March 2025.

The successful candidate will join a team of specialist nurses,  clinical support workers, dietitians,  social workers and psychologists, caring for children and young people with complications from excess weight. 


You will be hospital based with a responsibility to see children in the outpatient setting, as well as liaise with families at home and provide education and health promotion, across the Nottinghamshire.

 

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert. 


The successful candidate will work as a member of a team providing a high quality service to children and young people with severe obesity and related complications. You will keep in close contact with patients, their families and others involved in day-to-day support. You will offer support and advice (under supervision) to optimise the management of patients’ weights and related complications and their physical, psychological, intellectual, educational and social development.

Working for our organisation

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.


Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Be responsible for the management of a caseload of patients with severe childhood obesity and the associated complications related to this.

Work collaboratively and significantly within the children’s multidisciplinary CREW Clinic East Midlands, covering both Leicester and Nottingham, dividing their time equally between both centers.

The post holder will be working flexibly 3 days a week dependent on clinical need. Assess the care needs of children, young people, and their families with obesity and associated conditions. Advise accordingly and; implement programmes of care which are designed, evaluated and amended as appropriate.

Support and guide the inpatient team when patients with severe obesity are admitted at NUH.

Educate ward based staff on the specialist aspects of clinical care related to this patient group and, guide them in educating the children and their families.

Be knowledgeable on key aspects of care for children and young people with obesity.

Provide guidance and support to families at home on receiving the specialist care associated with long term obesity management, for example; blood glucose monitoring, medication compliance and facilitation of a clinical review.

 

Take part in audit and innovative clinical research.

 

Undertake telephone consultations and attend/lead clinic sessions to maintain continuity of treatment and offer support and guidance to families.

 

Undertake dynamic function testing according to evidence based guidelines and co-ordinate resulting treatment plans.

 

Provide information and training to schools with children and young people who have obesity and related conditions.

 

Person specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Up to date clinical knowledge of general paediatrics
  • Ability to demonstrate IT skills Microsoft Word and Excel

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate working within an MDT
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Able to implement change and innovation

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Registered Childrens Nurse
  • Experience in supervision of registered, non-registered staff and students
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of audit or research within the clinical area

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrea Cronshaw
Job title
Clinical Nurse Specialist Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07812275879
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