Job summary
- Main area
- Acute pain
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 8-6pm, Saturdays 9-12 on a rota)
- Job ref
- 411-SUR-23-6128682
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Childrens Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £35,392 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Nurse Specialist, Inpatient Acute Pain Service
Band 6
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
This position is as a band 6 with the opportunity to develop to band 7 on completion of Clinical examination course and Non-Medical prescribing course. The opportunity to complete these courses is provided by the trust. This position is open to band 7 staff who already have completed the mentioned courses.
Main duties of the job
- To provide and deliver highly specialised interventions and/or treatments to children and families.
- Promote evidence-based specialist nursing practice.
- Act as a specialist educational resource for other agencies involved in the child’s care.
- Participate in service development, including the implementation of local and national policies and guidelines.
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Inpatient Acute Pain Service. We are seeking an enthusiastic nurse who is flexible, confident and has the ability to use sound clinical judgement when dealing with complex issues. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate, or to acquire, an in depth knowledge of the management of acute pain and sedation withdrawal. The position is full time.
The key aspects of the post include working autonomously and collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team; providing specialist clinical practice and advice; contributing to education and training of nurses and medical staff; promoting evidence based practice, service development and participating in clinical audit.
Mentorship will be provided by the current members of the team to support the development of new clinical, leadership and teaching skills. There will be opportunity to apply for Masters level courses in Clinical Examination and Non-Medical Prescribing. Opportunity to proceed to a Band 7 will be evaluated upon successful completion of these courses.
For additional information or an informal discussion please email Jennie Craske, Catherine Walker or Anna MacLeod.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN (child) or RSCN
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
- Jennie Craske
- Job title
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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