Job summary
West London Children's Healthcare WLCH at St Mary's Hospital is a tertiary referral center which admits children and young people with acute and complex conditions. The Children Services at St Mary's Hospital are aligned with the Paediatric care provision at Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex Hospitals and the post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team putting the service values of these three hospitals at the center of their practice.
We have an exciting opportunity for a 12 months maternity cover for the Band 7 or Band 6 Allergy Clinical Nurse Specialist, dependent on experience. You will be based at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, but expected to work cross sites with some services based at Hammersmith Hospital. This is a great opportunity for an experienced nurse to provide visible and supportive leadership to our team. The Paediatric Allergy Day Unit is a busy unit which provides a 5-day service; and supported by a team of world renowned Specialist Consultants. Our staff are trained in oral food & drug challenges, intravenous drug challenges, venom desensitization, immunotherapy, anti IgE treatment; along with a range of diagnostic testing procedures including skin prick testing and spirometry.
The post holder will work in partnership with service users and enabling their care and support by assessing and managing care of children who attend our Paediatric Allergy Day Unit and our consultant and nurse-led clinics, which includes the Hammersmith Hospital site. Aside from promoting positive learning culture, the post holder will lead on a range of risks, governance and quality improvement. The post holder will work with the MDT in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care and staff development. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in elective, and emergency or unforeseen situations.
It is an expectation that all staff employed who come in contact with children and young people have a duty to safeguard and promote their welfare.
Main duties of the job
- Provide safe, high quality, individualised, evidence based nursing care with the support and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. This includes dealing with complex situations, taking appropriate action in an emergency and unforeseen situations.
- Develop the specialist clinical skills and knowledge to achieve the competences required in order to carry out all relevant duties without direct supervision.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist allergy nursing care and advice to support children, young people, their families and carers managing their health conditions.
- In partnership with the Lead Paediatric Allergy Nurse, the allergy nursing team and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care and staff development.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- RSCN/RN (child)
- Experience of supervision of junior staff, mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject area or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Nurse Leadership Courses
- Spirometry ARTP qualification or working towards
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years band 5
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience in allergy
- Research and audit experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of specialist patient group
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of research and audit
- Ability to take charge of a ward or part of a ward, delegate and supervise junior staff
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Change management, quality improvement or project management experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
St Mary's Hospital
London
W2 1NY