Job summary
Employer heading
Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist for Young People
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join the Children & Young Peoples service at UCLH to deliver transformational patient care for young people requiring endocrine support & treatment. You will be joining a vibrant multidisciplinary team providing supportive care to ensure CYP & their families receive high quality care clinical care from admission through to discharge.
Patient safety & a positive patient experience is at the heart of this role.
As one of the top performing trusts in the UK this post is an excellent opportunity for professional development & growth. We are seeking to employ an individual with dynamic leadership attributes, credibility, & strong communication skills. The successful c&idate will support the CYP Division to lead change, quality improvement projects & shape our CYP services for the future.
Main duties of the job
Do you have excellent interpersonal skills, senior nursing experience, sound clinical skills, & the ability to work sensitively & collaboratively if so we can offer you:
• Job satisfaction working within a dynamic multidisciplinary team
• Excellent career development & learning opportunities
UCLH Trust is committed to treating children & young people, their parents & / or carers with kindness, inclusivity, respect & compassion. If you are committed to delivering high quality patient care to ensure the safety & emotional well-being of our children, young people, & their families we look forward to receiving your application.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN (child) / RGN minimum 5 years post registration
- 1st level registration with NMC Degree level education
- Teaching / assessment programme
- Completed or working towards MSc or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years relevant post registration experience in endocrinology
- Knowledge of the research process
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the management of endocrine diagnostic testing
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Organisational and managerial skills
- Proven communication skills
- Teaching and assessment skills
- Ability to work with databases
Desirable criteria
- Clinical audit skills
Communication
Essential criteria
- Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats Presentation skills
Personal and People development
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates evidence of up-to-date professional development
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional practice.
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
- Alice Roberts
- Job title
- Senior Nurse for Adolescent Endocrine Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further details/ informal visits contact:
Alice Roberts – Senior Nurse for Adolescent Endocrine Service
Email: [email protected]
Kerry Clarkson – Adolescent Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email: [email protected]
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