Job summary
- Main area
- Developmental Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term post - 22.5 hours to support new referral process)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday, Friday)
- Job ref
- 411-COM-25-7012732
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Developmental Paediatric Referral Link Nurse
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
Role Summary:
· To be a team member within Alder Hey’s Development Paediatrics Team providing a substantial contribution to the clinical work of the team: including accepting, prioritising and assessing referrals of children and their families. Providing assessment and planning arrangements.
· This role will require the post holder to provide clinical management and co- ordination of complex referral pathways, whilst working collaboratively within a wider multi-organisational team. You will work to develop a robust referral process as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
· You will work in partnership with other health professionals, parents, carers, education and other service providers to ensure a child centred approach to receiving healthcare.
· In addition, this will include liaising with referrers for additional information, or signposting to the most appropriate service.
Main duties of the job
· To function as an autonomous senior member of the MDT using experience
and knowledge of specialist pathways, out of hospital provision as well as needing to influence referral decisions.
· Liaise with referrers and support services to effectively signpost child/young person to the correct service.
· Being able to recognise and respond effectively to safeguarding issues, adhering to Alder Hey policy and procedure.
· Utilising analytical skills, specialist knowledge and experience provide a comprehensive assessment and formulation of the presenting problem taking into account the child’s educational attainment, chronological/ developmental stage, inner world/ emotional wellbeing, the mental health of the child’s parents, the family dynamics and environment, and the broader social context including school.
· To adopt a child/young person centred and sensitive approach to care, collaborating with children, parents and / or carers and education staff in all aspects of the referral process.
· To participate in team meetings and multi-disciplinary meetings as required occasionally being required to assertively represent the outcomes of referrals and where appropriate challenge the views of other professionals based on the evidence and reasoned views arising from knowledge and referral criteria.
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
· To contribute to and receive information as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi- agency team to provide a co-ordinated and effective service to child/young person and carers.
· To communicate accurate and sensitive information to referrers and carers using an appropriate means of communication.
· Deal effectively and efficiently with any enquiries (telephone or face to face) from clinical and non-clinical staff within the Trust in a professional manner.
· Deal with routine telephone enquiries from external agencies in a professional, polite, and confidential manner, referring to appropriate person/department regarding any enquiries outside of the post holder’s remit.
· Attend referral meetings and contribute to establishing the information required to ensure the child/young person is in the correct pathway.
· Establish and maintain positive & effective working relationships within the wider multi-organisational team environment both with immediate colleagues and members of remotely based teams.
· Ability to manage distress and conflict when working with children/young people/parents/guardians who, as an expression of their distress following a declined referral, may at times be difficult to engage and agree health pathway for the patient.
· To ensure that up to date records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards and policies.
· To attend and chair referral meetings and facilitate multidisciplinary pathways to support a safe and smooth referral process ensuring the holistic needs of the child or young person are addressed.
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential criteria
- • Relevant professional registration. • Educated to Degree Level in appropriate subject or equivalent. • Several years post qualifying experience.
- • Knowledge of NHS procedures and structures. • Presentation/associated IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint applications. • Experience of working in multi-disciplinary team. • Experience of working with Children with Medical Complexities. • Ability to write clear and concise reports and present information relevant to sphere of responsibility within agreed timescales. • High level of analytical skills, literacy, numeracy and the use of information. • Ability to prioritise and manage demanding workloads, planning and delivering agreed milestones for self and for wider team. • Existing understanding of governance framework, risk assessment, appraisal and mitigation • Ability to challenge existing practice and promote continuous quality improvement. • Influencing and negotiating skills
- • Proven knowledge of Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures. • Evidence of good communication skills, written and verbal, enabling applicant to converse across a range of understanding. • Experience of working in multi-disciplinary team
- • Excellent communication skills - face to face / telephone/ electronic • Ability to maintain confidentiality. • Ability to work as a team as well as on own initiative. • Excellent organisational skills. • Able to maintain reliability of attendance. • Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary. • Willingness to work flexibly if required. • Able to work under pressure and to deadlines. • Proven ability to prioritise and organise caseload, underpinned by sound time management skills. • Evidence of experience of positive working as part of a multiagency team. • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, with current portfolio. • Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance • Demonstrate knowledge of current pertinent issues affecting Complex healthcare provision both locally and nationally, within health and social care settings. • Able to build strong collaborative relationships with Internal and external clinical leaders and professional staff groups • Solution focused
Desirable criteria
- • Health visiting experience. • Computer skills at an appropriate level for report writing and data collections. • Proven knowledge of Safeguarding procedures • Evidence of interest within the field of paediatrics • Presentation skills for a range of audiences • Understanding of Children with medical complexities and the challenges this cohort of patients face
- • Proven experience of the delegation of tasks to other staff, with a firm understanding of the process of delegation
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
- Lynn Darby
- Job title
- Operational Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01512525307
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