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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric surgery
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Predominently Monday-Friday but may be required to work some weekends to meet the needs of the service)
Job ref
356-25-7143513
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hull Royal Infirmary
Town
Hull
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Children's Surgical Specialist Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

The post holder will take responsibility under the direction of the Lead Consultant(s) to deliver an expert nursing service to patients within the paediatric surgical service covering both Urology and Gastroenterology conditions, from diagnosis until discharge, transition to the adult service or terminal care. 

You will deliver specialist-nursing skills, demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and expertise in the autonomous management of children and young people within the paediatric surgical service. 

You will ensure that patients and their families are educated, informed and supported by providing clinical and social support in relation to their specific diagnosis and treatment plans. 

 

Main duties of the job

It will be necessary to work flexibly across a caseload of patients across both the hospital and community setting for local patients and to provide expert advice to other health care professionals and initiate guidelines based therapies that address acute management issues across a variety of urological and gastroenterological conditions.   

The post holder will contribute to the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines and will participate in audit. 

The post holder will work across organisational, regional and national boundaries and form good working relationships with colleagues in the Tertiary center's of Leeds and Sheffield and within the wider Surgery in Children ODN.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for further details regarding the main duties and responsibilities of the job

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RN Child/RSCN
  • NMC Registered
  • Teaching/mentorship qualification on the live mentorship database
  • Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
  • Clinically competent within surgical specialty to include urology/gastro)
  • Must be able to travel to different locations with access to a car
Desirable criteria
  • 1st level degree in nursing or health related subject
  • Post registration qualification in specialty or willingness to undertake training
  • Non-medical Prescriber or willingness to undertake

Knowledge/experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant knowledge & experience in a Band 5 or above within paediatric surgical nursing
  • Experience in safeguarding children
  • Experience of having worked collaboratively as part of an MDT
  • Evidence of adjustment to scope of practice
  • Responsive to change
  • Ability to develop teaching/training materials
Desirable criteria
  • Experience/involvement in service development
  • Experience of managing a caseload
  • Experience of managing conflict
  • Experience of participation in audit/research

Communication/interpersonal skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
  • Ability to build credibility quickly and sustain this within the organisation
  • Good time management skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities and manage own workload
  • Works well within a team
  • Demonstrates the ability to make sound judgements and generate new ideas in complex situations
Desirable criteria
  • Assertively engages young people and families and carers

All sections completed

Essential criteria
  • All sections of the application form are completed

Special/other

Essential criteria
  • Shows motivation in developing new skills
  • Accepts guidance and supervision form senior colleagues
  • Personal and professiona credibility
  • Good time keeper
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

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
Vanessa Brown
Job title
Deputy Nurse Director CYP & Neonatal Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07585998693
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