Nurse Specialist Paediatric Scoliosis
3 months ago
Job summary
The Great North Children's Hospital (GNCH) is one of the largest children's hospitals in the UK, and offers one of the widest ranges of innovative and progressive care for children and young people in the country.
An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join our Paediatric Orthopaedic Team. We have a vacancy for a Paediatric Scoliosis Nurse Specialist. First starting as a Band 6 Nurse Specialist who will work through a range of learning objectives/assessments in the first 12-18 months of post to develop into a Band 7 Nurse Specialist.
Interview date: 30 September 2024 30 hours/week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers aspecialist Orthopaedic service for spinal problems in both children and adults. We're one of very few units in the country with a dedicated service for children, with specially trained clinical staff, advanced facilities and a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. We are also one of the busiest centers in the UK for the advanced treatment of certain complex spinal deformities, such as scoliosis.
Candidates will have previous experience and knowledge of the specific needs for this patient group.
The successful candidate must be Registered nurse (appropriate to branch), hold a Degree / Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience and have extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Paediatric Scoliosis Nurse Specialists role is primarily involves:
Act as lead contact for families and patients
Lead on Nurse Led Clinics for new and review patients
Lead on Paediatric spinal pre-assessment including organising appropriate diagnostic tests and scans
Preoperative preparation of patients requiring spinal including coordinating MDT meetings with children and families
Collect outcome data collection and registry for paediatric patients within the service
Liaison for young people for transition, working closely with colleagues in adult orthopaedics.
Provide specialist clinical advice to ward nursing staff and junior medical staff
Deliver training to new starters on the Paediatric Orthopaedic ward, staff induction programs and Orthopaedic study days
The successful candidate will be supported within the framework of dynamic childrens hospital and work closely with the consultant leads for this service
Person Specification
Band 7 Essential Criteria
Essential
oRegistered nurse (appropriate to branch) oCurrent NMC registration oDegree / Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience. oExtensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice. oExtended clinical practice underpinned by training supervision & assessment. oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for mentorship if relevant to role. oGood IT skills oAudit / research experience. oEvidence of on-going continuous professional development. oEvidence of good communication and interpersonal skills oEffective report writing skills oAbility to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi-disciplinary team oEffective organisation and time management skills oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context. oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding. oCurrent driving licence if relevant to role
Desirable
oMaster's degree. oManagement experience/qualification. oEvidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training.
Band 6 Criteria
Essential
oRegistered nurse (appropriate to branch) oCurrent NMC registration oDiploma plus specialist qualifications / experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study. oSome post registration experience within related specialist area of practice. oExtended clinical practice underpinned by training supervision & assessment. oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for mentorship if relevant to role. oGood IT skills. oEvidence of on-going continuous professional development oEvidence of good communication and interpersonal skills oEffective report writing skills oAble to work independently and as a member of a team. oEffective organisation and time management skills oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context. oHas understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding.
Desirable
oDegree in health related subject oResearch or audit experience oChange management skills and involvement in project work. oEvidence of contribution towards education and training programmes.-
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